Candy Industry Trends

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Toluna surveyed 1,000 people in the U.S. on their perceptions around tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the cannabis compound that provides a “high” — and cannabidiol (CBD).

These trends mirror some that Innova Market Insights projects will influence the whole food and beverage industry. 

The Kit Kat brand is giving fans another way to break and eat their beloved chocolate bar.

The Nerds brand is partnering with “Stranger Things” actor Gaten Matarazzo and his fans to hypothesize on the stranger-than-life origins of the brand's latest multi-texture invention – Gummy Clusters.

In 2021 consumers will begin to adjust to the new normal, prioritizing and maximizing health and wellness.

With high cacao percentages and few ingredients, these chocolate bars are ideal for anyone seeking clean, ethically-made dark chocolate.

KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND) is making additional efforts to help address the inequality and inequity facing Black, Indigenous, People of Color communities across areas of racial justice, education, food and health, and representation.

Food brands need to cater to different consumer needs, and guilt-free indulgences and health/ethical credentials may just be the way forward, says research firm GlobalData.