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Cocoa has emerged as the best-performing commodity of 2024, with prices nearly tripling over the past 12 months.

CandyRific has teamed up with the Haribo brand and PAW Patrol for candy fans, sticker stampers, and light-up bracelets for the Easter holiday. 

In this role, Taffet will be responsible for driving growth strategies across the company's expanding snacks portfolio.

The company will be supplying Canada chocolate from Europe instead of the U.S. after Canada announces 25% tariffs.

Freeze-dried candy is exploding as one of 2025’s hottest food trends, with the market set to soar from $1.36 billion to nearly $2.4 billion by 2030.

Dorosin and Hahn discuss the decision to bring back SweetChews with new flavors, the challenges of putting cinnamon into a gummy snack, and how to create a healthy candy product without sacrificing taste.

With 30 years of sales and CPG experience, including 15 years in confection, Menyhart will lead Hershey's U.S. Confection sales team to advance the company's vision of becoming a leading snacking powerhouse

The brand's latest innovation features edible confetti containing turmeric extract, which enables it to glow.

98% of shoppers reported that they had purchased confectionery products at some point in 2024.

We were able to touch base with Yann Bastien, Tic Tac innovation marketing director, to learn more about the new campaign.