After 26 years with Retail Confectioners International, executive director Van Billington has left to pursue other employment opportunities, creating an opening for a new executive director. On Jan. 1, 2009,
By Deborah Cassell Editor Confection & Snack Retailing casselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: See Debbie RunTwo nights ago, I crossed paths with a friend at the gym. She was coming out of
By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Recession pricingNow, I don’t mean to offend anyone -- it just comes naturally -- but I have a difficult time understanding
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. are warning consumers who are allergic to milk not to eat two varieties of Life brand dark chocolate bars
By Deborah CassellEditorConfection & Snack Retailingcasselld@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: KC connectionEvery December, my nephew and I put together a gingerbread house. It is a tradition we started three years ago, when Christian’s
By Bernard PacyniakEditor-in-ChiefCandy Industrypacyniakb@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Transparency and traceabilityNo, this isn’t the modern, cyber-shortened version of a Jane Austen novel. Nevertheless, there’s enough realism, social commentary and irony, and a touch
Check out new products from Feed Your Soul, Thanasi Foods, Society Hill Snacks, Newman's Own Organic, Dawn Food Products, Kellogg Co., Trail Steaks and Seneca Foods Corp.
Private label products or store brands are growing faster in convenience stores compared to other stores and represent a tremendous growth opportunity for the convenience channel, according to new research from The Nielsen Co., Schaumburg, Ill.
David Ottogalli, a Washington, D.C.-based artist and the Web master for www.peepsshow.com, recently created a tribute to the election process called “REAL PEEPS VOTE.”