Items Tagged with 'Kettle Awards'

Brooks, Jr. was recognized during the awards presentation on Tuesday, May 14 in Indianapolis.

The NCSA announced today it will now administer the Kettle Awards, an annual recognition for a deserving individual working within the U.S. confectionery industry. 

The Kettle Award represents the highest recognition an individual working within the U.S. confectionery industry can attain. 

See a slideshow of photos from the Kettle Awards, May 23 in Chicago, where Candy Industry presented its 2023 Award to Kirk Vashaw, Spangler Candy.

Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker attended the Sweets & Snacks Expo this year as a first-time attendee.

The candy company chairman and CEO received the honor during the Sweets & Snacks event in Chicago on May 23.

Candy Industry interviews Kettle Award Nominee Douglas R. Dressman, president and CEO of Esther Price Candies (EPC), about his history with the company and in the confectionery industry.

Each of the nominees for the Kettle Award were nominated as determined by the criteria set up for Award in 1945.

The 167-year-old company is approaching its 60th year of ownership by the Nelson family, and Robert A. Nelson, who recently received Candy Industry's 75th Kettle Award, has been part of its leadership for three decades.

James P. “Jim” McGovern, 2001 Kettle Award recipient and former VP of manufacturing for Peerless Candy Co., passed away May 15. He was 75.