Articles by Alison Soley

A sweet donation: Glee Gum sends 54,000 pops to NAEIR

Verve, Inc donates Glee Gum Pops to NAEIR, a gifts-in-kind nonprofit.

May 28, 2015

A donation to satisfy any sweet tooth — that’s what Verve, Inc., an environmentally-minded, socially responsible candy company in Rhode Island, is doing by gifting 54,000 bubblegum-filled lollipops to charity.

Expo’s Most Innovative New Product Award winners named

Albanese Confectionery, Hershey, Jelly Belly among the winners.

Alison Soley

May 27, 2015

The winners are the result of attendee voting and industry representatives’ choice.

Barry Callebaut debuts first Cocoa Application Center in Asia Pacific

State-of-the-art facility designed with innovation in mind.

Alison Soley

May 27, 2015

As important as all the steps that go into chocolate making are, product innovation and consumer input are equally valuable.

Clean Labels

Health-conscious labeling the future of food

Food and beverage companies responding to American’s desire for cleaner labels, simpler ingredients.

Alison Soley

May 27, 2015

The stats are in — Americans want to know what’s in their food.

Good news for chocolate lovers: Cacao can elevate concentration

Hershey Co.-sponsored NAU study: Chocolate lowers blood pressure, increases alertness.

Alison Soley

May 13, 2015

A study published by Northern Arizona University is bound to make health gurus and chocolate enthusiasts rejoice.

Mars announces 5-year cocoa flavanol study with Harvard

Study looks to provide clues about healthy aging, cardiovascular health

Alison Soley

May 13, 2015

Mars Inc., is partnering with Harvard to take a long-term look at the possible health benefits of cocoa flavanols.

Mars embraces ‘added sugars’ labeling

Candy maker encourages consumers to monitor sugar intake as part of a healthy, well-balanced diet.

Alison Soley

May 13, 2015

Mars has given support for a new U.S. government proposal to include an “added sugars” declaration in the Nutrition Facts panel on all food packaging.