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More than 8,500 visitors attended 2017 Yummex Middle East, the leading trade show for sweets and snacks in the Middle East and North Africa.

TopConsumerReviews.com, a provider of independent reviews and rankings of consumer products and services, has given Candy Club a 5-star rating for excellence as a monthly candy subscription service.

Mint, which some of us have grown in our gardens, just doesn’t immediately come to mind when it comes to sustainability issues. And yet, it’s one of the critical ingredients in Mars Wrigley’s mint and gum products.

Blissfully Better, a company with an aim to make products that are better-for-you and delicious, has added a new variety to its line of certified-organic confections: Toasted Coconut Thins.

NextWorld Evergreen, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has acquired Alter Eco, a chocolate-centric, healthy-indulgence confectionery brand.

Campbell Soup Co. will acquire Snyder’s-Lance next year in a push to strengthen its foothold in the booming U.S. snacking market.

Further expanding its presence in the snack food category, The Hershey Co. will acquire Skinny Pop maker Amplify Snack Brands, Inc., early next year.

A growing demand for fine flavor and high quality cocoa worldwide will drive growth in the global cocoa market, says a Coherent Market Insights analysis. 

Anything worth doing should be done right. And that, of course, takes time.

TopConsumerReviews.com, a provider of independent reviews and rankings of consumer products and services, has given zChocolat a best-in-class, 5-star rating as an online chocolate retailer.