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KOHLER Original Recipe Chocolates has launched a new line of protein bars and revamped its existing chocolate bar line.

Perfetti Van Melle USA, Inc. is launching the first soft gummy products in the U.S. under the Fruit-tella brand, which has strong roots in Europe.

Atkinson Candy Co. has achieved certification under the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program at its facility in Lufkin, Texas.

In April, the brand introduced Sweet Chews, its first innovation outside of the gummy category. While fans had been asking for a fruit chew product, the timing wasn’t ideal, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alina Morse, the 14-year-old creator of Zolli Candy, and her 10-year-old sister, Lola, have decorated Christmas trees to make “Easter trees.”

YumEarth and FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education), a food allergy research, advocacy and education organization, are collaborating to raise awareness around life with food allergies and inspire support for the food allergy community.

Over the last decade, Morinaga America has strived to carve out a place in the U.S. confectionery market for its fruity, chewy HI-CHEW brand. But where exactly it fits within the market is not easy to describe. 

Two weeks after Mars Wrigley set a Guinness World Record with a 4,700-lb. Snickers bar, The Hershey Co. revealed a 5,943-lb. Reese’s Take 5 bar on Jan. 31 at Hershey’s Chocolate World in Hershey, Pa.