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Citing data from IRI, PLMA said store brands gained 6.5 percent in dollar sales, while national brands increased 5.2 percent during the same period.

Customers will be greeted by an 11-ft. Ferris Wheel candy display, a lollipop garden made with more than 1,000 lollipops, and a Chicago skyline made entirely of jelly beans.

The National Confectioners Association says the Easter season is important for the confectionery industry, totaling about $4 billion in sales in 2021 alone.

Divine Chocolate has introduced Mini Eggs and deluxe Easter Gift Sets for the Easter holiday.

These limited-edition cookies are shaped like chicks, bunnies, butterflies and ducks.

Each marshmallow chick is hand piped, given a colored sugar bath, then topped off with hand piped chocolate eyes.

Piper Sandler's 43rd semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey highlights discretionary spending trends and brand preferences of 7,100 teens across 44 states.

Mars Wrigley has introduced springtime varieties under its signature brands, including M&M’S, Dove, Starburst and Skittles.

Hidden inside each chocolate egg is a scoop of A’cappella’s kosher mini marshmallows.

ADM has launched PearlEdge, a line of white color solutions derived from natural sources for a variety of food and beverage applications.