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ChocXo and Chewters Chocolates has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Kristen Mandel as vice president of marketing, effective at this year's Sweets & Snacks Expo. 

Candy Industry recently spoke to Dan Cutchin, vice president of marketing at Ferrero North America, about Tic Tac’s recent innovations, the role pack size played in serving consumers’ shifting needs, and the brand’s trip to space.

The event, which was held for the first time since 2019, also honored nominees Judy Hilliard McCarthy, formerly of Hilliards Chocolates, and Mark Schlott of R.M. Palmer Company.

To learn how rising prices are affecting consumers' grocery planning, 84.51° polled shoppers about their buying intentions.

Hershey will support Team USA through 2028 when the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games return to American soil, as well as during Paris 2024 and Milan Cortina 2026.

Barry Callebaut has expanded its North American plant-based portfolio by adding dairy-free organic chocolate.

The Most Innovative New Product Awards recognize the most innovative confectionery and snack products and the companies that created them.

Cargill's stevia sustainability program has been benchmarked at Silver Level by SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) 3.0, becoming the first stevia producer to have its entire grower network achieve this distinction.

Famous Amos, in partnership with the National Black Chamber of Commerce, has launched the second cycle of the Famous Amos Ingredients for Success Entrepreneurs Initiative.

Ferrara will introduce innovations in the everyday sugar confectionery, seasonal sugar confectionery and snack categories during the 2022 Sweets & Snacks Expo.