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We recently caught up with Chris Avery, VP of sales, to chat about the candy company's retail momentum and what's ahead for the brand.

A brand representative explains how the Trail works, the most difficult aspect of creating a promotional campaign for candy products, and the responses the campaign has been getting on social media.

The hire will be responsible for broker management, supplying industry personnel with the tools and information needed for success.

The company has joined the BBB National Programs' Children's Confection Advertising Initiative, which means it will not engage in advertisements primarily directed to children under age 13 or to children in elementary and middle schools.

The new hire is an operations executive with more than 29 years of experience leading large-scale manufacturing and distribution operations.

The latest investment brings the chocolatier's total funding to date to $11.3 million USD.

The hire has held both global and regional HR business partner roles at Nike, supporting Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and global business teams.

The to-be-acquired company is a French manufacturer and distributor of candies and chocolates.

The initiative aims to empower 120 female cacao farmers through entrepreneurship, finance, and sustainable agriculture.