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The Good Chocolate Co. rolls out ‘better’ chocolate

Manufacturer introduces Lavlé, a cocoa-flavanol, rich dark Belgian chocolate.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 11, 2017

Brussels, Belgium-based The Good Chocolate Co. has launched Lavlé, a dark Belgian chocolate rich in cocoa flavanols

Health, convenience and choice drive fruit snack new product launches

Innova Market Insights report finds global new product development more than doubled over past five years.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 4, 2017

Snacking rules. And fruit snacks — of all varieties — are grabbing more and more shelf space.

Nutraceuticals market to hit $302 billion in 2022

Functional food market expected to drive growth.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

January 4, 2017

The world’s nutraceutical market is expected to reach $302.31 billion in 2022, according to a new report by Allied Market Research.

COO Martin Schlatter leaves Haribo

Exec cites “private reasons” for departure.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

January 4, 2017

German gummy manufacturer Haribo Group has announced that COO Martin Schlatter has departed the company, effective Dec. 31.

Runamok Maple acquires Bascom Maple Farms’ candy, butter operations

Acquisition will allow Bascom to focus on core maple business.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

January 4, 2017

Runamok Maple, a Cambridge, Vt.-based maker of all-natural, organic maple syrup, has acquired the maple candy and butter operations of Battleboro, Vt.-based Bascom Maple Farms, the largest independent supplier of pure maple syrup, maple sugar and maple candy in the country.

Hershey names Michele Buck as new president, ceo

Buck joined Hershey in 2005; has served as executive v.p., coo.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

December 21, 2016

Michele Buck, the company’s executive v.p. and coo, will become the confectionery giant’s new president and ceo, effective March 1. She succeeds John P. Bilbrey, who announced his intention to retire in October.

The Confectionery Foundation launches interactive tourist map

Map marks candy outlet stores and factory tours.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

December 21, 2016

Pack your bags and prepare for a sweet adventure. The Confectionery Foundation, a division of the National Confectioners Association (NCA), has developed an online map of candy outlet stores and factory tours that encourages travelers to experience American confectionery companies and brands.

Parker Products breaks ground on new Fort Worth plant

Facility will triple company’s production capacity, accommodate future growth.

Bernie Pacyniak

December 21, 2016

Parker Products, a Fort Worth-based supplier of inclusions and other specialty ingredients for the baking, beverage, confectionery, dairy, ready-to-eat and snack industries, on Monday broke ground on a new 90,000-sq.-ft. facility.

Ingredion to acquire TIC Gums for $400 million

Move would expand company’s customer base, specialty portfolio and texture expertise.

Bernie Pacyniak

December 21, 2016

Westchester, Ill.-based Ingredion Inc., a leading global supplier of ingredient solutions, signed off on a $400-million stock purchase agreement Tuesday to acquire all of the outstanding shares of TIC Gums Inc., a privately held, U.S. company that provides advanced texture systems to the food and beverage industry.

Dr. Basil E. Atkinson Jr., former president of Judson-Atkinson Candy, passes away at 90

Industry veteran inducted into Candy Hall of Fame in 2011.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

December 21, 2016

Dr. Basil E. Atkinson Jr., former president of Judson-Atkinson Candies, Inc., passed away Monday in his San Antonio home. He was 90. Born in Lufkin, Texas, on Aug. 28, 1926, Atkinson began serving Atkinson Candy, the Chick-O-Stick manufacturer founded by his father, Basil Sr., in the early 1930s.

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The Good Chocolate Co. rolls out ‘better’ chocolate

Health, convenience and choice drive fruit snack new product launches

Nutraceuticals market to hit $302 billion in 2022

COO Martin Schlatter leaves Haribo

Runamok Maple acquires Bascom Maple Farms’ candy, butter operations

Hershey names Michele Buck as new president, ceo

The Confectionery Foundation launches interactive tourist map

Parker Products breaks ground on new Fort Worth plant

Ingredion to acquire TIC Gums for $400 million

Dr. Basil E. Atkinson Jr., former president of Judson-Atkinson Candy, passes away at 90

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