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The National Confectioners Association (NCA) created the All Candy Expo, now known as the Sweets & Snacks Expo, to bring manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers together.

It seemed a pity to conduct the interview indoors. After all, both of us would return to cooler climes: Antoine de Saint-Affrique to Zurich and I to Chicago.

Clasen Quality Coatings, Inc., has changed its name to Clasen Quality Chocolate, Inc. to reflect the Madison, Wis.-based company’s push into the chocolate sector.

Candyking, a pick-and-mix candy supplier in Nordic countries, the UK, Ireland and Poland, announced that ceo Dani Evanoff will take ownership of the company from its current investment fund owner, Accent Equity 2008.

Edible Arrangements, known for creating fresh-cut fruit arrangements for order, has expanded into the boxed chocolate market with its newest brand, Edible Chocolate.

Holiday retail sales are expected to be especially bright this season, thanks, in part, to some Americans getting a head start on shopping, a new survey sponsored by the National Retail Federation (NRF) found.

Lake Champlain Chocolates, a Vermont-based artisan chocolatier, has earned a Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 Certification, meaning it has met requirements for one of the food industry’s leading food safety and quality designations.