Peter Blommer, president and ceo of Blommer Chocolate, first met Nello Ferrara in 1991 at a Western Candy Conference in Arizona. “When Nello took the stage at the gala dinner and broke into song, I knew this was a special man and a wonderful industry,” Blommer recalls in an online guestbook on the Chicago Tribune’s website.
Fancy’s back. At least that’s what attendance at this year’s Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco suggests. More than 18,000 buyers opted to visit the annual show in San Francisco organized by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT).
In an attempt to establish a foothold for decorations products in the United States, Barry Callebaut plans to acquire an American chocolate decorations manufacturer, Henderson, N.C.-based Mona Lisa Food Products
Taste of Nature has paired with Sanrio to produce a Hello Kitty treats line, including: Hello Kitty Cotton Candy (which comes in pink vanilla and blue raspberry), Hello Kitty Cupcake, Hello Kitty Chocolate Brownie and Hello Kitty Cookie Dough.
The candy packaging of the future is not made from modern plastic or shiny foil, but rather wood pulp. This spring, Ganong Bros Limited, Canada’s oldest candy company, will pack its Easter confectionery in stand-up pouches made from Innovia Films’ renewable, compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex, says the company.
Valentine’s Day may be a day set aside for true love, but it’s also evolved into just another shopping event complete with last-minute gift-buyers running into their local Wal-Greens.
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