The fashion show featured models floating down the runway in dresses literally good enough to eat. The tables were lined with gourmet foods available for the taking. And by the end, no one was ready to leave.

Jelly Belly has teamed up with Disney to create new special edition Jelly Belly jelly beans in 2.8-oz peg gift bags.

Chaka Khan has a new Sweet Thing to offer her fans — chocolates.

Carmit Candy Industries claims its latest treats can help you lose weight, boost your immune system and even promote bone health. In a push to appeal more to health-conscious consumers, the company has launched a line of fortified confections to address specific health concerns.

Debuted at the 2013 Winter Fancy Food Show, jcoco is an elegant new line of chocolate bars from the Seattle Chocolate Co.

Despite its youth and size, San Francisco-based chocolate maker Tcho is making large-scale efforts to improve the global cocoa market, starting with Ghana. The company is collaborating with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) to introduce a “Flavor Lab” at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana to show farmers the direct link between quality at the farm level and increased value for their product.

In addressing analysts attending the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference yesterday in Boca Raton, Fla., Mondelez International’s chairman and ceo Irene Rosenfeld provided a rosy outlook for the company’s performance this year.

I realize it’s mid-February and the 2013 International Sweets & Biscuits Fair (ISM) has come and gone, but the conversations I had there continue to swirl about in my head. One of the more fascinating press conferences that was held during the show involved Barry Callebaut’s consumer trends data on chocolate

Indianapolis-based Endangered Species Chocolate has appointed Ryan Gomes as its new East Coast sales manager.

The recipe for a popular chocolate bar typically has two ingredients: excellent taste and eye-catching packaging. Mary Phillips Designs plans to include both for its new line of chocolate bars.