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Bazooka Joe seems to be turning into a millennial, with his new love of social media and individuality.

The Hershey Co. has announced plans to join a new non-profit focused on sustainability issues in the supply chain.

It looks like Sweet Candy Co.’s effort to be forward thinking with it’s all-natural offerings are getting noticed.

Gum and candy, it turns out, are a lot like love and marriage — you can’t have one without the other. At least that seems to be what Mondelez International thinks.

On the surface the idea that Mexico would be worried about chewing gum inappropriately discarded on the streets is kind of absurd.

Beer? Good. Chocolate? Great. Beer and chocolate? Awesome!

As difficult as it may be to turn out product under such pressure, fine chocolatiers are hard pressed to say no when a large portion of their yearly sales are made between the months of October and December

ConAgra is excited to see the potential from its biggest private label acquisition come to fruition.

Visions of sugar plums and other candies are apparently filling the snack aisle this holiday season.

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of a presentation to be given by Allan Aasted, ceo of Aasted, at ZDs’s Chocotech 2012 seminar in Cologne, Germany in December.