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The future of candy is actually artificial ... intelligence

How AI will help brands predict product successes, interact with customers and boost sales.

January 22, 2019

It’s not some crazy futuristic prediction. Artificial intelligence has the potential to have a huge impact on the economy.

Report: Global confectionery market to surpass $284B by 2025

Increasing innovation, global demand contributing factors for growth.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

January 10, 2019

The global confectionery market is expected to reach $284.4 billion by 2025, according to new data from Hexa Research.

Thanks for the memories

Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak retires this month after 17 years with Candy Industry Magazine.

Bernie Pacyniak

June 20, 2018

Why is Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak going down this memory lane? Pacyniak, who served Candy Industry Magazine for 17 years, is retiring June 29.

The Top 100 Candy Companies in the World in 2018

Candy Industry's exclusive list of the Top 100 candy companies in the world.

January 23, 2018

A year chock full of acquisitions, executive personnel changes and strategic partnerships has once again transformed the scorecard on this year’s Global Top 100.

RCI Regional Conference takes candy makers 'up, up and away'

Hot Air Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, N.M. provides perfect setting for pinon candies, confectionery camaraderie.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 7, 2017

RCI's conference was timed to conclude at the beginning of the city's annual Hot Air Balloon Festival.

RCI celebrates 100 years of helping candy makers

Association offers education, opportunities to connect.

Carla Zanetos Scully

June 26, 2017

It's helpful advice. It's friendship. And it's family. That is how candy makers and suppliers feel when they think about the last 100 years of Retail Confectioners International.

Lance Paine and Virgil Rubini: Two confectionery entrepreneurs driving the industry forward

Heads of Goo Goo Cluster, Chocostyle respectively, show what can be done in the candy business

Crystal Lindell

February 3, 2016

I’ll have full coverage of the Nashville trip in the March issue, and full coverage of the trip to Canada in April. But in the meantime, I want to take a moment to look at the people behind the companies.

Milestones & Millstones: A Look back at 2015 in the candy industry

Acquisitions, personnell changes, deaths and debuts mark the year.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 4, 2016

As I reviewed the headlines from the year’s past issues, there were plenty of comings and goings, spurred by acquisitions, personnel changes, departures, deaths and debuts.

The 2015 European Roundtable: Suppliers weigh in on interpack, energy savings and premium chocolate

European confectionery suppliers reflect on the increase in regional shows, the growth spots in markets, and the challenges of vertical start-ups.

Bernie Pacyniak

October 23, 2015

The 17th European Suppliers Roundtable was held on June 11, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel in London. The following represents an edited transcript of the meeting.

PMCA Preview: Fats: Full disclosure

PMCA’s 69th Annual Production Conference, which will be held April 13 – 15 in Lancaster, Pa., addresses the use of fats and oils in confections and snacks in its Back to Basics program.

Bernie Pacyniak Abigail Watt

February 12, 2015

PMCA speakers will address different fat and oil options, as well as processing procedures and energy conservation tactics.