By Deborah Cassell Executive EditorCandy Industry,Retail Confectionercasselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: Sweet (recessionary) reliefThey say the Recession is subsiding, and I do hope it’s true. In the meantime, I’m happy to report

Kraft’s recent $16.7-billion bid for Cadbury continues to make headlines following the latter’s public dismissal of the proposed acquisition.On Sept. 7, Northfield, Ill.-based Kraft Foods, Inc. announced its cash-and-stock offer.Shortly

The Brits are once again coming to Boston. This time, however, the city’s famed Brahmins as well as the hoi polloi will welcome British cocoa grower and chocolatier Hotel Chocolat

John Kitt, the well-known and respected confectionery researcher and patents-holder who spent 43 years in the industry, passed away Aug. 26.

By the time, the program commenced, there were more than 300 people crowded into the Intercontinental Hotel’s Renaissance Room.

The following executives are all cognizant of the value innovative ideas bring to their companies, to their customers and to the confectionery industry in general.

Askinosie Chocolate's new boutique store in Singapore's Great World Shopping Center. Thanks to an enthusiastic distributor, Springfield, Mo.-based Askinosie Chocolate’s products now will be available in Singapore. Trendspot, which has

Richardson Foods, Inc., Canajoharie, N.Y., has acquired Bogdon Candy Co., Kansas City, Mo., from the Dynamic Confections Group. Bogdon is the maker of Reception Stick, a crisp hard candy rolled

Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc., a subsidiary of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., plans to open a new distribution facility in Maple Heights, Ohio. The new facility will support the growth of the

Chicago-based World’s Finest Chocolate (WFC) has sold and leased back its Southwest Side headquarters and factory to AIC Ventures L.P., a company specializing in sale/leaseback deals. Austin, Texas-based AIC Ventures