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Puratos has opened an innovation center in Chicago, the company’s sixth innovation center in the U.S.

Olam Cocoa has launched the Cocoa Compass program, designed to support the creation of an environmentally positive, professionalized and quality focused cocoa supply chain.

Cocoa organizations in Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire now say sustainability programs carried out by chocolate makers and confectionery companies can work in harmony with the new per-tonne living income differential the countries established in July.

There’s a reason why tension over climate change, plastic use and other environmental concerns have swelled, the Hartman Group says in a new report. These crises are no longer distant concepts — they’re urgent problems, and consumers want solutions.

The 2019 American Customer Satisfaction Index has a candy company at the top. Hershey, with a score of 84 (out of 100), tied with Pepsi for the top brand spot on this year's list.

This year Mars Wrigley has updated its Transaction Zone Vision to become the Transaction Zone Strategy. This shift represents the depth and breadth of the global insights the confectionery leader refined for this program.

With the snack bar market expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, there is rich potential for agile, innovative manufacturers in the Middle East and North Africa.

Kar's Nuts has appointed Victor Mehren as chief executive officer. Nick Nicolay, Kar's Nuts president and ceo since 1995, will remain actively involved in the company as its chairman.

The National Confectionery Sales Association has inducted the 2019 honorees into the Candy Hall of Fame.

Ferrara Candy Co., maker of Brach’s and Trolli candy, is celebrating Halloween 2019 by putting several new spins on classic candy corn.