An M&M's ad sits on display at the Six Flags Great America Theme Park in Gurnee, Ill. Mars is expanding its marketing agreement with the theme park company after experiencing
The Hershey Co. has reached an agreement to purchase Brookside Foods Ltd., a privately held confectionery company based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Hershey says. Brookside is a chocolate confectionery company
Americans' deepening love affair with chocolate has spawned an interest in exploring chocolate’s historic roots and telling its tale, as evidenced by the displays at New York Chocolate Week.
Student has become teacher at Vanille Patisserie. The Chicago area-based French gourmet pastry wholesaler and retailer has been acquired by an investor group headed by Sophie Evanoff - a former
The kosher community now has a new way to satisfy its sweet tooth. Michel Cluizel is launching a first-of-its-kind line of OU-certified kosher pareve chocolate truffles, pastries and macaroons. The
Production at Au’some Inc.’s first United States-based manufacturing plant is slated to start later this month, the company says. Spokesman Luciano Nascimento says the Sumter, S.C.-plant is nearly ready. “We're
Irene Rosenfeld will serve as chairman and ceo of the yet-to-be-named snack company resulting from the Kraft Food split. Anthony (Tony) Vernon, 55, will serve as as ceo, while John