Articles by Carla Zanetos Scully

2015 Global Top 100 Candy Companies: Wow! What a year for acquisitions

March 4, 2015

Candy company acquisitions played a big role in the candy industry during past year, including Chocoladenfabriken Lindt & Sprüngli purchasing U.S. box chocolate-giant Russell Stover.

Better-For-You Confections Trends: Category continues to grow

Progress in improving flavor profiles is helping fortified confections reach a growing market.

Carla Zanetos Scully

July 15, 2014

Confections fortified with healthy ingredients help us reach our goal a little faster, easier and in a more tasteful way than ever before.

2014 Global Top 100: Candy Industry's exclusive list of the Top 100 confectionery companies in the world!

Find out which candy companies made the list and which were worthy of the Top 10 spots!

Carla Zanetos Scully

January 31, 2014

Candy Industry's exclusive list includes estimated net sales, number of employees, and which products they make.

Nut Trends: Candy makers, consumers go ’nuts’

Health benefits, coupled with spicer options, propell growth in nut consumption.

Carla Zanetos Scully

November 18, 2013

"Consumers are very well informed these days and they view confectionery products containing nus as a healthy way to indulge their sweet tooth," says Lucas Schmidt, industrial sales manager at HGO/Westnut.

Novelty Trends: Novelty hasn’t worn off

From interactive connections to licensed confections, the category continues to demonstrate depth and breadth.

Carla Zanetos Scully

November 14, 2013

It's all about innovation and re-invention when it comes to appealing novelty candy ideas.

Bringing Out The Salty Side Of Sweets

Candy makers turn to salt to enhance flavors, create premium products.

Carla Zanetos Scully

September 19, 2013

How does maple pecan buttercrunch with bacon and more pecans drizzled with milk chocolate sound?

Adding fruit by the foot: Candy companies use real fruit to create delicious confections

Real fruit pieces lead to healthier and more premium candies.

Carla Zanetos Scully

September 19, 2013

Strawberries, for instance, are 80 to 90 percent of the confection, which means less chocolate and no sugar added.

Snacking drives nut-based confections

Healthy benefit, coupled with spicier options, prove attractive to consumers

Carla Zanetos Scully

September 18, 2013

Having your nuts and eating them too doesn’t seem to be an issue with candy consumers; in fact, suppliers says business is growing.

Starch trends: Clean label requests foster experimentation

Starch suppliers respond to specific ingredient demands from manufacturers, consumers.

Carla Zanetos Scully

September 16, 2013

“Organic compliance is still a niche market,” says Wen Shieh, technical leader for Cargill’s Texturizing Solutions. “Yet it is a market that traditional moulding starch will not be able to meet the regulations.”

Global Top 100

The 2013 Top 100 candy companies in the world

Find out who made Candy Industry's exclusive list of the Top 100 confectionery companies in the world.

Carla Zanetos Scully

February 11, 2013

While some markets have remained flat and several of the Global Top 100 Confectioneries have lower sales figures than seen in the past, 2012 still saw several mega-mergers and positive gains by quite a few candy companies.

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