Union Confectionery Machinery has been tapped by a third-party buyer to sell assets from New England Confectionery Co. (NECCO) after the company abruptly closed last week.
Cynthia Calvert-Copeland, the owner of aspecialtybox.com, remembers exactly when her husband, Bill, told her he wanted to switch careers and become a chocolatier.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission have set their sights on manufacturers, distributors and retailers selling e-cigarette liquid branded to resemble kid-friendly food products such as juice boxes, candy and cookies.
At the recently held ProSweets exhibit in Cologne, Germany, the company launched two sweets and chocolate wrapping machines for the confectionery industry.
Nestlé has announced its goal to make 100 percent of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, with the hope that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter.