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Chewy Candies Get Big Going Small

Bite-sized candy trend spurs huge growth in the chewy candy segment.
Valerie King
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
May 22, 2014
Chewy candy is so perfect for re-sealable bags, that not only are traditionally chewy candy brands appearing in re-sealable bags, but so are brands that are traditionally hard candies.
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Candy Industry previews Sweets & Snacks Expo on Fox News

May 19, 2014
Editor Bernie Pacyniak discusses several new product introductions from Ferrara Candy Co. and Ford Gum on Fox’s Good Day Chicago morning television program, highlighting some of the trends prevalent at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago.
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Hershey’s Learn to Grow program realizing targets

Company looks to expand effort as all participating farmers pass certification audit.
May 7, 2014
The successful launch and completion of its HERSHEY LEARN TO GROW program in Ghana, which was implemented 18 months ago to help increase the incomes and improve living standards of more than 1,400 cocoa farm families there, has prompted The Hershey Co. to expand the initiative.
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Mondelez affirming women’s rights in cocoa-growing areas

Company to promote gender equality in its Cocoa Life sustainability program.
May 7, 2014
In Ghana, female cocoa farmers earn 25-30 percent less than their male counterparts; in Cote d'Ivoire, women in cocoa communities earn up to 70 percent less than men.
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Hard Candy Trends: Taking back the reins

Hard candy makers respond to a year of downward sales with new products, expansion and packaging innovation.
Valerie King
April 16, 2014
While there’s no smoking gun to explain the decline in sales, one thing’s for sure, as far as Sally Lyons Wyatt, at IRI is concerned — there is a huge need for innovation.
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NAD: Hershey should change its Brookside packaging, advertising

Review started with complaint from Mars.
Valerie King
March 19, 2014

The National Advertising Division (NAD) has recommended that the Hershey Co. change the advertising for its Brookside Chocolate-Covered Candies because as it stands right now, the ads are misleading.


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Snack bar trends: Sweet, segmented, sustenance

Snack bar consumers demand healthier, more functional options.
Valerie King Curtis Vreeland
March 14, 2014
Serving a society that’s increasingly obsessed with ingredients has led the snack bar industry to embrace more healthful, functional products for unique subgroups.
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Licorice Trends: Soft and healthy

Licorice consumers demand healthier choices and authenticity.
Valerie King
February 19, 2014
As the world grows more obsessed with watching what’s in their food and how much of it they eat, licorice manufacturers are listening, responding
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Which types of candy do Democrats and Republicans prefer?

Washington Post links confections to political parties.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
February 12, 2014

Apparently, Republicans like M&M’s Peanut Butter, while Democrats prefer theirM&M’S with almonds, but everybody loves a Butterfinger. The data looks at Democrats and Republicans and divides each of them into two categories: low voter turnout and high voter turnout, meaning those who are not likely to vote or those who are likely to vote. 


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Sugar-Free: Sugar-Free Candy Sales Level Off, Consumers Demand Variety.

More and more candy companies are making fake sweets — or at least sweets with fake sweeteners.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
January 23, 2014
“The ‘secret’ to our success is taste; we are acknowledged as having the best tasting sugar-free [candy] available in the marketplace,” says Mark Sesler,of Russell Stover.
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