By Bernard PacyniakEditor-in-ChiefCandy Industrypacyniakb@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Social, ethical marketing gains momentumThe chocolate industry has come a long way since 2001 when the infamous Reuters headlines claimed evidence of forced child labor

Part of its global initiative, Mars, Inc. became the first confectionery company in the United States to voluntarily incorporate Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) nutrition labeling on all of its chocolate,

By Deborah CassellEditorConfection & Snack Retailing casselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Go, speed dater, goWhen I described the format of the Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing conference to one of my colleagues here

The combination of Pack Expo International (sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute - www.pmmi.org) and Process Expo (sponsored by the Food Processing Suppliers Association - www.fpsa.org) brings together almost 2,000 exhibiting companies using more than 1.4 million sq. ft. under one roof at Chicago's McCormick Place.

In an effort to enhance brain health, Kellogg Co. introduces Live Bright brain-health bars with 100 mg of DHA Omega-3.

Inspired by the delicate form of a snowflake, La Maison Du Chocolat introduces its Holiday Snowflake Collection.

SweetWorks introduces P-Not Butter Sixlets, which feature a real peanut butter taste without containing any peanuts.

Can You Imagine That! Inc. introduces new sour treats for kids: Payback Attack and Sour Attack.

Privately-held Dale and Thomas Popcorn takes its caramel corn to the next level by dipping it in premium chocolate and other ingredients to make Popsters.

Tcho's Timothy Childs looks to build a 'beta' chocolate company.