Diversity is important — that’s a statement applicable both to people and to the food we eat. It’s part of what makes nuts and fruits ideal ingredients to add to confections.
“If one looks at the candy displays in retail establishments, there is a myriad of choices,” says Polly Owen, director, Hazelnut Marketing Board. “There seems to be an increased number of choices that include nuts in many forms and the packaging clearly hones in on the fact that the product includes nuts.”