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Bernie Pacyniak

With more than 30 years experience in B-to-B reporting, writing and editing — the bulk of which was dedicated to covering the bakery, confectionery and snack industries — Pacyniak has chronicled changes within the food industry since the early 1980s. A Boston University journalism degree graduate, he worked for a variety of publications before joining BNP Media in 1994 as editor of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery magazine. In 2001, he took over as editor-in-chief of Candy Industry until 2018.

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One on one with Hershey’s Terry O’Day

Senior v.p. of operations shares design and engineering concepts involved in building West Hershey plant addition.

Bernie Pacyniak

December 27, 2012

Senior v.p. of operations details process that went into building new $300-million plant, including why they decided to use more natural light, how green it is, and how they made their famous Kisses even better.

Dragons, snakes and lemmings: A look back on 2012, and onto 2013

The year of the snake to bring innovation more private label, and more chocolate

Bernie Pacyniak

December 20, 2012

In our sweeter-than-most confectionery industry, I’d say that most companies, be they large or small, fared fairly decently. I recognize that many of you are already wondering what kind of Kool-Aid I’m sipping while writing this.

Kids and candy go hand-in-hand

This bias, if you want to call it that, stems from common sense, not self-service.

Bernie Pacyniak

December 12, 2012

Discussions about kids and candy have typically taken a cautious, defensive stance lately. They shouldn't.

Answering Chocolate’s Call

Entrepreneur Birol Altinkilic believed the timing was right when he switched from trading cocoa beans to processing cocoa and chocolate.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 30, 2012

When Birol Altinkilic decided to create a cocoa processing company in 1992, he did so knowing the risks involved.

Enrobing

Imagining innovation: A breakthrough in enrobing

Aasted employee inspired while taking a bath.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 27, 2012

Dennis Holmud admits to practically living in the lab, but breakthroughs don’t necessarily descend onto the workplace. In Holmud’s case, he was taking a bath.

Jorge Farber’s vow: Madelaine Chocolate Co. will come back after Hurricane

the storm came at the worst possible time for the company, just when it was in the process of shipping products out for the holiday season.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 14, 2012

Not only did Sandy wreck havoc with families living on the Rockaway Peninsula, it did its best to shatter dreams, particularly family-run businesses.

Promotion in Motion weathers Sandy’s impact

N.J.-based company still on skeleton crew after Hurricane.

Bernie Pacyniak

October 31, 2012

Despite facing hurricane-force winds, torrential rains, loss of power and an inability for employees to travel, Promotion in Motion (PIM) was able to restart production in its Somerset facility yesterday afternoon.