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Organizers for the Sweets & Snacks Expo are seeking nominations for the Ruby Award for Supplier Innovation, an honor given annually to a National Confectioners Association (NCA) supplier member company for advancing the confectionery industry through breakthrough innovation.

Sparkalis can offer scalable support to accelerate business growth for food tech innovators and help startups in the “seed” or “pre-seed” phase to turn their ideas into scalable products.

The Barry Callebaut Group has opened a new chocolate and compound manufacturing facility in Baramati, India, representing the company’s biggest investment in India to date.

CandyStore.com reviewed more than 13 years of candy sales data and the results from more than 10,000 survey responses to map out jelly bean flavor preferences.

Perfetti Van Melle has named Craig Cuchra as v.p., marketing, for Perfetti Van Melle U.S. and Canada, effective March 1.

Zolli Candy has partnered with DreamWorks Animation’s new film, “The Boss Baby: Family Business,” to launch limited-edition packaging for its healthy candy featuring new and returning “Boss Baby” characters.

Paul Chibe, president and CEO of Ferrero North America, has been named chairman of the National Confectioners Association’s (NCA) Board of Trustees for a two-year term that begins immediately.