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US chocolatier Hershey has launched new chocolate gifts for the Easter period.

The Hershey range includes three varieties of chocolate bunnies; a 5oz Hershey’s Solid Milk Chocolate Princess Bunny, Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Crème Bunnies and Hershey’s Bliss Milk Chocolate Bunnies with a Meltaway Centre.

A Cadbury range, for which Hershey holds the US licence, includes; Cadbury Clucking Bunny Plush Toy with a Cadbury Crème Egg, Cadbury Mini Eggs Candy and Cadbury Caramel Eggs.

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Mr.Bond is promoted to president (markets) of Kraft Europe, giving him responsibility for the group’s individual national business units.Kraft’s UK and Ireland MD, Mr.Nick Bunker, takes over the combined UK business of Kraft and Cadbury. They will both report to Kraft European president Mr.Mike Clarke.

Mr.Clarke said retaining Bond reflected the “‘best of bothâ...

Investment funds buying of cocoa futures are forcing cocoa prices up and damaging chocolate makers, the association of German confectionery producers BDSI said on Thursday. "The BDSI condemns the speculative investment by banks and funds in agricultural commodities which the food industry needs for its production," the association said in a statement. "While this commodity is currently at its most expensive level in 30 years, the price competition in German retailing makes it difficult to pas...

With the opening of the third SELGROS cash-and-carry store, transGourmet - a joint venture of REWE Group and Coop Switzerland - continues its expansion in Russia.

The first SELGROS outlet was opened in Kotelniki near Moscow in 2008; the second one opened in the city of Rjasan in March 2009.

SELGROS cash-and-carry outlets are one of the leading international operators working with a "customer card system" and has around 4 million customers throughout Europe The FEGROS/SELGROS Group currently op...