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Chief Operating Officer Chuck Metzger will succeed founder Rich Scalise as ceo of Hearthside Food Solutions as Scalise remains chairman of the company’s board.

Atkinson Candy Co. will produce, market and sell Mary Jane candies, a former NECCO brand, through a licensing agreement with brand owner Spangler Candy Co.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are America’s favorite Halloween candy, according to a new survey by New Jersey-based Monmouth University.

There is still much work to be done in the industry when it comes to diversity, but Editor Crystal Lindell is happy to see that there is progress being made.

Mars Wrigley Confectionery has launched several items sure to make any candy lover’s Halloween sweet and spooky.

These Welch’s Fruit Snacks come in fun shapes such as a bat, witch, ghost, haunted castle and pumpkin.

The Ferrero Group is launching Tic Tac Coca-Cola, the result of a unique collaboration between the two iconic brands. 

The Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) hosted a chocolate short course at the University of California-Davis last month to increase its presence on the West Coast.

Cocoa organizations in Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana are reviewing the status of all cocoa sustainability and certification programs to put greater emphasis on implementing the living income differential the countries established in July.