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Health, increased snacking driving diversification in Japanese confectionery market

Japan's $5.1 billion chocolate market grew by 6 percent in 2016.

Bobbie van der List

September 15, 2017

People's minds in Japan have shifted their views toward chocolate, specifically its healthy aspects.

Askinosie Chocolate introduces new origin bar

Zamora, Amazonia bar uses rare Arriba Nacional cocoa bean

Alyse Thompson-Richards

September 13, 2017

Askinosie Chocolate has introduced a new single-origin chocolate bar — the 72% Zamora, Amazonia Bar — marking the Springfield, Mo.-based chocolate company’s second partnership with a female-led farmer group

Ghirardelli Vanilla Caramel Squares

Ghirardelli Chocolate Co., San Leandro, Calif.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

September 13, 2017

Ghirardelli’s newest addition to its Square line combines luscious, buttery caramel with a touch of vanilla and smooth milk chocolate.

Mulling over megatrends

Euromonitor report outlines overarching consumer trends.

Bernie Pacyniak

September 6, 2017

Want to know what’s coming around the corner? Take the time to digest these long-term shifts affecting consumers, retailers and manufacturers.

Curly Girlz Candy sugar-free items

Curly Girlz Candy, Owatonna, Minn.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

September 6, 2017

In response to consumer requests, Curly Girlz Candy has launched a line of sugar-free and no-sugar-added chocolates and confections.

Barry Callebaut debuts ‘Ruby’ chocolate

Fourth variety of chocolate made from Ruby cocoa beans.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

September 5, 2017

Barry Callebaut has introduced a fourth variety of chocolate — ‘Ruby’ chocolate — created from the red Ruby cocoa bean.

Three earn Buyer’s Choice Awards at Orlando ECRM event

Candy Planning: Everyday & Summer Seasonal show held Aug. 13-17 at the Rosen Centre Hotel attracts new industry participants.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 23, 2017

ECRM hosted its annual Candy Planning: Everyday & Summer Seasonal event Aug. 13-17 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Fla., where new and previously attending manufacturers showcased more than 100 new, innovative products.

North Carolina chocolate company to expand

French Broad Chocolate to almost triple production space, open new cafe.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 23, 2017

French Broad Chocolates is moving to a new facility, giving the Asheville, N.C.-based company nearly three times the production capacity, the Citizen-Times reported.

Creativity abounds among sofi winners at 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show

Coconut, coffee, cashews among popular flavors at show, held June 25-27 in New York City.

Curtis Vreeland

August 16, 2017

With more than 180,000 specialty food and beverages from 2,600 exhibitors, the 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show continues to reign as the largest show in North America devoted to this industry.