San Francisco-based International Chocolate Salon announced medalists for its third annual Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon competition. In the Best Dark Chocolate category, three chocolatiers received gold medals: Amano Artisan

The PRAIM Group has partnered with Anne Taintor, Inc, a vintage humor company, to launch of line of chocolate bars. The bars come in either milk or dark chocolate, and feature five different designs with Anne Taintor’s signature artwork on the wrappers.

A new non-animal source of gelatin has been produced by researchers, Food Navigator reports. However, the new source isn’t a plant, but rather humans. Navigator writes that the The Journal

Caffex has introduced three new caffeinated marshmallows in three varieties. The Java Mallows provide the power-punch of a double espresso; the MoccaMallows create a chocolaty espresso experience with cocoa plus roasted cocoa nibs; and the CoffeeMallows feature the caffeine of a double cup of coffee.

There’s nothing better than the smell of baking chocolate chip cookies, or fresh-from-the oven bread. But who wants to go through the trouble of baking the cookies and putting the bread in the oven?

Similar chocolate products made in countries without a chocolate tradition should taste as sweet as those with a tradition - or at least that’s what one would think. But researchers

The Hershey Co. is selling off part of it’s original chocolate plant for nearly $58 million, but the company plans is to lease it right back, Harrisburg, Pa.’s Patriot-News reports.

(Top, from right): Pastry Chefs Joshua Johnson, Donald Wressell and Scott Green pose during the 2011 Amoretti National Pastry Team Championship. The team, led by Wressell, won the competition and with it comes

CandyRific has expanded its line of Scooby-Doo novelty candy with three new items. The Scooby-Doo fan features the dog detective on top of a child-safe candy fan; the Scooby-Doo Prism Vision follows the character’s theme by serving as a “mystery finder”; and Scooby-Doo Giggle Head with Sound features a bobble head-like Scooby. All three include Microbytes candies.

Amy Atkinson VoltzBasil E. AtkinsonJudson-Atkinson Candies, Inc. has made several management structure changes in response to former president Basil E. Atkinson stepping down, including naming his daughter Amy Atkinson Voltz