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lollipop and hard candy trends

2016 Lollipop and hard candy trends!

Wacky flavors, clever marketing, and a push toward functional lollipops help drive hard candy segment forward.
Abigail Watt
April 19, 2016
The biggest challenge, though, is not how much better-for-consumers the candy should be. It’s the cost of sugar, which is an understandably important ingredient in making lollipops.
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Airheads

Airheads turns 30, celebrates with new flavor!

To kick off the celebration, Airheads released a new limitededition birthday cake flavor bar.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
April 18, 2016
Airheads isn’t worried about being over the hill — the candy is kickstarting their 30th birthday in epic style with a new limited-edition flavor
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Ethereal Confections

A Heavenly Endeavor: Ethereal Confections specializes in bean-to-bar

In a few short years, Ethereal Confections has grown to produce a broad line of bean-to-bar confections.
Bernie Pacyniak
April 18, 2016
Today, Ethereal Confections offers such bean-to-bar offerings as Sweet Basil and Cherry Blossom, Black Cherry Lemonade and Blood Orange and Vanilla Bean in addition to 30 truffle varieties and a half-dozen desserts, all made on the premises.
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Alison Bodor

Alison Bodor, e.v.p. of the NCA, to leave confectionery industry

Bodor appointed president and ceo of the American Frozen Food Institute.
Abigail Watt
April 13, 2016
She has been appointed the new president and ceo of the American Frozen Food Institute.
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Jelly Belly

Six candy companies pledge to stop advertising to children under 12

The companies will form a self-regulatory initiative.
Abigail Watt
April 13, 2016
The Children's Confection Advertising Initiative will be modeled after the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, a self-regulatory initiative that includes 18 large food companies.
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Yummex

North American pavilion at Yummex Middle East show offers booths to confectionery and snack manufacturers

The pavilion will accommodate 8-10 companies.
Abigail Watt
April 13, 2016
North American confectionery and snack manufacturers now have the chance to attend the Yummex Middle East show in Dubai.
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Thomas Linemayr

Daniel Studer named new CEO of Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc., as Thomas Linemayr leaves

Linemayr slated to step down at the end of April.
Abigail Watt
April 7, 2016
Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc. will have a new ceo soon.
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Kid food trends

Packaged Facts: 3 major trends impacting kids food industry

Millennial parents, multicultural children and childhood obesity are influencing how industry players manufacture and market foods for kids.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
April 6, 2016
For the U.S. retail food sector, the children aren't just the future, they are very much the present.
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Russell Stover

Russell Stover receives OSHA citations

Company faces a $193,600 fine for incident that shut down a Kansas plant in September.
Abigail Watt
April 6, 2016
Russell Stover Candies has received citations from the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for an incident in September that closed a manufacturing plant in Iola, Kan. for more than two hours.
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Godiva Anniversary Collection

Godiva launches 90th anniversary collection

The chocolatier will celebrate its anniversary with a new flavor and package redesign.
Abigail Watt
April 6, 2016
It's Godiva's 90th anniversary, and the chocolatier is celebrating with the launch of a new limited-edition collection.
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