Peg-packaged products deliver benefits for shoppers and retailers.

The richest confectionery hue is showing up just about everywhere in mass retail.

With health concerns, product innovation, and major brand endorsement as the wind beneath its wings, sugar-free confectionery has set sail for even bigger mainstream growth — here and abroad.

The National Confectioners Association president explains the rationale for some of the major changes slated for the candy industry’s annual trade show extravaganza.

Our youthful panelists talk about whether or not their schools permit candy purchases.

Bill Kelley, vice chairman of Jelly Belly Candy Co., was honored with the Kettle Award early this summer.Here’s a photographic record of that special evening.

Our photographer captures Confectioner’s Category Driver and Silver Circle Award presentations.

The heart of its business may be prescriptions, but this Chicagoturned-national retailing legend has always had a soft spot for treats.

The candy category boasts some of the packaged goods industry’s real brand gems — classic, time-tested and with a wealth of history behind them. What are the secrets to preserving the promise of these cherished brand icons while keeping them contemporary?