Articles by Bernie Pacyniak

Biting Into A Milanese Moment: The people behind Il Morso

How two friends created a coffee-chocolate bar.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 28, 2016

Where do great entrepreneurial ideas come from? For Jordan Schuster, it was Milan.

ISM Coverage: Katjes' 3D printer, Guylian's new matcha tea seahorses, ICAM's latest offereings and more!

Innovative ingredients and totally cool technology highlight 46th global confectionery show.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 28, 2016

What can turn a crusty curmudgeon of an editor into an excitable boy? Well, certainly a visit to the world’s largest confectionery exposition, ISM 2016, which was held in Cologne Jan. 31 – Feb. 3.

2016 PMCA Preview

PMCA’s 70th Annual Production Conference In Lancaster, Pa., April 11-13 marks its 70th anniversary with a Back to Basics program on sugar and sweeteners as well as an inaugural hands-on chocolate workshop.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 28, 2016

Event to feature inaugural hands-on chocolate workshop.

Israeli Minister of Intelligence: Stop eating chocolate! Makes you soft on terrorists!

Yisrael Katz' comments claiming Belgium’s penchant for chocolate makes it weak is ridiculous.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 23, 2016

Stop eating chocolate! Makes you soft on terrorists! At least that’s what Israel’s Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy, Yisrael Katz, told Israeli radio reports the Washington Post.

‘Who ya gonna roast?’

Campfire Marshmallows teams up with Ghostbusters for summer campaign.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 16, 2016

Doumak, Inc., the Bensenville, Ill.-based manufacturer of Campfire brand marshmallows, is partnering with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and its Ghostbusters movie franchise just in time for the film’s widely anticipated worldwide release in theaters this July.

A 'Birnn' Desire: An inside look at Birnn Chocolates of Vermont, and the family that runs it

Fourth-generation family member Julia Birnn Fields and her husband Mel take over from famed confectioners Jeff and Bill Birnn, anxious to usher in the famed Vermont-based chocolatier into the next centennial.

Bernie Pacyniak

February 25, 2016

"In the end, the company has been in the business for 100 years, and customers really appreciate the fact that the fourth generation is taking over," say Julia Birnn Fields.

Hershey partners with Blommer Chocolate, Olam Cocoa to build health center in Cote d’Ivoire

A second health center designed to serve 3,000 families already under construction.

Bernie Pacyniak

February 24, 2016

MILTSAM names Marcanello v.p. of equipment sales

Bernie Pacyniak

February 24, 2016

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PMCA organizers promise “surprise” at upcoming conference

Confectionery group intends to “spread its wings” with something “a bit more unexpected” at its 70th PMCA Production Conference in Lancaster, Pa.

Bernie Pacyniak

February 24, 2016

Blommer Chocolate Co. acquires Chinese manufacturing facility

Cocoa manufacturer will invest $40 million in Jinshan, China plant to meet growing demand in China and Asia.

Bernie Pacyniak

February 24, 2016

This webinar will examine variables factoring into nutritionally improved candy sales, including ingredients, label claims, and alternative sugars. Better-for-you options remain top of mind for consumers who are searching for indulgences, but in a healthier format.

Articles by Bernie Pacyniak

Biting Into A Milanese Moment: The people behind Il Morso

ISM Coverage: Katjes' 3D printer, Guylian's new matcha tea seahorses, ICAM's latest offereings and more!

2016 PMCA Preview

Israeli Minister of Intelligence: Stop eating chocolate! Makes you soft on terrorists!

‘Who ya gonna roast?’

A 'Birnn' Desire: An inside look at Birnn Chocolates of Vermont, and the family that runs it

Hershey partners with Blommer Chocolate, Olam Cocoa to build health center in Cote d’Ivoire

MILTSAM names Marcanello v.p. of equipment sales

PMCA organizers promise “surprise” at upcoming conference

Blommer Chocolate Co. acquires Chinese manufacturing facility

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