On the 18th Oct. 18,  2010,  BCH celebrated the 10th anniversary of its state-of-the art, 1,025-sq.-meter Innovation Center.  

By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Serious about chocolateOne of the great perks about being editor of Candy Industry is that -- on occasion -- I get

By Deborah Cassell Executive Editor Candy IndustryRetail Confectioner casselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Kids at a candy showThe excitement was palpable. More than 70 kids, ages 8 to 13, in a room,

By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Steel nerves at Iron Confectioner competitionWhen Randy Hofberger of R&D Candy Consultants called me about two weeks ago, asking whether I

Last year, U.S. retail chocolate sales topped $17.3 billion, a new record.  These sales mark a 2.8% increase over 2008, but a percentage point lower than pre-recession 2007. 

  Union Confectionery Machinery Co., a fourth-generation, family-owned business since 1912, is the world’s largest supplier of second-hand, used and rebuilt machinery for the confectionery, food, packaging, processing and biscuit industries. 

The recent renaissance in making chocolate from scratch signals a new appreciation - by consumers and chocolate makers - for sourcing, crafting and experimenting.

By Deborah Cassell Executive Editor Candy Industry, Retail Confectioner casselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: You are how much you eatI’m a member of the Clean Plate Club … that is to say

Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, and Kraft Foods, Inc., the world’s second largest food company and a global leader in confectionery, have signed a long-term global master product agreement.

Candy importer and manufacturer David E. Babiarz, a leader in the candy industry for more than 40 years, passed away peacefully Sept. 1 at home from complications of diabetes. He was 61.