Checkout lines — the term may bring up memories of impatient people, tantrums from children, and the unmistakable feeling of being bored and stressed at the same time.

While this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo hosted companies and products from all over the world, a noticeable number came from various parts of Asia.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed including a percent daily value (%DV) for added sugars on Nutrition Facts labels on packaged foods.

Soon, every private-label chocolate bar in every Aldi store in Germany will be made with only sustainable cocoa.

It’s not every day that a bean-to-bar chocolate company gets asked to be part of a presidential initiative. But then, Askinosie Chocolate isn’t your everyday chocolate company.

Ezaki Glico U.S.A., maker of the popular Pocky brand of snack products, is adding two new flavors to its lineup, with the launch of Chocolate Banana Pocky and Cookies & Cream Pocky.

These new Sun Blossoms are a delicious mix of creamy sunflower butter and smooth chocolate.

Unwrap one of Mc-Crea’s caramels and you get a little taste of what science can do.

“We get the sense that social and cultural factors are main drivers behind this [all-natural colors] movement, rather than science, since in reality artificial colors undergo more thorough scrutiny, testing, and certification than their natural counterparts,” says Jerry Owens, marketing director, S&S Flavors.

To paraphrase Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, “We’re home, Mars.” At least it appears that the famed chocolate maker certainly feels comfortable in Topeka, Kan.