Alyse Thompson has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products Magazine since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.
On average, consumers are expected to spend $179.70 on Easter festivities, a record for the 13 years the federation has conducted the survey. That’s up from $175.85 in 2020.
Owners of Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier have announced plans to take over a former GODIVA Chocolatier store at the Saint Louis Galleria in St. Louis, Mo.
Spending projections for Valentine’s Day are not as sweet as 2020, but American consumers are still expected to feel the love, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
Thecla Schaeffer, Tony’s head of marketing, recently spoke to Candy Industry about the development of the Sweet Solution collection, the response from customers and retailers, and its mission to achieve 100 achieve slave-free chocolate.
Retail buyers attending ECRM’s virtual Everyday and Summer Seasonal Candy Planning session Aug. 31-Sept. 11 have selected winners of the 2020 Buyer's Choice Awards.
During a Jan. 28 presentation of BC LIVE, the group’s digital event and education platform, Barry Callebaut highlighted four themes set to impact the chocolate space.
Consumer satisfaction with food manufacturing has dipped since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reveals.
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) announced it has extended the deadline for booth cancellations for the 2021 Sweets & Snacks Expo from Jan. 31 to April 2.
How can we hold both the somberness of what has happened and optimism for what could come? Pantone, the provider of professional color language standards, has represented this through its selection of the 2021 Colors of the Year.