At Candy Industry’s 73rd Kettle Awards, with nearly 250 guests in attendance, Mitchell Goetze, ceo of Goetze’s Candy Co., received the industry’s most prestigious award, the gleaming copper kettle. Craig Leva, president and owner of Arway Confections/Long Grove Confectionery; Chris Reid, president and ceo of Piedmont Candy Co.; and Jean Thompson, president and ceo of Seattle Chocolate Co. were also recognized as nominees for the award.