As the world grows more obsessed with watching what’s in their food and how much of it they eat, licorice manufacturers are listening, responding

“The ‘secret’ to our success is taste; we are acknowledged as having the best tasting sugar-free [candy] available in the marketplace,” says Mark Sesler,of Russell Stover.

Chocolate as a dessert? Perhaps consuming it akin to having a flight of wines? How about bite-sized portions for sharing?

We need to put farmers first and offer some long-term solutions.

It's all about innovation and re-invention when it comes to appealing novelty candy ideas.

In its The Future of the Confectionery Market in India to 2017 report, Canadean, a UK-based market research group, predicts the Indian confectionery sector will post strong double-digit compound annual growth rates (CAGR) for both value and volume — 18.2% and 14.5% respectively — between 2012-2017. The category is the expected to be the third fastest growing segment of the 15 food sectors monitored by Canadean in the country, but will remain as the fourth largest market sector.

“Trick or treat, give me something chocolate to eat.” That’s what nearly three-fourths (72 percent) of Americans are saying this Halloween.

How does maple pecan buttercrunch with bacon and more pecans drizzled with milk chocolate sound?

The fact that more and more Americans eat smaller portions of food more frequently throughout the day — otherwise known as snacking —has been well documented. The type of snacks American are consuming, however, appears to be changing.