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The AACT is offering a $5,000 scholarship award for the 2014-2015 academic year.

In an effort to expand its private label offerings, The European Candy Group has acquired Kraepelien & Holm (K&H).

“We are thrilled to have found a partner with the resources and experience to grow the Williams & Bennett brand,” say the company's founders Becky and Bill Gardner.

What does a comedian from Nebraska, an entrepreneurial couple from Wisconsin and a former confectionery executive have in common?

The $900 fall workshop is geared toward aspiring chocolatiers and anyone else in the industry looking for new ideas.

The Hershey Co. has acquired 80 percent of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (SGM), a privately held confectionery company based in Shanghai, China.

“One of the things that’s the most difficult about the private investment business is that you have to let go of the things that mean the most to you,” says Hendrik J. Hartong III, senior managing partner at Brynwood Partners.

Coen's big focus will be on wrapping his arms around what makes each brand so special to the consumers and how to leverage that to grow all three brands

Described as combination of “MTV meets Willy Wonka,” Las Vegas-based Sugar Factory will open a new 8,000-sq.-ft. brasserie and retail store near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.