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Public Health England (PHE), an executive agency of the United Kingdom’s Department of Health, last week released guidelines for sweets manufacturers to cut sugar levels by 20 percent over the next three years. 

John L. Asher Jr., co-chairman of Souderton, Pa.-based Asher’s Chocolate Co., will retire after nearly 50 years at the company’s helm.

Allied Market Research’s recently released global sugar confectionery market report projects sugar confectionery sales will reach $55.594 billion by 2022. The study foresees an estimated CAGR of 3.2 percent between 2016 and 2022. It’s no surprise then that key industry players are leaving no stone unturned in tapping the immense potential of the market. 

Highlander Partners, L.P., a Dallas-based middle-market private investment firm, has purchased Hillside Candy.

Wrigley has announced the launch of four new products that premiered at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show held in Atlanta Oct. 18-21. The products will be available in the coming months.

Morse, a Michigan native, will be featured in the 2017 Wild & Wacky Edition of Ripley’s Believe it or Not, which is designed for children ages 8 to 12. The special edition will be distributed to more than one million schools, libraries and families in North America, Australia and parts of Europe.