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Confectionery predictions for 2025: Agritask

The industry will place a strong emphasis on ingredient quality next year.

November 27, 2024

Volatile markets, such as cocoa, could possibly drive companies to stockpile inventory to ensure availability and hedge against price swings.

Rising cocoa prices to sour outlook for chocolate makers

As U.S. consumers pay more for chocolate confections, volume sales come under pressure.

Liz Parker Kuhn

February 1, 2024

U.S. consumers are paying more for chocolate products as confection manufacturers raise prices in response to the soaring cost of cocoa.

Upcoming webinar: 'How to Sustainably Reduce Utilities by Eliminating Fossil Fuels in Your Confectionery'

Webinar attendees will hear about confectionery examples that are already reducing fossil fuel consumption and energy costs.

Liz Parker Kuhn

January 31, 2024

On Thursday, April 25, at 2 pm ET, Candy Industry will be hosting a free webinar sponsored by Munters on sustainably reducing utilities for confectionery companies.

Undercover Chocolate Co. offers chocolate in a healthy disguise

Quinoa covered in premium chocolate serves as an indulgent yet healthy snack.

May 17, 2019

Diana Levy is the ultimate undercover agent - a health-conscious chocoholic.

Smarties’ co-presidents on being a women-led company

Liz Dee, Sarah Dee and Jessica Dee Sawyer offer advice to other women in the confectionery industry.

April 16, 2019

Co-presidents discuss how the confectionery industry is changing for the better.

GRL PWR: How the all-female trio of Smarties co-presidents inspires Editor Crystal Lindell

Liz Dee, Jessica Dee Sawyer, and Sarah Dee are real-life examples of the ways women are shaping the confectionery industry and the world.

Crystal Lindell

March 20, 2019

During a visit to Smarties Candy Co. co-presidents Liz Dee, Jessica Dee Sawyer and Sarah Dee blew Editor Crystal Lindell away. It's still rare to see women in such high ranks in the confectionery industry, and Lindell was inspired not only by how they run the company, but also by how open they were about embracing the fact that they were, well, women.

The future of candy is actually artificial ... intelligence

How AI will help brands predict product successes, interact with customers and boost sales.

Crystal Lindell

January 22, 2019

It’s not some crazy futuristic prediction. Artificial intelligence has the potential to have a huge impact on the economy.

Report: Global confectionery market to surpass $284B by 2025

Increasing innovation, global demand contributing factors for growth.

Alyse Thompson

January 10, 2019

The global confectionery market is expected to reach $284.4 billion by 2025, according to new data from Hexa Research.

Thanks for the memories

Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak retires this month after 17 years with Candy Industry Magazine.

Bernie Pacyniak

June 20, 2018

Why is Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak going down this memory lane? Pacyniak, who served Candy Industry Magazine for 17 years, is retiring June 29.

The Top 100 Candy Companies in the World in 2018

Candy Industry's exclusive list of the Top 100 candy companies in the world.

January 23, 2018

A year chock full of acquisitions, executive personnel changes and strategic partnerships has once again transformed the scorecard on this year’s Global Top 100.