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Ford Gum touts Big League Chew brand’s growth despite difficult year

Overall, sugar gum sales continue to decline.

June 18, 2021

Ford Gum says its Big League Chew products continue to perform well despite the difficulty the gum category has experienced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

International Chocolate Salon, TasteTV announce winners of 2021 White Chocolate Awards

Entrants judged on taste, texture, and uniqueness.

June 18, 2021

Entrants are judged on taste, texture, uniqueness and overall excellence.

International Chocolate Salon, TasteTV announce winners of 2021 Toffee Awards

Entrants judged on taste, texture, and uniqueness.

June 18, 2021

Entrants in this year's competiton were judged on taste, texture, uniqueness and overall excellence.

Hershey named to The Civic 50 list created by Points of Light

Candy company recognized as ‘Consumer Staples’ leader for commitment to empowering communities.

Crystal Lindell

June 16, 2021

The Hershey Company has been named a 2021 honoree of The Civic 50 by Points of Light, the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service.

Sugar Reduction

FONA: Half of consumers want to reduce sugar, but most won’t sacrifice taste

FONA International’s new report, ‘Sugar & The Voice of the Consumer,’ uses nationwide survey to offer insights into sugar sector.

Crystal Lindell

June 16, 2021

More consumers want to reduce their sugar intake this year than did in 2019, but price and taste still played a bigger role in purchasing decisions than sugar reduction.

HI-CHEW partners with NYC’s The Doughnut Project on Strawberry Squeeze doughnut

HI-CHEW introduced Strawberry Lemonade earlier this year.

June 16, 2021

The HI-CHEW brand and New York City-based The Doughnut Project have teamed up to celebrate National Candy Month by launching Strawberry Squeeze, a doughnut that highlights the latest HI-CHEW flavor, Strawberry Lemonade.

Elements Truffles introduces Sea Salt with Turmeric bar

Dark chocolate bar is made with raw, organic ingredients.

June 16, 2021

Elements Truffles, an Asian-owned Ayurvedic clean chocolate brand, was founded on meditation and creating chocolates handmade with cacao, Ayurveda superfoods and pure essential oils.

American Licorice turns to AnswerRocket for market data analysis

Platform gives candy company insights into key performance drivers.

June 16, 2021

American Licorice Company is leveraging AnswerRocket’s augmented analytics platform for data discovery and automated analysis of its syndicated market data from IRI and SPINS.

SFA: Specialty food sales reach $170B in 2020

COVID-19 encouraged center store purchases, reduced innovation discovery.

June 16, 2021

The Specialty Food Association reports all food sales, both specialty and non-specialty, grew much faster between 2018 and 2020, a reflection of the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on buying, at-home meal preparation, and consumption.