Brian Pelletier applies his engineering background to chocolate making and successfully launches Missouri-based Kakao Chocolate.

Chuao Chocolatier’s Michael Antonorsi uses his culinary experience to keep wine and chocolate pairings in complete harmony.

Each Milkbite Bar combines real milk with whole grain granola as well as other ingredients such as fruit or roasted nuts, while providing the same calcium as an 8-oz. glass of milk.

Sander’s latest treats are gourmet snacks, sold as bars or in boxes.

The newest addition to the Snickers line is sure to please even the most rampant chocoholics. The candy offers roasted peanuts covered in chewy, chocolate caramel, which are layered on top of fluffy chocolate-flavored nougat, and all of it is, of course, covered in milk chocolate.

M&Ms has teamed with CandyRific and Lucasfilm, Ltd. to release new Star Wars-themed character flashlights. Each flashlight features one of three iconic characters: Orange Clone Trooper, Yellow Vader and Red Darth Maul. A fourth character, Blue General Grievous, will be released later in 2012.

The new Milky Way Caramel Apple Miniatures add a chocolate twist to this seasonal favorite.

Two classic candies join together to put a new spin on a traditional fall favorite. New M&M’S Candy Corn White Chocolate Candies combine M&M’S Chocolate Candies and candy corn. In the distinctive orange, yellow and white candy corn colors, these bright candies will bring a festive and delicious approach to snacking and decorating this fall.

Thompson Chocolate will feature several holiday treats for both Christmas and Halloween. These specially wrapped chocolates feature several different seasonal themes: the Groovy Ghost chocolates, for example, are shaped like ghosts and wrapped in foil that shows a ghost carrying a Jack-O-Lantern.