Articles by Liz Parker Kuhn

InMobi Pulse recently conducted a recent survey of consumers on mobile devices, which has revealed an unexpected shift in snacking habits.

Lisa Burkart, director of candy, ECRM, chats with Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker about candy and confectionery trends she saw at the show, as well as some upcoming trends for this year.

Cocoa industry problems include child labor, gender inequality, infant malnutrition, and more.

Chocolate companies have been diversifying their products and are also aiming to stay up to date with their sustainability and improvement goals.

Mike Orlando, founder of Twenty-Four Blackbirds in Santa Barbara, CA, chats about the brand’s bean-to-bar chocolates with us.

Checking in on what’s new in the muffins bakery category.

Actor Paul Rudd actually owns a candy shop in Rhinebeck, NY, with Walking Dead actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. 

Michael Nestrud, Curion, talks about The Curion Score, a benchmarking tool that allows brands to compare their product to 500M data points within Curion’s proprietary insights database, and companies that have used it, such as Mars.

AWAKE Chocolate is a functional chocolate brand offering natural energy—as much as a half-cup of coffee per bite.

Gift-givers continue spend more on premium chocolate, as they see it as an affordable luxury, says Ferrero.