Mars First Confectionery Company to Launch Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling Globally

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All packages will be redesigned to feature new graphics on the front and back of packages, which contain consumer-friendly, clear and easy to understand nutrition information that will help consumers make informed choices at the point of purchase.

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Mars takes a bite out of Hershey

www.msnbc.msn.com | Oct 12, 2008

<img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/g-hlt-080911-cravings-11a.thumb.jpg" alt="Hershey retains its prized top spot in the U.S. chocolate market  — which totals $16 billion — but is facing a

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Mars gaining on U.S. chocolate kingpin Hershey

www.sfgate.com | Oct 12, 2008

This stretch of rolling dairy country has long been Milton Hershey's turf, where he first found success making chocolate more than a century ago and earned a name synonymous with chocolate in America. But M&M-making; rival Mars has crept up on the Hershey Co.'...<a

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Mars Says No to Changing Chocolate

www.enn.com | Sep 17, 2007

The maker of M&M's and Milky Way bars says it would be a mistake to mess with its chocolate. Mars Inc. said Monday it will continue to use 100 percent cocoa butter in its U.S. chocolate products, bucking an industry c...

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Staking a claim in chocolate formulations

28/11/2003 - Hard negotiations followed by new European rules put to bed long-standing disputes over labelling issues that hung over chocolate manufacturers.

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Aarhus restructures to shave costs

07/04/2004 - Intensified competition in the ingredients marketplace and disappointing orders for Cocoa Butter Equivalents (CBE) following the new chocolate rules leads to job losses at Danish fats and oils firm Aarhus United.

http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/news/ng.asp?id=51203

retail confectionery - Cargill Foods

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Calorie Control Council | Fat Replacers

Reducing dietary fat is a major dietary goal for many consumers. With encouragement from health groups and government agencies, the public continues to choose foods and beverages naturally low in fat, as well as the fast-growing array of prepared reduced-fat and non-fat foods and beverages.

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