Mars is investing £80m into its factory in the home of its confectionery business in the UK. Up to five million chocolate bars a day can now be made in Slough, Berkshire, after a ...
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Mars is joining the chocolate giants testing cocoa-free alternatives with a product launch in Germany. The Snickers maker is working with ingredients supplier Planet A Foods, which is supplying its ...
Mars, Inc. is looking to physically segregate its cocoa supply chain by 2030, as part of a larger goal to fight back against child labor across the industry, and ensure that all of the cocoa it ...
The investment will introduce state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities, combining robotics and AI with upgraded machinery, ...
Mars’ cocoa harvest in Ghana includes suppliers making extensive use of child labor, according to CBS News. The outlet reported it found instances of child labor at each of the remote farms supplying ...
Candy maker Mars said Wednesday it has partnered with biotech company Pairwise to speed up the development of more resilient cocoa using CRISPR-based gene editing technology. CRISPR technology is a ...
LONDON - Mars Wrigley Confectionery launched a new sustainability strategy on Wednesday with the aim of combating deforestation, child labor and poverty, in what it called the 'broken” cocoa supply ...
When Mars Inc. made a quiet tweak to its popular Galaxy chocolate bar last year, shaving 10 grams off the standard product size and repackaging the leaner treat without lowering the price, UK shoppers ...
Announced on Thursday, June 26, 2008, Mars, USDA, and IBM are joining forces to sequence and analyze the entire cocoa genome for increased profits, sustained supplies, and improved farming and ...
Mars Inc. said yesterday it is holding "serious discussions with large pharmaceutical companies" about the development of a line of cocoa-based prescription drugs that could help treat diabetes, some ...