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“The basic caramel flavor has been a staple of the candy industry since the beginning,” says Charlie Douglass, chocolatier, Harry & David.

Chocolate connoisseurs may delight in the “meltin- your-mouth” quality that chocolate has, but sometimes a compound coating is just as delectable.

Hansel Processing GmbH (HPG)'s machines and complete lines work successfully as well as economically all over the world, enabling customers to produce the highest quality candies in the most sustainable fashion.

Inspired by the recent surge in subscription boxes for everything from makeup addicts to fishermen, they decided to create a box for everyone with a sweet tooth.

“If he didn't show up one day, I think we'd all be confused,” says Mary Llewellyn Cox, v.p. of sales and marketing.

Olam Int’l Ltd. has finally completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of ADM’s cocoa business — and the result is the newly created entity Olam Cocoa.

The deadline for reserving exhibit space at interpack 2017 is Feb. 29, 2016. And the event will be held from May 4-10, 2017 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.

"Snickers Bar is the top-selling and fastest-turning item on shelf, so shoppers will be eager to pick up new Snickers Crisper," says Tim LeBel, v.p. of Sales for Mars Chocolate North America.

The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show has been held at the Las Vegas Convention Center all week, and the big names in candy were there showing off their latest C-Store innovations.

Thanks to negative headlines that have plagued the food industry in recent years, consumers have become more critical of what they're putting on their plates, and many are concerned about additives.