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When it comes to food, and especially candy, flavor is king. It’s a fact that the industry understands well — if it doesn’t taste good, consumers won’t eat it.

Mars and General Mills are adding GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) labeling to all their products nationwide.

The store will open on April 4 in Sturtevant, Wis.

All major chocolate manufacturers – including Mondelez, Nestle, Mars, Ferrero, Haigh's, Lindt, and others – have committed to using only sustainably sourced cocoa in all locally produced products.

According to Mintel data, chocolate confections may be a treat in more ways than one.

barkTHINS has launched its newest flavor, Dark Chocolate Peanut with Sea Salt.

The expansion includes increasing liquid production capacity by 20 percent, along with an increase to tank capacity and an improved moulding infrastructure to better meet customers' needs.

The reports are in. FONA's Trend Team has released a detailed overview on chocolate confectionery trends based on data accumulated between Jan. 2012 and Dec. 2015.

The biennial CHOCOVISION conference will take place this June 7-9 at its traditional venue in Davos, Switzerland.

Doumak, Inc., the Bensenville, Ill.-based manufacturer of Campfire brand marshmallows, is partnering with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and its Ghostbusters movie franchise just in time for the film’s widely anticipated worldwide release in theaters this July.