Fairfield, N.J.-based Crispy Green has added Crispy Bananas to its line of Crispy Green Crispy Fruit. 

By Bernard PacyniakEditor-in-ChiefCandy Industrypacyniakb@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: U.S./Canadian equivalency signing first step toward global organic accord Call it a victory for common sense. Last week at the Organic Trade Association (OTA)’s All

Deborah CassellExecutive Editor Candy Industry casselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Sample Sales PowerIn celebration of its grand re-opening, my local Dominick’s store in Evanston, Ill., recently held a preview party, where it

By Bernard PacyniakEditor-in-ChiefCandy Industrypacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: A truly American phenomenon: chewing gumSo what would prompt an archaeologist to write a book about gum, or rather chicle, the natural gum base?

By Deborah Cassell Executive Editor Candy Industry casselld@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Ode to Rocky RoadIn case you missed it, yesterday was National Rocky Road Day. Your day planner might have omitted this

New varieties of fan favorites, licensed introductions for major motion pictures, portion-control packaging and novelties for kids of all ages are among the many innovations you'll discover at the 2009 ALL CANDY EXPO.

The quality and taste of sweeteners are continually improving, and sugar-free chocolates are riding that curve. As a result, these new and improved products aren’t just for diabetics anymore.

As consumers deal with economic blows, meat snack producers are looking to new flavors, formats and audiences to help drive growth in the category.

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