The Hershey Co. is selling off part of it’s original chocolate plant for nearly $58 million, but the company plans is to lease it right back, Harrisburg, Pa.’s Patriot-News reports.
(Top, from right): Pastry Chefs Joshua Johnson, Donald Wressell and Scott Green pose during the 2011 Amoretti National Pastry Team Championship. The team, led by Wressell, won the competition and with it comes
CandyRific has expanded its line of Scooby-Doo novelty candy with three new items. The Scooby-Doo fan features the dog detective on top of a child-safe candy fan; the Scooby-Doo Prism Vision follows the character’s theme by serving as a “mystery finder”; and Scooby-Doo Giggle Head with Sound features a bobble head-like Scooby. All three include Microbytes candies.
Amy Atkinson VoltzBasil E. AtkinsonJudson-Atkinson Candies, Inc. has made several management structure changes in response to former president Basil E. Atkinson stepping down, including naming his daughter Amy Atkinson Voltz
The Retail Bakers of America, the American Bakers Association and BEMA are launching a baking-focused trade show this fall in Chicago. The three-day All Things Baking trade event will
The Mexican confectionery market remains both vibrant and in a growth mode. That’s according to information released by Confitexpo, organizers of the nation’s largest annual confectionery show in Guadalajara, Mexico.The
Barry Callebaut has sold its European consumer business Stollwerck to the Belgian Sweet Product/Baronie Group, but the two companies aren’t cutting ties completely. The deal comprises the entire Stollwerck Group,
In an effort to reinforce its presence in China, Nestle has entered into a partnership agreement with the Chinese confectionery company Hsu Fu Chi. Under the proposed agreement, Nestle intends
These chocolate-covered jelly beans feature a pectin center, which creates a smooth texture that’s not as chewy as a typical jelly bean. They come in milk chocolate and strawberry, milk chocolate and raspberry, dark chocolate and tangerine and dark chocolate and cherry.
Liz Reilly The National Confectioners Association has named a former U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive director, Liz Reilly, as its new v.p. of government affairs. She most recently served as
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