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1-800-Flowers, Chocolate Works team up to deliver Fruit Bouquets

Collaboration comes just in time for Valentine’s Day event for New York area residents.

February 8, 2017

1-800 Flowers, a leading gourmet food and floral gift provider for all occasions, has partnered with Chocolate Works, a national retailer and manufacturer of custom Belgian chocolate gifts, to create and deliver freshly-made Fruit Bouquets by 1800Flowers.com.

Valentine’s Day spending to drop, but candy sales expected to remain at $1.7 billion

National Retail Federation projects overall spending to total $18.2 billion.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

February 8, 2017

Although Valentine’s Day spending is expected to level off after a decade-long rise, American consumers are projected to spend the same amount on candy, according to a new survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

YumEarth to debut new, more consistent look

Packaging for organic, natural brand combines elements of two previous versions.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

February 8, 2017

YumEarth, a 10-year-old organic and natural candy brand, is getting a new, more consistent look.

Garrett Brands acquires Frango brand from Macy’s Inc.

February 1, 2017

Deal brings back famed department store chocolates to Chicago.

PMCA bestows Guittard Chocolate’s Gary Guittard Hans Dresel Memorial Award

Guittard to present paper on Chocolate Flavor Considerations during PMCA conference.

Bernie Pacyniak

February 1, 2017

Presentation will be made at the group’s 71st Annual Production Conference on April 4, in Lancaster, Pa.

Tongue-in-cheek cookies, au courant chips, chocolates win out at ISM

February 1, 2017

Voters appreciate humorous twist on fortune cookies, better-for-you snacking and elegant indulgence in New Product Showcase competition at world’s largest confectionery gathering.

Gota Morinaga from Morinaga Co. Ltd., Japan, receives 2017 ISM Award

Japanese confectioner recognized for industry contributions.

Bernie Pacyniak

February 1, 2017

Long-time ISM attendee delighted to receive award, emphasizes the importance of international trade in acceptance remarks.

The Top 100 Candy Companies in the World in 2017

Check out our exclusive list of the Top 100 candy companies in the world.

Carla Zanetos Scully

January 27, 2017

Each year Candy Industry compiles a list of the Top 100 candy companies in the world. Below, you’ll not only find out where candy company ranks, but also their estimated net sales, how many employees they have and which products they make.

Blommer, Capol LLC make personnel moves

Jan O’Brien joins Blommer Chocolate; Dennis Donofrio signs on with Capol.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 25, 2017

Long-time confectionery veteran Jan O’Brien has returned to the chocolate industry as she takes on new responsibilities as a signature line chocolate brand manager for Blommer Chocolate.

2017 Good Food Awards recognize American craft chocolate makers, confectioners

Competition held during Winter Fancy Food Show competition reveals the next wave of artisans.

Curtis Vreeland

January 25, 2017

Among the winners were 11 American craft chocolate makers and 18 confectioners, who received their awards before a crowd of about 900 people assembled in the Herbst Theater, a historic landmark that hosted the signing of the United Nations charter in 1945.

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