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To reach the donation goal of $1 million for Make-A-Wish by the end of the year, IT’SUGAR is kicking off the "Pop It Forward" campaign on July 20, National Lollipop Day.

Overall, dollar sales of gift box chocolates are up about 8 percent, but price per unit increases played a role for some brands.

Gum manufacturers say focusing on innovation and amping up marketing efforts have helped the category correct course after two difficult years during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Barry Callebaut halted all chocolate production at its factory in Wieze, Belgium on June 29.

Throughout July 2022, Candy Industry took a deep dive into various confectionery categories, including hard candy, gum, truffles and filled chocolates, and gummies and jellies.

The 45,000-sq.-ft. facility will bring together Ferrero's R&D teams throughout the U.S.

The versatility of the gummy format is one driver of the category’s growth. 

More than 28 million trees have been planted in Côte d’Ivoire to support forest regeneration. Meanwhile, Ghana restored 9,488 hectares of degraded forest.

Laffy Taffy has shared jokes on every wrapper since the 1980s, but will soon be retiring 15 of its original jokes to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

The bars have twice the protein and half the sugar content of regular chocolate bars.