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Michael Rosenberg captures Kettle Award

May 20, 2015

Last night at Candy Industry’s 70th Anniversary celebration of the magazine’s Kettle Awards, Michael Rosenberg, president and ceo of Promotion In Motion Companies, Inc. received the gleaming copper kettle.

Chewy candy segment is far from ‘stuck’

Category see nearly 8 percent growth, with new launches propelling it forward.

Crystal Lindell

May 20, 2015

When Impact Confections was looking into launching new versions of their popular sour flavors, they knew exactly which segment they wanted to tap into - chewy candy.

Hard times for Thorntons coincide with ceo’s departure

Four years of ceo Jonathan Hart’s efforts can’t quell profit losses

May 20, 2015

Gum dispenser Gumfriend debuts on Kickstarter

Campaign running through June 27 will determine whether thumb-sliding dispenser launches or not

May 20, 2015

Birnn Chocolates of Vermont, Inc. celebrates 100 years

Family-owned producer and seller of fine chocolates reaches new milestone

May 20, 2015

Machine of the month: Hosokawa Bepex’s Chocoat

Quick changeovers made easy

May 20, 2015

Hosokawa Bepex has developed a new concept, dubbed Chocoat, for quick mass changeovers.

Good news for chocolate lovers: Cacao can elevate concentration

Hershey Co.-sponsored NAU study: Chocolate lowers blood pressure, increases alertness.

Alison Soley

May 13, 2015

A study published by Northern Arizona University is bound to make health gurus and chocolate enthusiasts rejoice.

Mars announces 5-year cocoa flavanol study with Harvard

Study looks to provide clues about healthy aging, cardiovascular health

Alison Soley

May 13, 2015

Mars Inc., is partnering with Harvard to take a long-term look at the possible health benefits of cocoa flavanols.

Mars embraces ‘added sugars’ labeling

Candy maker encourages consumers to monitor sugar intake as part of a healthy, well-balanced diet.

Alison Soley

May 13, 2015

Mars has given support for a new U.S. government proposal to include an “added sugars” declaration in the Nutrition Facts panel on all food packaging.