Articles by Liz Parker Kuhn

If you’re a young consumer, or young at heart—a “kidadult,” perhaps, a phrase that Jeff Greenwald, national director of sales, Hilco Sweets, is fond of using—you’ve most likely heard of CandyRific and/or Hilco Sweets.

This week's Fun Friday includes Pi Day deals, Mister Bee Mothman Style chips, a Dr. Scholl's x Milk Bar collab, a new Aldi Gear release, and a Haribo x Crocs collab.

This interview discusses the biggest challenges of growing cacao, how recent climate events have affected their operations, and what they want the average consumer to know about the farming of cacao.  

The company will be supplying Canada chocolate from Europe instead of the U.S. after Canada announces 25% tariffs.

Dorosin and Hahn discuss the decision to bring back SweetChews with new flavors, the challenges of putting cinnamon into a gummy snack, and how to create a healthy candy product without sacrificing taste.

We were able to touch base with Yann Bastien, Tic Tac innovation marketing director, to learn more about the new campaign.

This week's Fun Friday includes Cinnamon Toast Crunch's LTO pack, See's Candies x McConnell's Ice Creams collab, Nutella's giving back campaign, Instacart's Pi(e) Day Data Report, and a Polly Pocket x Peeps crossover.

Food production personnel will converge at the 2025 Food Solutions Exchange & Conference in March.

Some of the unique products we saw at ECRM this year range from hot chocolate caramels, to working clock cookie tins, and more.

NCA's conference featured educational sessions, including the organization's State of Treating report.