I’ll admit: I didn’t see this coming. Last week, eight major candy manufacturers — a confectionery Justice League, if you will — joined forces on a new mission, but it’s not to stamp out crime.
Two of the world’s most indulgent treat creators—Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Ghirardelli—are combining the indulgence of premium Ghirardelli chocolate with the deliciously satisfying taste of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Just Desserts expanded its innovative Bites line with the new Ghirardelli White Chocolate Flavored Snickerdoodle Bites, which will be featured at the Specialty Food Association’s Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, California from January 22-24, 2017.
In the 11th edition of “Chocolate Candy Market in the U.S.,” Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, reports that premium chocolate makes up just 18 percent of total chocolate dollar sales and 14 percent of unit sales, but it still leads the way in developing flavor trends and new product formulations, particularly in the use of clean-label ingredients.
In Thomas Wolfe’s novel, You Can't Go Home Again, the central character, George Webber, exclaims, “You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood ...