By Deborah CassellEditorConfection & Snack Retailingcasselld@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: KC connectionEvery December, my nephew and I put together a gingerbread house. It is a tradition we started three years ago, when Christian’s
Belgian chocolate manufacturers Daskalides and Chocolaterie Smet have launched tooth friendly chocolate products made with Barry Callebaut chocolate. Chocolaterie Smet’s Hopla hollow chocolate figurines and Daskalides’ milk chocolate bars with
By Bernard PacyniakEditor-in-ChiefCandy Industrypacyniakb@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Transparency and traceabilityNo, this isn’t the modern, cyber-shortened version of a Jane Austen novel. Nevertheless, there’s enough realism, social commentary and irony, and a touch
Private label products or store brands are growing faster in convenience stores compared to other stores and represent a tremendous growth opportunity for the convenience channel, according to new research from The Nielsen Co., Schaumburg, Ill.
David Ottogalli, a Washington, D.C.-based artist and the Web master for www.peepsshow.com, recently created a tribute to the election process called “REAL PEEPS VOTE.”
By Deborah Cassell Editor Confection & Snack Retailing casselld@bnpmedia.com.getting fresh: Gimme gimme moreIn the words of the very wise (ahem) Britney Spears, “Gimme gimme more. I want more.” The former
Cocoa and chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut, a sponsor of the U.S. finals of the World Chocolate Masters competition, announced the winner of the finals to be Chef Lionel Clement. As
Portland, Ore. Chocolatier Moonstruck Chocolate Co. closed nine of its company-owned and -operated chocolate cafes located outside of the Pacific Northwest in order to focus on retail, online and business-to-business
Imperial Sugar Co. announced it is involved in preliminary discussions with Louisiana Sugar Refinery (LSR) to aid in construction and operation of a new state-of-the-art refinery by LSR. LSR, a
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