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🍫 Barry Callebaut's market study involved 11,700 consumers across 29 countries, focusing on the chocolate sector's evolution by 2025 and beyond. The research highlights consumer trends toward pleasure, health, and ethics in confectionery. The global chocolate confectionery market, leading in sales, is expected to exceed $130 billion in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% through 2029. The study captures the significant shift towards conscious living, where consumers demand products balancing indulgence with responsibility.

🏂 Val Thorens, Europe's highest ski resort, saw a record attendance over the Christmas 2024 holiday with an average occupancy rate of 93% from December 21, 2024, to January 4, 2025. This marks a 3.1-point increase from the previous year. The New Year's week peaked at 97.6% occupancy. The positive trend is confirmed with reservations already mounting for the 2025/2026 Christmas and New Year holidays. Vincent Lalanne, Director of Val Thorens Tourism Office, highlights the early booking trend for future vacations.

🏖️ Nathalie DELATTRE, Minister of Tourism, launched the labeling campaign for the 3rd Tourism Professions Week, occurring from March 17 to 23, 2025. The tourism sector in France welcomes 100 million international visitors annually, contributes over 7% to the GDP, and creates nearly 2 million jobs. Despite this, the industry faces recruitment challenges, with 63,000 vacant jobs in hospitality in Q3 2024, including 21,708 in businesses with more than 10 employees, and 59% of job vacancies considered difficult to fill.