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Hostess wins the 2018 Best in Show award for its Bakery Petites Double Chocolate Cake Delights.

NCA names 2018 Most Innovative New Product Award winners

Inaugural Ruby Award goes to Barry Callebaut for Ruby chocolate.

May 23, 2018

This year's Best in Show award went to Hostess for Bakery Petites Double Chocolate Cake Delights, made with real chocolate and without high fructose corn syrup and artificial colors and flavors.

Dispatches from Candyland

Sweets & Snacks Expo kicks off at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 23, 2018

This is Associate Editor Alyse Thompson's second Sweets & Snacks Expo, but it already feels like old hat. Getting around was a breeze, and she enjoyed catching up with manufacturers, suppliers, sales people and marketers she's gotten to know over the last couple years.

Goetze gets it: 73rd Kettle Award goes to Mitchell Goetze, ceo of Geotze’s Candy Co.

Ceremony held at Chicago's Union League Club recognizes confectionery industry leadership.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 23, 2018

At Candy Industry’s 73rd Kettle Awards, with nearly 250 guests in attendance, Mitchell Goetze, ceo of Goetze’s Candy Co., received the industry’s most prestigious award, the gleaming copper kettle.

Ritter Sport reaches 'new standard' for cocoa sustainiability

Efforts in Nicaragua push Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG to achieve cocoa sustainability goals.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 22, 2018

Ritter harvested its first cocoa crop in 2017, presenting new possibilities for the company's product portfolio and pushing it closer to achieving its sustainability goals.

84 products we're excited to see at the 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo!

Expo set for May 22-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 18, 2018

Here's a look at some of the products Candy Industry is most excited to see at the Expo, listed alphabetically by company name.

Hershey report stresses blending digital, physical elements for best retail experience

Customers likely to spend six times more when they shop a retailer’s ‘total commerce ecosystem.’

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 17, 2018

The Hershey Co. has released a new retail report showcasing how to extend the concept of search across digital and physical retail.

The Warrell Corp. names Matthew Caiazza as new president, ceo

Caiazza succeeds Kevin Silva, who served Warrell for 26 years.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 17, 2018

The Warrell Corp. has named Matthew Caiazza as its new president and ceo. Caiazza succeeds Kevin Silva, who announced his resignation in December.

Private equity firm buys majority stake in Tierra Nueva

Partnership will allow Coffee Thins maker to grow national distribution.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 16, 2018

Tampa-based private equity firm ProspEquity Partners has purchased a majority stake in Tierra Nueva Fine Cocoa, LLC.

Hu Chocolate receives minority investment from Sonoma Brands

Investment set to help organic, vegan, paleo chocolate brand expand global reach.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 16, 2018

Hu Products, maker of organic, paleo and vegan chocolate, has received a minority investment from Sonoma Brands, the food incubator responsible for Krave jerky, SMASHMALLOW and other brands.

When it comes to chocolate, consumers want it all

Sustainable sourcing, functional benefits don't preclude need for "permissable indulgence."

Bernie Pacyniak

May 15, 2018

Cocoa and chocolate suppliers and processors are beginning to see not only a greater interest by consumers about chocolate's makeup but also where and how it's sourced.

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NCA names 2018 Most Innovative New Product Award winners

Dispatches from Candyland

Goetze gets it: 73rd Kettle Award goes to Mitchell Goetze, ceo of Geotze’s Candy Co.

Ritter Sport reaches 'new standard' for cocoa sustainiability

84 products we're excited to see at the 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo!

Hershey report stresses blending digital, physical elements for best retail experience

The Warrell Corp. names Matthew Caiazza as new president, ceo

Private equity firm buys majority stake in Tierra Nueva

Hu Chocolate receives minority investment from Sonoma Brands

When it comes to chocolate, consumers want it all

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