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Koelnmesse Once Again Recognized as a “Pioneer in Sustainability”
• Sector analysis and certificate issued by the F.A.Z. Institute confirm Cologne’s outstanding sustainability reputation as a trade fair location • Koelnmesse secures the top ranking among German trade fair companies for the second consecutive time • Study analyses around 6.4 million online references relating to some 16,000 companies Koelnmesse has once again been recognized as Germany’s leading and most innovative trade fair location in the field of sustainability. This is confirmed by the latest study “Pioneers in Sustainability 2025” conducted by the consulting firm ServiceValue in cooperation with the F.A.Z. Institute. The subsidiary of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung assessed the sustainability reputation ...

Time to Exhale: Cocoa Tariffs Removed!
November 25, 2025 Time to Exhale: Cocoa Tariffs Removed! The Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA) is pleased that tariffs on cocoa have been removed, as of November 13, 2025. The Trump administration removed tariffs on cocoa, coffee, and dozens of other imported foods and commodities. Most of these foods, as with cocoa, either cannot be grown in the United States, or are unable to be grown in sufficient quantities to meet demand, necessitating their importation. This limitation left both businesses and consumers with no alternative but to pay the tariff, go without these foods, or reformulate their products to use ...

Walmart Tops List of Winners of PLMA’s annual Salute to Excellence Awards®
NEW YORK (November 16, 2025) - Walmart once again tops the list of winners of PLMA’s annual Salute to Excellence Awards®. The retailer received 15 awards across multiple categories for its Vibrant Life™, Parent's Choice™, bettergoods™, Marketside®, Great Value™ and Equate™ store brands. Albertsons, CVS Pharmacy, Lidl, Sam’s Club, Topco Associates and Whole Foods Market are among other companies winning multiple awards. PLMA’s annual Salute to Excellence Awards® program recognizes outstanding food and nonfood products introduced within the last year by supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchandisers, convenience stores, online retailers, wholesalers and more. Submissions were sampled and evaluated by a panel ...