Kraft Foods and the makers ofStride Gum are thrilled to welcome a new brand to their family —iD Gum - aimed at teens in celebration of their creativity and thirst for discovery and individuality.
As most of the major chocolate players commit to sustainable chocolate within seven years, the 2020 goal poses a slew of challenges for suppliers.
February 7, 2013
Unlike the doomsday date (Dec. 21, 2012) posed by the cyclic end of the Mayan calendar that some interpreted as the end of the world, the year 2020 has much more credibility as a valid deadline.
Chicago chocolatier combines art and finance careers to make chocolate dreams come true with a premium, bean-to-bar business.
February 7, 2013
Chef Anne Shaeffer may have grown up in what she calls the “candy Mecca of the world” — Chicago — but that doesn’t mean she didn’t take a few detours before becoming a chocolatier.
A bit of salt, caramel and, of course, dark chocolate, makes the trail easier. Salazon Chocolate Co. debuts its Organic Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt & A Touch of Organic Caramel as part of its ongoing partnership with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ACT).
AACT is accepting applications for the John Kitt Memorial Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. John Kitt, who died in August 2009, was a confectionery researcher who devoted 43 years to the art of candy making, working for companies such as Knechtel Laboratories, Standard Brands, Nabisco Brands and Wm. Wrigley Co.
Resilient and hardworking in a business she taught herself, Christine Walthour — together with her husband — helped establish B.T. McElrath Chocolatier as a leading premium artisanal chocolate house in the confectionery industry.