Cadbury Dairy Milk Spectacular 7

The UK candy retailer surprised lucky chocolate lovers with 50 limited edition Cadbury Dairy Milk Spectacular 7 bars, designed in collaboration with food artist Prudence Staite.

• New chocolate treat is a hybrid of seven of their most popular chocolate bars.
• Sadly, the 200g "sharing" bar won't be appearing on any shelves near you soon, as only 50 bars have been produced.

Each bar is packed with seven different fillings from classic Cadbury bars: Oreo, Caramel, Whole Nut, Fruit & Nut, Turkish Delight, Daim bar and the original Dairy Milk.

Meanwhile, jealous Americans across the pond are regretting the day that a settlement between the Hersey Company and Let’s Buy British Imports stopped the import of Cadbury's chocolate made overseas.

Belgium : Chocolate group Baronie acquires Duc d'O

Netherlands-based chocolate maker Baronie Group has inked a deal to acquire Belgium-based chocolatier Duc d'O.

A representative for Baronie said the deal has "just been done". Baronie "still has to decide the future" for the Duc d'O brand and production, the spokesperson added.

However, the spokesperson did confirm that the group hopes to build upon Duc d'O's international reach.

Duc d'O has focused on growing its distribution in international markets in recent years. The company's largest export markets are within Europe. However, Duc d'O has also entered the US and is eyeing expansion in emerging markets such as India.

The deal is not the first time privately-owned Baronie has pursued a strategy to increase its scale through M&A. In 2011 the group completed a deal to acquire Barry Callebaut's consumer unit, Stollwerck.