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Under new CEO Kirk Tanner, Hershey's third-quarter net sales rose 6.5% to $3.18 billion on about 6 points of price, while adjusted EPS fell 44% to $1.30 on cocoa and tariff costs; it raised its 2025 sales outlook to about 3%.

An executive order took cocoa and other farm goods out of President Trump's reciprocal tariffs, backdated to November 13. Hershey, which had asked the White House for the exemption, said cocoa is not grown in the US and supports more than 10,000 American jobs.

Kinder Bueno makes Ferrero's Super Bowl debut in Super Bowl LX with a 30-second space-themed spot starring William Fichtner and Paige DeSorbo.

After Brad Reese, grandson of the cup's inventor, accused Hershey of swapping milk chocolate for cheaper compound coatings, CEO Kirk Tanner said the company will return to classic milk and dark chocolate recipes by 2027.

Meiji's Takenoko no Sato cookies placed in the top 10 at TV Asahi's Okashi Sousenkyo (#7) and won the Meiji National Election, featuring bamboo-sprout shaped butter cookies topped with two layers of milk chocolate.

Ferrero plans ten seasonal and limited-edition Wonka products across chocolate, candy, ice cream and cereal for the US and Europe, in an exclusive global tie-up with Netflix.

Nestlé's Allen's has put Block Party, Sherbet Fizz and Strawberries & Cream chocolate blocks (170g, RRP A$7.50) on shelves at Coles, Woolworths and independents from 31 August 2026.

Hershey's new Creme Bars, milk chocolate with Salted Caramel or Affogato creme fillings, are on shelves in 2.2 oz bars and 8.4 oz pouches, backed by a KATSEYE "Pinky Up" campaign.

The International Chocolate Awards holds its online winners' celebration for the 2026 Americas (USA, Latin America and Caribbean) and Canadian competitions on 8 September 2026, with Cacao Hunters, Qantu and Sleep Walk among the top-scoring makers.

Ferrero's reimagined Wonka sweets and chocolates reach Morrisons and Asda, with Tesco and other UK and Irish retailers following in October.

Cold Stone Taiwan's Rich Hershey's pairs Hershey's chocolate ice cream with brownie, chocolate cookie and a daifuku skin, on sale from 18 September to 12 November 2026.

Toblerone Diamond Truffles with Biscoff pair a Biscoff spread filling with honey and almond nougat in milk chocolate, in a 180g box (£6.77) and a Costco-only 495g box.

A 132g tin of 12 car-shaped KitKat F1 chocolates, priced at £10 at Morrisons, leads Nestlé's biggest-ever KitKat Christmas range in the UK.

A Cadbury chocolate ball with a crunchy Biscoff filling, 33.5g at £0.98 or £3.29 for three, joins the Cadbury and Lotus Biscoff Christmas 2026 range.

A hollow Cadbury Dairy Milk bauble to smash open for Buttons or Freddo faces, priced £2.70 for 90g, joins Cadbury's Christmas 2026 range.

From 1 October Akagi Nyugyo dresses its Florida Sundae sauce cups in G-style ramen-inspired packaging, 210 ml at 238 yen, with a Workman recovery-wear prize draw.

The Northwest Chocolate Festival drew artisan chocolate makers to Seattle Center on 3-4 October 2026, with an exhibition hall, workshops and a Chocolate Experience Center.

Glico's redesigned Papico Choco Coffee drops fresh chocolate for Ghana and Ecuador cacao mass and pairs it with Guatemalan and Brazilian coffee, 160 ml for about 206 yen.

Lotte releases two autumn-winter Sou cups on 5 October, Nama Choco in Vanilla and Strawberry & Condensed Milk, with a thick-vanilla third following in early November, each 194 yen.

Lotte brings back its liqueur chocolates Rummy (rum raisin) and Bacchus (cognac) for the winter on 6 October 2026, at about 356 yen a box.

Morinaga turns its Black Moon chocolate biscuit into a semi-soft galette sandwich with rich chocolate cream, on sale nationwide from 6 October 2026 for a limited time.

Fifteen national winners compete over 26 and 27 October in Antwerp across bonbon, design, taste and share challenges, with the new World Chocolate Master streamed live on 27 October.

The Paris chocolate and pastry show runs 28 October to 1 November 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with live pastry demonstrations and a chocolate musical show.

The International Chocolate Awards announces the winners of its 2026 World Final online on 7 November 2026, after remote judging of regional gold, silver and bronze winners.

The 32nd Eurochocolate runs 13 to 22 November 2026 in Perugia's historic centre under the claim "Fate Dolci", with free entry, a Chocolate Show and bean-to-bar producers from over 20 cacao origins.

Four limited-edition Wonka treats, from Magic Hat pralines to Oompa Loompa gummies, reach US stores in November 2026 with a digital Golden Ticket hunt.

Nestlé stops making hollow chocolate figures at its 220-worker Diósgyőr plant in Miskolc at the end of 2026, and Hungarian food wholesaler Vimpex takes the factory over from 1 January 2027, keeping at least a third of the staff.

From 2027 Hershey says mini Reese's cups and shapes and the Fast Break bar will be coated in real milk chocolate instead of compound coating, the change promised after Brad Reese's recipe complaint.