This year’s Retail Confectioners International (RCI) Spring Regional Institute will be held in Savannah, Ga. from April 19-23. The event includes trips to The Chocolate Tree, Byrd Cookie Co. and

European confectioners Katjes Fassin and Lamy Lutti form allianceGerman-based sugar confectionery manufacturer and distributor Katjes Fassin has taken a minority share in French-Belgian sugar confectionery company Lamy Lutti to form

Grupo Nacional de Chocolates, Candy Industry’s January 2009 cover story, plans to acquire Mexican chocolate manufacturer Nutresa S.A. for $95 million, according to just-food.com. The acquisition, which is subject to

When Candy Industry's founder and publisher, Don Gussow, established the Kettle Award in 1946, he did so not knowing who the first recipient would be. 

Since its acquisition by Sollich in 1991, Chocotech has rapidly moved from its chocolate processing heritage to candy processing equipment to ideally complement its parent owner.

Despite having to keep a close eye on travel costs these first few months of 2009, I’ve been fortunate enough to actually have crossed the “pond” twice...

Multiple surveys have found consumers demanding less packaging and more recycling. In response, many confectioners in the U.K. are giving them less, and as a result, becoming greener.

Standing in for cocoa butter in various confectionery applications, CBAs can offer flexibility and a lower price tag.

Home to Germany's oldest chocolate factory, Halloren sees its future growth tied to technological innovation that delivers flexibility and efficiency.

For 2009, Mars introduces premium Fling chocolate fingers, featuring a layer of truffle and meringue enrobed in chocolate.