Chocolate makers Hershey Co. and Ferrero SpA are considering a joint bid for Cadbury that could help the British confectioner fend off a hostile takeover by Kraft Foods Inc.
Feel better with these easy tricks.
The rock star sings for fellow breast cancer survivors - and talks about raising health-conscious kids
The opera singer exchanges vows with Sarah Joy Kabanuck in a La Bohème-themed wedding in New York City
Her son due in eight days, the actress-model has his name and diapers ready
An employee at a New Jersey chocolate processing plant died Wednesday after falling into a vat of hot chocolate, according to a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's office.
This Mother's Day, skip the flowers and forget the chocolate (unless it's dark)! Give your mom something she really needs -- the gift of good health.
Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene and more party with the leading man as he turns 23
I'm addicted to chocolate! I can go a few days without any, but then I binge big time on it. How do I curb this addiction to the most delicious food ever?
The Olympic swimmer, due this fall, ties the knot with her longtime boyfriend
Chocolate makers Hershey Co. and Ferrero SpA are considering a joint bid for Cadbury that could help the British confectioner fend off a hostile takeover by Kraft Foods Inc.
Feel better with these easy tricks.
The rock star sings for fellow breast cancer survivors - and talks about raising health-conscious kids
The opera singer exchanges vows with Sarah Joy Kabanuck in a La Bohème-themed wedding in New York City
Her son due in eight days, the actress-model has his name and diapers ready
An employee at a New Jersey chocolate processing plant died Wednesday after falling into a vat of hot chocolate, according to a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's office.
This Mother's Day, skip the flowers and forget the chocolate (unless it's dark)! Give your mom something she really needs -- the gift of good health.
Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene and more party with the leading man as he turns 23
I'm addicted to chocolate! I can go a few days without any, but then I binge big time on it. How do I curb this addiction to the most delicious food ever?
The Olympic swimmer, due this fall, ties the knot with her longtime boyfriend
Even though the morning line for Saturday's Kentucky Derby suggests that this year's Run for the Roses is a four-horse race (top top four choices are 5-1 or better, and no one else is lower than 15-1), the reality is that a case can be made for perhaps a dozen entrants donning the blanket of roses around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. But playing a 12-horse exacta box is a bit cost prohibitive, especially in these lean times, so let's attempt to narrow the field using our observations from the Derby preps, an examination of the past performances, reports from the morning workouts in Louisville and some projection on how the race may play out.
The soap star goes from a size 20 to a size 8 one year after lap-band surgery
Nothing, but nothing, has the power to spoil New Orleans' appetite. The people of this city love to eat, and they eat it all -- from simply fried oysters and perfectly dressed po' boys to cutting-edge dishes served Cajun style. Here, a meal-by-meal primer of the Big Easy from a lucky visitor who came to eat and stayed to listen.
The President ordered her a Triple Chocolate Enrobed Brownie Cake
Red wine and chocolate are a darling pair these days. With all those deep, dark chocolate notes right in a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine seems like a natural match for an intensely-flavored, dark chocolate dessert.
Romances come and go, but many a gourmand is in it for life with that addictive cocoa concoction, chocolate.
UK police found 15 suspected illegal immigrants covered in cocoa powder in the back of a truck that was apparently headed to a Mars chocolate factory, police and border officials said Thursday.
Losing weight and getting healthy isn't easy, but it's often the little things that add up over time. Here are some things you may want to avoid and some you should include in your diet if your resolution is to lose weight and feel fine in 2009.
Our dog Tilly loves the holiday season. Turkey for Thanksgiving. Brisket for Hanukkah. Ham for Christmas and pot roast for New Year's. With so much food moving around the house and visitors who generously -- and covertly -- feed her under the table, Tilly has always been a happy dog during the season of giving.
British confectioner Cadbury has recalled all of its Chinese-made candy products over fears that they may be contaminated with the chemical melamine, a company statement said Monday.
Question: I've been learning about SEO and trying to work it into my company Web site, fretzels.com, which can definitely use an SEO makeover. My company, Fretzels by Jill, makes really unique hand-dipped gourmet chocolate-covered pretzels like you've never seen or tasted before.
Hershey Co. said Friday it plans to raises prices on its products by an average of 11 percent as it tries to stem the impact of soaring commodities costs
Don't get Jason Mraz talking about his avocado farm. You'll never get around to speaking about his music.
Plus: The actress opens up about her kids, her body after baby and her "amazing" nanny
Scientists in the UK are seeking 150 women to eat chocolate every day for a year in the cause of medical research.
Good thing Google has an on-site dentist. One of the sweetest perks - literally - enjoyed by employees at the company's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters is the unlimited supply of bite-sized chocolates found in its well-stocked cafeterias.
For Jessica Simpson, Valentine's Day was spent Texas-style: The singer and beau Tony Romo dined together at Nove Italiano restaurant in Dallas.
Outside the village of Sinikosson in southwestern Ivory Coast, along a trail tracing the edge of a muddy fishpond, Madi Ouedraogo sits on the ground picking up cocoa pods in one hand, hacking them open with a machete in the other and scooping the filmy white beans into plastic buckets. It is the middle of the school day, but Madi, who looks to be about 10, says his family can't afford the fees to send him to the nearest school, five miles away. "I don't like this work," he says. "I would rather do something else. But I have to do this."
This month's Art of Life will whet even the most discerning of appetites. We are on a quest to discover some of the world's most luxurious culinary treats.
This month CNN Business Traveller will uncover the gems of Geneva, Switzerland, from the heady heights of Mount Saleve to sampling chocolates and finishing the day on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Byron Allen, the host of talk shows Entertainers With Byron Allen and Comics Unleashed, married producer Jennifer Lucas on Saturday in Los Angeles, the couple tell PEOPLE exclusively
Environmentally-friendly roach bait. Soccer balls that can take a pounding on city streets. Chocolate-covered gourmet coffee beans for calorie-counters. These are some of the products being developed - or already sold - by the elite teams that made it to the final round of FSB's 5th annual business plan competition.
Campbell Soup Co. said Thursday that it is exploring strategic alternatives for Godiva Chocolatier, including a possible sale of the luxury chocolate business.
The author tours Hawaii's farms, and sees some surprising sights.
Meet the entrepreneurs behind the Aloha State's budding industry, agritourism, and bring an appetite!
[HIT] Hall of Fame game. When launching a new version of your star product into a sluggish market, you can't afford to be subtle. So as Electronic Arts prepared to debut Madden NFL '07 - with buyer...
Money Magazine put together a panel of women ages 20 to 70 to sample 5 popular Valentine's Day chocolates. Taste and presentation were considered, along with value.
Forrest Gump may have remarked that life is like a box of chocolates, but he wouldn't believe just how unpredictable that box has become.
Listen to the way people malign chocolate: Sinful! Decadent! To die for! There's even that popular restaurant dessert known as "Death by Chocolate." But is this any way to talk about a loved one -- especially during the season of comfort and joy?
Some people go back to school to study the great books. Others would rather learn how to throw a 14-inch knife, or hammer yellow-hot steel into semi-useful shapes or whip up a chocolate ganache tha...
WHEN AIKO TAKITANI COMMERCIALIZED the chocolate-covered macadamia nut, she established a business--Hawaiian Host--that would become one of the largest U.S. candy exporters. Takitani, who died in Ju...
You would think the former chief marketing officer for Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits would have had his fill of cartoon-themed fast-food restaurants. But you would be wrong. In August, Lamar Berry -- ...
If you're looking for a colorful culinary destination, try one of these six roadside attractions.
A new ad campaign launched by the owner of the M&M's brand aims to make eating dark chocolate a scream.
For a 1999 research paper, Baba Shiv, then an assistant professor at the University of Iowa, told two groups of experimental subjects that they would be participating in a memory study. He asked th...
The makers of Marshmallow Fluff are suing Williams-Sonoma for lifting its "Fluffernutter" trademark.
For those whose experience of chocolate extends no further than the occasional box of supermarket pralines and the odd half-melted vending machine candy bar, the creations of Fritz Knipschildt will come as a revelation.
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After taking one sip of specialty chocolate maker MarieBelle's velvety Aztec Hot Chocolate, you know you're not drinking your mother's hot chocolate.
These are dark days for the U.S. chocolate business--and that's a good thing. After decades of feeding Americans the same old milky product, the industry has gotten a big boost recently from a run ...
Is there such a thing as "wholesome" snacks? That's the moniker food manufacturer Kraft Foods is using for its soon-to-be launched new line of 100 percent whole-grain crackers, chocolate-chip cookies and Fig Newtons.
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Better than a spoonful of sugar
A man who claims NBC Universal, Donald Trump and the creator of NBC's "The Apprentice" stole his idea has taken his case to state court.
Imagine a world inhabited by an elite group of talented individuals living a life full of intrigue and mystery, cutthroat competitiveness and centuries-old family secrets, and you get a small taste of the world of chocolate.
One recent workday, product designer Przmek Godycki was among the early-morning bonbon buyers at premium chocolate shop Jacques Torres in Manhattan.
Adam Smith was once the sort of fellow who enjoyed regular old candy—a Snickers, say, or a Hershey bar. Nowadays, with his palate all grown up, the 37-year-old derides those American chocolates for...
Starbucks is stirring up the mix this weekend with the nationwide launch of its hot chocolate drink called "Chantico," named after the Aztec goddess of hearth and fire.
Fine food has always been a prime reason to leave home. For many tourists, epicurean delights are a main ingredient in their recipes for vacation fun.
Getting a chocolate fix is about to get more expensive.
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Christmas has never tasted this good. Thirty-two pastry chefs in the southern Italian city of Naples unveiled on Saturday what they say is the biggest ever nativity scene made entirely of chocolate.
Coffee chain Starbucks has a new beverage coming out early next year. It's a hot chocolate concoction called "Chantico," named after the Aztec goddess of the hearth, a published report said Thursday.
Once the fried dough embodiment of hot and fresh, Krispy Kreme has transformed its original glazed doughnut into a new frozen beverage for summer.
SWEET Have you noticed a whole bunch more choices at the candy counter lately? There are Hershey's Kisses in dark chocolate, caramel or almond. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups come in white, dark, insid...
Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and for those of you who want to get a bit more creative with gifts this year, we have some ideas.
This Valentine's Day, give something that has romance written all over it, such as chocolate beer.
Delicious for nibbling, invaluable for developing your palate--and irreplaceable in the kitchen. Once you start baking with the best, there's no going back.
Neither as sturdy as bars nor as fragile as truffles, these rich confections are ideal gifts. Just don't buy them too far ahead; they are at their best for only a fortnight or so. Here, listed alph...
Unless you've been shopping on another planet, you know chocolate is no longer a simple matter of dark or milk, with or without interesting lumps. Supermarkets sell Lindt and Perugina. Godiva, a pi...
Unless you've been shopping on another planet, you know chocolate is no longer a simple matter of dark or milk, with or without interesting lumps.
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Every entrepreneur dreams that his brilliant idea will change the world. Throughout this issue, you've read stories of people who are accomplishing that goal today. But let's step back for a moment...
Jeffrey Himmel is a scavenger entrepreneur. He searches through corporate trash bins, stores' bottom shelves, and consumers' fading memories, looking for old, neglected brands. When Himmel's done r...
The best dessert in the U.S. is the Swedish apple pie at Crabtree's Kitchen in Copas, Minn. Light. Creamy. Perfect in every way. I gave Crabtree's a call. "Sorry, we no longer sell food for people,...
It may be the most powerful product endorsement ever: The world's two largest software companies, IBM and Microsoft, run big parts of their business on software that neither one of them makes. Big ...
The "Snickersization" of Russia is over. After experimenting with the delights and delicacies of all brands Western in the first few years of the post-Soviet era, Russians have begun shifting their...
With Feb. 14 near, we decided to take a turn on the Forrest Gump sampler. Life is like a box of chocolates, said he, because "you never know what you're gonna get." Now we do know. We ordered the V...
PRICE CHECK, Aisle Four! Frozen squid tentacles and Nescafe Cappuccino." If selling in the developing world sounds like a job for a man and a donkey, it's time to have a look at what's happening at...
With the stock market hovering at record heights and skeptical analysts -- including Money's chief investment analyst Michael Sivy -- warning of a potential 15% drop by September, it's no wonder in...
A decade of happy days for consumer-products stocks went up in smoke in early April. That's when Philip Morris announced it would cut prices on its popular Marlboro cigarettes by close to 20% in so...
If East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary move toward market systems, they could become the three tigers of Europe. Of course, they can't go from Stalinism to Thatcherism overnight. A lot of peo...
You can almost get a cavity by breathing the air near the plant on East Chocolate Avenue. It's worth the risk, say some security analysts, who are advising investors to follow their noses to Hershe...
THE WORLD'S largest food company is showing a feisty will to stay on top. Boasts Nestle Chief Executive Helmut Maucher: ''We're No. 1 and we're rejoicing!'' Maucher has transformed the once letharg...
MARS INC. is the black hole of the packaged goods universe -- so powerful and large that it influences all the other objects in its system, yet so secretive and dense that not so much as a lumen of...
Guess who makes Tootsie Rolls. No, it isn't one of those big food conglomerates about to do an LBO. The answer is Tootsie Roll Industries. For over 90 years the Chicago-based company has been churn...
HERSHEY AND MARS are engaged in a brutal, back-and-forth battle to be No. 1 in the $8-billion-a-year U.S. candy market. Mars deposed Hershey as candy king in the early 1970s, and by the end of the ...
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