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Hard candies sweetened with sugar substitutes have gone mainstream, due largely to an increasingly diabetic audience, general obesity concerns and health-conscious consumers … as well as the fact that the products now taste better than ever before.

Easter came late in 2009, contributing to the 7.9% sales growth rate reported by Information Resources, Inc.

By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Vacation footnotesGreetings, all, from East Falmouth on Cape Cod! We just arrived here yesterday afternoon, so I haven’t had a chance to

By Deborah Cassell Executive Editor Candy Industry, Retail Confectioner casselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: The candy tax canThe night before Illinois’ new tax on candy, soft drinks, toiletries and alcohol went into

Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: The blame gameThere it was, almost as large as life, a photo of ground beef with a warning label attached to it:

FPSA and its predecessor associations have a long history of delivering the finest trade show events to the food and beverage industry.

Deborah Cassell Executive Editor Candy Industry Retail Confectionercasselld@bnpmedia.com getting fresh: ALDI daysOn my recent visit to one of ALDI’s newest locations in Geneva, Ill. (a western suburb of Chicago) for

Admittedly, I’ve never been a big fan of gummies. Truth is, I’ve always preferred chocolate to fruit flavors when it comes to candy, and melty to chewy when it comes to texture. But I’ll try (almost) anything once.

Perhaps best known for its Goetze brand Caramel Creams and Cow Tales, Goetze Candy Co., Inc. recently introduced two new products.

New to the Crispy Green Crispy Fruit line, Crispy Bananas are 100% freeze-dried banana slices containing no added sugar, preservatives, colors, flavors, fat or cholesterol.