By Deborah Cassell Editor Confection & Snack Retailing casselld@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Lent ventAs if you couldn’t tell from the onslaught of fish sandwich advertisements (case in point: Wendy’s “limited time only”

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With the acquisition of a former 300,000-sq.-ft. Hershey facility in Oakdale, Calif., Sconza Candy Co. looks to boost both volume and capabilities.

With organic and dark chocolate confections continually growing, it’s no wonder Joel Schantz, owner of Tree Huggin’ Treats, put it all together.

The Tic Tac brand has added its first completely sugar-free mint to its collection.

Adding to its portfolio of single origin chocolate bars, Amano Artisan Chocolate introduces the Jembrana Single Origin Bar.

The Topps Co. will launch its non-chocolate candy bar, Wazoo, next month.

Kedem Food Products International has launched a new line of Manhattan Chocolates Toffee Crunch Mixes.

Following the release of Osmanium’s Crackheads, the company introduces its newest caffeinated treat with two names: Jitterbeans and Crackheads2 (pronounced “Crackheads Squared).

The PMCA 63rd annual production conference, which will be held April 27-29 in Hershey, Pa., tackles cocoa processing from beans to liquor in its Back to Basics seminars.