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Parker Products, a leading provider of inclusions and other specialty ingredients for the baking, dairy, beverage, confectionery, foodservice and RTE and snack industries, is holding a grand opening ceremony for its new manufacturing facility in Fort Worth on April 18.

Springfield, Mo.-based Askinosie Chocolate has unveiled its first milk chocolate bar — the 52% Coconut Milk Chocolate Bar.

The Hershey Co. has launched the Cocoa For Good program, a comprehensive cocoa sustainability strategy designed to address the most pressing issues facing cocoa-growing communities: poverty, poor nutrition, at-risk youth and vulnerable ecosystems.

Capitalizing on Callebaut’s proprietary sourcing and processing methods, FlavaNaturals and Callebaut embarked on a journey to develop a new chocolate.

Happy Easter, indeed: U.S. consumers are expected to spend $2.6 billion on candy this year’s holiday, according to a recent survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

The Boston Globe, the Shelby Report and other sources reported NECCO CEO Michael McGee told Massachusetts and Revere officials in a March 6 letter that the 171-year-old company has been in negotiations with potential buyers. 

Newfangled Confections offers blast-from-the-past candy made with a dash of love and nostalgia.

La Quinta Resorts and Club in La Quinta, Calif., proved ideal for this year’s Western Candy Conference, providing attendees with a spectacular backdrop for WCC’s 85th anniversary and its GENerational theme.

Nestlé has introduced Milkybar Wowsomes, the first chocolate using Nestlé’s restructured sugar designed to reduce its products’ sugar content by 30 percent.