Food giant Mars to buy Hotel Chocolat in £534m deal

[ad_1] Hotel Chocolat’s founders are set for a big payday as the US firm answers its pleas for the money to expand the UK brand’s international presence. By James Sillars,…

Meow from Mars: Nasa streams cat video from craft 30 million km away

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Mars, accused of using child labor in its supply chain, says it aims to end the practice

[ad_1] Detail of a recently opened cocoa pod in Asikasu on Dec. 19, 2020. Cristina Aldehuela | Afp | Getty Images Candy giant Mars said it aims to end the…

Children in Ghana Harvest Cocoa for Mars Chocolates, CBS Investigation Finds

[ad_1] Children as young as five years old harvest cocoa in Ghana for candy giant Mars, Inc., an investigation by CBS News uncovered. Mars, which makes popular chocolates like M&M’s…

Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation finds

[ad_1] Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation finds – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News found children in Ghana as young as…

Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana: CBS News investigation

[ad_1] In the blistering heat, CBS News found children in Ghana as young as 5 years old using machetes nearly as big as themselves to harvest the cocoa beans that…

San Antonio space firm scores NASA money and a SpaceX Starship ticket to moon

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Mars to acquire UK chocolate company

[ad_1] LONDON — Hive Bidco, Inc., a subsidiary of Mars, Inc., has agreed to acquire Hotel Chocolat Group PLC, a premium chocolate company in the United Kingdom with international expansion…

Hotel Chocolat’s shares jump after Mars takeover

[ad_1] The US’s Mars Inc has acquired British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat for £534 million – but it will still operate from the UK. ADVERTISEMENT Hotel Chocolat is set to become…

Mars is buying Britain’s Hotel Chocolat in £534 million deal | CNN Business

[ad_1] Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Hotel Chocolat opened its first store in 2004, in north London. Today, the brand has 131 UK stores and a presence in Japan. London CNN  — …