By Deborah Cassell Executive Editor Candy IndustryRetail Confectioner casselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: PEZ, from P to ZLast month, the man credited with the creation of the PEZ dispenser passed away. (See
As part of its ongoing Cocoa Plan, Nestlé UK’s four-finger Kit Kat bar will sport Fairtrade logos in the United Kingdom and Ireland come mid-January.“Nestlé sells more Kit Kats in
Fueled by both business and personal motivations, three food industry entrepreneurs acquired the 60-year-old Gorant Chocolate in Boardman, Ohio. John Cayten, Joseph Miller and Martin Seidler, who formed Camise Development,
To help preserve pre-Revolutionary history of American food and drink, Mars, Inc. announced that its American Heritage line of chocolate, coffee & tea is available in the only 18th century
Results from independent evaluators assessing the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI)’s efforts to eradicate abusive child labor practices in Ghana reveal that the programs are working.
After years of sustained growth in the United States, an Innova Market Insights report suggests that the $2-billion snack/cereal/energy bar sector is slowing down, akin perhaps, to so many consumers who purchase the bars.
Halloween and Christmas candy will be the focus of ECRM’s upcoming Winter Confectionery Efficient Program Planning Session, to be held Feb. 15-18, 2010, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla.
By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Raising the stakes in Cadbury huntIsn’t this a doozy of an ongoing story? You know, Kraft Foods trying to purchase Cadbury,
It all started with the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. With much of the city's business center destroyed, the scorched landscape provided the perfect opportunity for businessmen who were ready to rebuild Chicago into a modern marvel.
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