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Open to U.S.-based chefs, professional cooks, restaurant operators and culinary students, the contest required participants to create an original recipe showcasing Sour Patch Kids Bitz.

The new Zero-G pack features intergalactic, aluminum packaging and is filled with the blue and purple candies.

Renewed focus on accessible gifting, along with consumers turning to chocolate to lift their spirits and cheer up loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, has buoyed the truffles, pralines, filled chocolates category.

Bid-On-Equipment found baked goods to be among the most popular, with doughnuts and pies each earning the top spot in 13 states.

Vegan chocolate is popular among consumers following a flexitarian or vegan diet, as well as consumers with lactose intolerance and other food allergies.

CaPao, a mission-based start-up snack brand created by Mondelēz International's SnackFutures innovation and venture hub, is one of the first products to be certified under the Upcycled Food Association's Upcycled Certification Program.

With retailers turning away from bulk bins and office-goers not filling their candy dishes as often, hard candy sales have sagged throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mars Wrigley's Skittles brand will unveil the first "Gummi Sanctuary," which will playfully provide refuge to all gummy animals and help keep them from ending up in a candy bowl — or worse.