Narrowed from a field of nearly 140 products, the finalists will compete on April 4 at The Classic Center in Athens with an award ceremony to follow.

State-of-the-art facility will take guests on an immersive, Willy Wonka-style "Journey of Chocolate."

Candy Industry Publisher Doug Peckenpaugh was able to catch up with Tim Strickland, co-owner, River Street Sweets, at its Savannah location on June 23. June 24 was National Pralines Day.

The previous shop, which had been burned down by an arsonist in 2021, was originally built nearly 60 years ago.

The nearly 200,000 square foot facility underwent an extensive renovation including expansion of manufacturing floorspace, tripling the size of the company’s research and development center with the addition of a state-of-the-art innovation lab, and renovation of employee welfare, offices, and café facilities.

Peanuts go through many different phases before ending up at their final destination on grocery store shelves.

Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp has announced that Jack Link’s will create 800 jobs and invest $450 million as the company expands to Georgia with a new manufacturing facility in Perry.