Mars Chocolate Scandal

Dist. LEXIS 96108 at *7-8. The box mimics the design of health food cereal boxes, despite “sugar” and “corn syrup” being third and fourth on the ingredients list. Sabach, Exhibit A. This contrasts with Videtto v. Kellogg USA, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43114, *7-8 (E.D. Cal. May 20, 2009), where fancifully design elements including the spelling of “Froot” and the mascot signaled that the cereal was unhealthy. Similarly, the box claims “100% nutrition.” Sabach, Exhibit A. This could be misinterpreted to mean that the cereal contains 100% of daily nutrition, like the possibility that “‘all natural ingredients’ could … be interpreted … as a claim that all the ingredients in the product were natural.” Henderson, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41077 at *31. Dominik Sabach implies that because of these factors, “he intentionally chose “Complete Blueberry Pomegranate” over other cereals…. Based on looking at the cereal boxes, Dominik believed that … other cereals … were likely to contain greater quantities of sugar and artificial sweeteners.” Sabach at 8. Thus, this packaging is “false, misleading, and reasonably likely to deceive the public.” Id. at

After taking in depth tour of Rogers’ Chocolate, one may find many strengths and weaknesses in terms of the company’s strategic managements. This case analysis is written to figure out the company’s weaknesses by decomposing company’s current circumstances and strengths by integrating components of strategic management.

The basic characteristics of the marketing concept that could be identified in Clare’s Chocolates are as follows:

“The peanut is responsible for allergic reactions in both children and adults. Over the last several decades the incidence of peanut allergy in children has dramatically increased. Now, about 1% of children in the United States have peanut allergy. Peanut allergy is probably the most common cause of death from food anaphylaxis in the United States. Peanut allergy, unlike other food allergies, is rarely outgrown, with only about 20% of patients losing their sensitivity over time. Once a diagnosis has been made, peanuts should be treated with strict avoidance” (Lieberman & Anderson, 2007, pg

Allergen Warning: Manufactured on equipment which processes products containing milk, egg, soybeans, wheat, shellfish, fish oil, tree nuts and peanut flavor.

Increasing instances of product recalls - P&G has been facing an increased number of product recalls. For instance, in March 2007, P&G Pet Care voluntary recalled in the US and Canada canned and foil pouch wet cat and dog food products manufactured

M&M’s are colorful sugar coated chocolates that have stolen the hearts of generations in over 100 countries. M&M’s were modeled after Forrest Mars, owner of the Mars candy company found while he was in Spain during the 1930s. During the Spanish Civil War, Mars observed soldiers eating small chocolate pellets covered in a candy shell, which prevented the candies from melting in the soldier’s pockets in warm climates. This is what inspired Mars to create the candy-coated chocolate in 1941. The company’s famous slogan, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand”, reflect this concept.

They use a mix of beet and cane sugar in our chocolate and confectionery products and source most of it within the region in which it will be used. For several years, they have worked closely with direct suppliers to ensure our sugar is responsibly sourced, while maintaining the highest levels of quality . They need a consistent and high-quality supply of peanuts for some of our most popular products, including SNICKERS® and M&M’S®.

“The Dark Side of Chocolate” is a documentary that explores the underlying issues prevalent in the cocoa trade. For most first world countries chocolate is seen as an accessible treat, however in third world countries, the production of cocoa creates social issues that must be eliminated. Cocoa trade is one of the largest industries in West African countries, but the issues that arise from such trade do more harm than good. The cocoa plantations are trafficking humans to work on their plantations. Furthermore, most instances suggest that these workers do not receive any compensation for their work and most importantly some of these slave laborers are children. Thus, the three issues that the cocoa companies routinely commit in exchange for lower costs are human trafficking, slave labor, and child labor. These companies are aware of such issues but refuse to actively combat them because they are better off financially. It can be argued that these issues can be mitigated through various social, governmental and political policies aimed at combating these problems. The three main issues will be addressed and the various stakeholders affected by these issues will be analyzed. Then this paper will look at the possible solutions to these issues, whereby through government, social or political means.

The Hershey Company strongly disagreed with a chocolate bar tasting good enough and not being on the market (Brenner 13). A team of Hershey scientist secretly joined with Battelle's researchers to find out why. Hershey was ready to test the new chocolate in the fall, just as the build up of the troops in the Persian Gulf

The Real Chocolate Company Incorporated is a chocolate and confectionary company specializing in gourmet chocolates and confectionary. The Vision of the company is to build the company into the premier retail chocolatier in the United States. The Mission of the company is to use only the finest, highest quality ingredients with no artificial preservatives in the Perfection in Handmade Gourmet Chocolates.

According to Fare.com ‘Allergy to peanuts appears to be on the rise in children. According to a FARE.com “funded study, the number of children in the U.S. with peanut allergy more than tripled between 1997 and 2008. Studies in the United Kingdom and Canada also showed a high prevalence of peanut allergy in schoolchildren.’ Meaning as time goes on the harder it will be to get rid of a peanut allergy or the younger you are the higher risk you are at for having a peanut allergy and or keeping it for a life long sentence. Also on Fare.com it states”Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies.” also meaning if you do have any allergys it would be more common for you to have a peanut

Allergies have affected peoples lives for as long as time. Cutting out certain foods from ones diet due to allergies can be a burden. Peanut allergies statistically are known to be one of the most common and dangerous children face today. As time has gone on this allergy has seemed to grow more and more common within the country. Peanuts and or peanut products are almost in every food product. Due to the prevalence of the product, one must keep a close watch on the ingredients so an anaphylactic shock or reaction is not present. If not caught or treated an anaphylactic chock or reaction can ultimately turn deadly. According to recent studies, introducing peanut and peanut type products early in life from the ages of four months to eleven months prevents the development of the

The products which had re orders were Fruit N Nut, Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate.

“The Chocolate Affair” by Stephanie Alison Walker definitely meets the examples of the Kennedy Center’s description of a Ten Minute play. The moral of the story is something that people struggle with every day of their life. Not only the battle between health, weight, and indulging in junk food is something we have all been guilty of, but also the routine of life that we repeat daily and feel as if it goes without any credit. When expressing the struggle of something we all struggle with daily, it grabs the attention of the audience quickly. The girl in this play is trying to save her daughter from the same type of cruelty she obviously obtained growing up because of her weight, all while feeling down about