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Newman's Own Organics is expanding its licorice line with the introduction of these twists made with organic ingredients. The sour flavors include: sour apple, sour cherry, sour mango and sour strawberry.

The man who parlayed a $1,750 investment into the creation of one of the largest regional snack food companies in the United States passed away last week.

The new senior vp of retail sales and marketing for Mount Franklin Foods most recently was president and owner of F&F Foods, which was bought about a year ago by GemCap, a private equity fund in Santa Monica.

If making food bars were a final exam, the cereal and the energy bar makers each would be called out for copying. Both categories are drawing product innovation inspiration from each other these days, and unlike in school, the tactic seems to be working out well.

Skittles recently has, through no fault of its own, become more than a rainbow-colored treat. The candy is now a symbol of a young boy and the cause he represents.

You’re in the middle of a 30,000-sq.-ft room filled with chocolate, wine, and confections. No, you’re not dreaming about chocolate for the umpteenth time — you’re at the sixth annual San Francisco International Chocolate Salon Awards.

Tsudis Chocolate Co. could be facing more than $84,150 in fines after being cited for safety violations at its Pittsburgh candy manufacturing facility this month.

Even the chocolate world will be celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee.

Spangler Candy Co. is introducing a new, more modern look and logo for the lollipop product line, and it’s scheduled to be complete in mid-2012.

If Roquette America’s latest breakthrough product makes it into your chocolate bar, you could be having a side of vegetables with your Snickers — and you might not even feel it.