The recession has forced U.S. consumers to cut back on general spending, but confectioners and chocolatiers hope to buck that trend with new seasonal products for fourth-quarter 2009 and beyond.
They say good things happen in threes, and that’s certainly the case for Shearer’s Foods, Brewster, Ohio. The snack manufacturer recently won two awards and made an acquisition that has
The Topps Confectionery division of The Topps Company, Inc., New York, has been renamed Bazooka Candy Brands. As such, Bazooka Candy Brands will be the parent company that sells all
Not too long ago, Food Lion LLC discovered that business as usual, centered on a one-size-fits-all mentality, simply wouldn’t cut it anymore. The Salisbury, N.C.-based retailer, part of the Brussels-based
Coco-luxe Chocolate Bar CollectionCoco-Luxe Confections • San Francisco1-415-367-4012 • www.coco-luxe.comCoco-Luxe Confections has expanded on its initial Coco-luxe Chocolate Bar Collection with the Roark Bar, the company’s highest cocoa content dark
Aurora Natural Grab & Go SnacksAurora Products, Inc. • Stratford, Conn.1-203-375-9956 • www.auroranatural.comThe Aurora Natural Grab & Go Snacks Line features 12 different products, packed in 3- to 6-oz. bags
By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-chiefCandy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: A 'shout out' to PacoTypically, it’s an intense week whenever the National Confectioners Association’s ALL CANDY EXPO® rolls into town in the
Faced with a critical need to add capacity in order to sustain a fast-track growth strategy, Katjes Fassin GmbH selects a greenfield site in Potsdam, Germany, to debut the latest in processing efficiency and operational transparency.
The global economic crisis, while causing concern about business activity this year, cannot rattle the world’s leading suppliers of confectionery processing equipment and ingredients. Many view this as an opportunity to reinvest into their research and development efforts as they await the segment’s rebound.