By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Democratizing chocolateShould any of you happen to be around Colonial Williamsburg this Friday, I urge you to stop by the R.
By Deborah Cassell Executive EditorCandy Industry,Retail Confectionercasselld@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: A match made in chocolateI love it when worlds collide. Well, not always. I’m reminded of a time several years back when
By Bernie Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Life lessons from the roadThe cities of Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk weren’t exactly household names to me. Thus, making travel arrangements to visit
Mars Snackfood US’s Chicago facility celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, reinforcing Frank Mars’ vision of a plant that is a “model of beauty and efficiency.”
In establishing the first Jacques Torres Chocolate retail store “outside New York City,” locating it in Traverse City, Mich., Kris Kruid continues to trail-blaze within the confectionery sector.
As one of the world’s largest cocoa and chocolate manufacturers, ADM markets its products under a variety of well-know brands - Ambrosia, De Zaan and Merckens - all of which are familiar to a host of manufacturers in the candy, baked goods, cereals, dairy products, snacks and beverage industries.
The Great Recession did dampen growth for organic confections, but new emerging trends and a gradual recovery suggest a doubling of sales in five years, putting it back on track.
Last month, Belgium-based Hacos NV purchased Collmann GmbH’s chocolate branch. Founded in 1938, Collmann manufactures machinery for the production of chocolate hollow figures.
TPC Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Archbrook Capital Management, LLC in Reading, Pa., has acquired a majority interest in Tray-Pak Corp., one of the leading manufacturers of custom, thermoformed plastic packaging products for the confectionery, bakery, food and other industries.
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