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Chocolate prices go up as cost of cocoa rises

Chocolate prices go up as cost of cocoa rises

U.S. consumers are paying more for chocolate products as confection manufacturers raise prices in response to the soaring cost of cocoa. Cocoa prices are nearly 65% higher than they were one year ago, and New York futures prices are at a 46-year high.

Leaders honored at Friends of the Industry event

Leaders honored at Friends of the Industry event

One of the high points of the recent FMI Midwinter Conference here was the annual Friends of the Industry dinner. Founded 22 years ago by Bill Kies of Kies Consulting and Mike Gorshe of the Gorshe Group, the event brought together some 300 retailers, CPG suppliers and others involved in the

WBA stockholders elect Robert Huffines to board

WBA stockholders elect Robert Huffines to board

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) announced the election of Robert  (Robbie) Huffines to the company’s board of directors at its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He joins the board as an independent director and will serve on the board’s Finance and Technology Committee.