Jelly Belly Candy Co.’s newest North Chicago, Ill. plant manager most recently worked for DeMets Candy, and also has worked for Impact Confectioners, Nestlé and Mars.
While Askinosie is constantly trying to create the best tasting chocolate ever, his company is also coordinating with area schools to help students see the chocolate-making process first-hand.
Tenn.-based Weigel’s Farm Stores. Inc., may be famous for its dairy aisle, but Chairman Bill Weigel believes candy displays sweeten the cash register ring.
Bill Weigel knows that many gas stations are basically man caves, epitomized by their poorly lit sales floor, barely maintained bathrooms and their emphasis on beer and cigarettes.
The Chicago Chocolate Festival, a new dual consumer and trade-show event dedicated entirely to the chocolate industry, is slated for Nov. 16-18 at the city’s Navy Pier.
University of Warwick chemists in Coventry, UK used tiny droplets of orange and cranberry juice to replace the cocoa butter and milk fats that go into chocolate bars.