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Conducted in 13 countries with more than 12,900 individuals, the survey also found that for the UK, 71% of shoppers regularly buy one or more Fairtrade products a month. 

Included in the offerings are new flavors for the brand’s chocolate covered pretzels, as well as new panned candies—Turbinado Almonds and Chocolate Mint Melts.

We talked with Matt Weiss, partner at VO/D and CEO of 1UP Candy, and Michael Schenker, co-founder of VO/D, about how the idea for the brand came about and what's in store for its future.

Mars Wrigley International Travel Retail (MWITR) is returning to the conference this year with a focus on helping travel retailers attract more shoppers and drive revenue. 

The brand's flavors are getting a vibrant refresh, with updated packaging and reversed chewlet colors for HI-CHEW Original and HI-CHEW Tropical Mix.

Perfetti Van Melle USA is debuting many new candies, and also announcing some returning flavors, all of which will be displayed at its Sweets & Snacks Expo booth (#5801).

The new flavor is a milk chocolate twist on the the brand's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana.

FocusFuel, an emerging caffeine gummy brand with a health-first approach, uses clean, plant-based caffeine from guarana and green tea.

We recently touched base with Ryan Nelson, president, IT'SUGAR, to chat about consumer trends and behaviors in the novelty candy space, as well as what new items the store has recently released.

Lange most recently served at the senior director of federal affairs for the Beer Institute, where she worked on tax, trade, agricultural, and nutrition policy.