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LaBerge joins Mars from Johnson & Johnson.

Apparently, people eat less cookies from transparent packages than they do from opaque ones.

As the story goes, goes, when John (Hans) Faerber — NID’s founder — first became interested in starch moulding, he quickly realized that the traditional means of handling the trays and starch just weren’t good enough. And so, he created something better.

"We are excited that Aurora has joined our team," says Barry Rosenbaum, Nassau Candy’s president.

It’s also about the cherries, cherries, cherries for the Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Co. these days.

It’s about one year since Unreal candy hit store shelves, and in that time the company has come to learn a few things about what consumers want. And now they’re responding with some big changes.

Anyone craving some gourmet chocolate and peanut butter now just needs to hope for a layover or a final destination in San Diego.

Tom and Debra Ocasio, owners of The Chocolate Lounge in Long Branch, N.J., recently participated and Tom says the amount of knowledge and expertise they received from the staff and the other participants was priceless.

If you’re looking for a quick snack, odds are you’ll grab a chocolate bar in a convenience store and then hop in your car to unwrap it and take a bite — all before the sun goes down.

Robert Weidner has joined the Blommer commodity team as senior strategic sourcing manager.