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The Candy Dish Awards are presented each year by NCA’s broker community to recognize one broker and one manufacturer who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the fields of confectionery sales, marketing, and management.

Candy Industry is celebrating the sweetest season by asking its readers to vote in its 2023 Valentine’s Day Candy Products Poll.

Gift-givers continue spend more on premium chocolate, as they see it as an affordable luxury, says Ferrero.

Scheduled for completion in 2024, the €18 million expansion to Palsgaard’s Netherlands plant, which also makes specialty ingredients for margarine and bakery, will double the company’s global capacity to produce PGPR.

Brand debuts "latest changes" under made-up Ma&Ya's brand banner, helmed by Maya Rudolph.

Target’s Tiffany Trombley, director of seasonal candy and snacks; and Sam’s Club’s Todd Budzinski, senior director of merchandising, candy, & commercial bread, are the recipients of the 2023 Confectionery Leadership Awards.

As part of Orbit’s confidence-boosting “Do What Makes You Ding” campaign, the brand is tapping the trendy reemergence of roller skating with a giveaway of customizable roller skates and $25K to support skate community initiatives. 

Family-owned candy company takes on social media for Valentine's Day.

Candy Industry interviews Kettle Award Nominee Douglas R. Dressman, president and CEO of Esther Price Candies (EPC), about his history with the company and in the confectionery industry.

As co-owner and vice president of human resources and after market services at Delkor Systems, Andersen guides the company’s strategic vision and direction and she brings this expertise to her role as PMMI chairperson.