When chocolate turns costly, India picks candy: Local players dent giants like Mars, Mondelez & Hershey amid cocoa price surgeMajor global candy makers saw their slowest India sales in years during FY25. Record cocoa prices forced price increases, pushing shoppers ...
21 Jan, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
What's missing from your favourite chocolate bar? It may be chocolate.Rising cocoa prices, driven by climate change and other factors, have led candy companies to reformulate their products. This involves repl...
31 Oct, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
Major US candy company files for bankruptcy just one week before the biggest candy day of the yearCandyWarehouse.com, a Texas-based online candy seller, has filed for bankruptcy. The company faces financial difficulties with more debts t...
28 Oct, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Fans are outraged after Nestlé discontinues an iconic chocolate barNestle UK declares that they are discontinuing people's favorite chocolate bar which is Caramac. This step was taken because there were no ...
08 Nov, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
Mars India says Skittles meets all local normsMars Wrigley's India unit has said its Skittles chocolate brand being sold in the country complies with local regulations.
22 Jul, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
Global candy giants Mondelez, Nestle hike prices, feel the crush of domestic rivalsGlobal firms such as Perfetti Van Melle, Mondelez and Nestle either remained stagnant or lost share last calendar year, hurt by higher pric...
05 Mar, 2018, 08.06 AM IST
DS Group's Pulse candy hits Rs 100 crore in 8 months, equals Coke Zero's recordDespite constituting a third of the total candy market, the hard-boiled segment is witnessing heightened traction due to entry of new playe...
19 Apr, 2016, 06.16 PM IST
Import ban on milk items from China extended till June 2016India had first imposed the ban in September 2008 due to presence of melamine, which is used for making plastics and fertiliser.
24 Jun, 2015, 11.27 PM IST
Extend ban on import of Chinese milk, chocolates for 1 year: FSSAIFood safety watchdog FSSAI has recommended for extending the ban on import of milk and milk products including chocolates from China for on...
23 Jun, 2015, 10.31 PM IST
Slowdown makes candies, toffees sweeter than chocolateThe slowdown in Indian consumers’ discretionary spend is impacting chocolate sales, but it hasn’t changed people’s love for “meetha”.
16 May, 2013, 08.53 AM IST
- India extends ban on import of Chinese milk, milk products
India today extended the ban on milk and milk products from China for another year till June 2013, according to the foreign trade office.
02 Jul, 2012, 07.36 PM IST
- China suspends Indian rapeseed meal imports from January 1
China has suspended imports of Indian rapeseed meal from January 1, 2012, Parliament was informed today.
28 Mar, 2012, 03.57 PM IST
- India extends ban on milk imports from Chinese
India has extended ban on import of milk and its products from China for another six months, according to the foreign trade office.
26 Dec, 2011, 10.19 PM IST
- US firm plans to sell 'Bhang' chocolates, seeks trademark
Chocolates as such are considered intoxicating for many, and an American entrepreneur now wants to give it a new high by lacing the bitter-...
08 Aug, 2010, 11.12 AM IST
- India extends ban on milk and milk products import from China
India on Thursday extended the ban on import of milk and milk products from China for another six months, according to the foreign trade of...
24 Jun, 2010, 04.41 PM IST
- No recession, just a slowdown: Godrej
Adi Godrej touched upon a range of subjects when ET caught up with the Godrej Group chairman on a drive to Great Lakes Institute of Managem...
01 May, 2009, 03.51 AM IST
- Godrej's Nutrine basket may soon include chocolates
From chocolates and toll tariffs to land prices and holiday plans, business baron Adi Godrej touched on a range of subjects when ET caught ...
29 Apr, 2009, 08.24 PM IST