Hi-octane chocolate as well as reimagined marshmallows and marzipan catch the attention of Candy Industry’s trends spotter at the Winter Fancy Food Show.
The release of a new Star Wars movie seems to be affecting craft chocolate makers. Dark bars with a “force” factor above 80 percent cacao abounded at last week’s Winter Fancy Foods Show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Everyone’s heard the complaint about too many me-too products being introduced into the marketplace. One of the main reasons for this lack of creativity stems from the fact that being innovative truly requires extensive use of the right brain as well as having a penchant for risk-taking.