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This interview discusses the biggest challenges of growing cacao, how recent climate events have affected their operations, and what they want the average consumer to know about the farming of cacao.  

19-year-old Zolli Candy Founder Alina Morse is the youngest on the list of the nation’s top female business leaders who challenge the status quo to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems.

Cocoa has emerged as the best-performing commodity of 2024, with prices nearly tripling over the past 12 months.

In this role, Taffet will be responsible for driving growth strategies across the company's expanding snacks portfolio.

The company will be supplying Canada chocolate from Europe instead of the U.S. after Canada announces 25% tariffs.

Dorosin and Hahn discuss the decision to bring back SweetChews with new flavors, the challenges of putting cinnamon into a gummy snack, and how to create a healthy candy product without sacrificing taste.

With 30 years of sales and CPG experience, including 15 years in confection, Menyhart will lead Hershey's U.S. Confection sales team to advance the company's vision of becoming a leading snacking powerhouse

98% of shoppers reported that they had purchased confectionery products at some point in 2024.

We were able to touch base with Yann Bastien, Tic Tac innovation marketing director, to learn more about the new campaign.

The latest version of the organization's standard aims to be more user-friendly and data-driven.