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Lindt & Sprungli is investing heavily into Ghana with hopes of being able to verify its entire cocoa beans supply chain from the country by 2016.

100 Good Food Award Winners will be announced Jan. 16, 2014, at a gala in San Francisco.

By the end of 2013, Theo products will be available in more than 4,000 stores across North America.

Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee helped Brown & Haley launch its new packaging for its ROCA Buttercrunch in China last week while on a trade mission to the country.

With 143 million consumers, Russia is one of most important markets for confectionery worldwide — and the largest market in Europe.

The new addition adds close to 25 percent more floor space, which will expand both office and manufacturing areas.

It's no surprise then to see the world's leading confectionery manufacturers focus on the Middle East, India, Far East, and Pakistan. What is surprising is the lack of familiarity about the region.

The next big idea. That's what Frank Sheftel thought he had back in 1984 when the Summer Olympics came to town.

"Consumers are very well informed these days and they view confectionery products containing nus as a healthy way to indulge their sweet tooth," says Lucas Schmidt, industrial sales manager at HGO/Westnut.