Articles by Alyse Thompson-Richards

Vanilla flavor and extract supplier Nielsen-Massey is hopeful the 2020 vanilla crop will be more bountiful than last year’s yield.

Endangered Species Chocolate is launching a line of chocolate bars made with oat milk instead of dairy milk.

Fruity and floral food and beverage products continue to pop up on the market. There’s a reason for that, according to FONA International. 

The Peeps brand will celebrate the New Year with the two-day Peepsfest, culminating in the 11th annual Peeps Chick Drop.

CandyRific is offering several unique novelties this season, ranging from giftable items to stocking stuffers.

While Pantone is closely connected to fashion and interior design, the color identification system and its Color of the Year can also apply to food and food packaging.

With varying stages of cannabis legalization in the U.S. and Canada — and the proliferation of cannabis-infused edibles in the marketplace — the Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association recently hosted a science symposium on incorporating cannabis into confectionery and snack products.

 Hand-crafted in copper kettles, these coconut milk caramels are enrobed in organic dark chocolate.

Thin and crispy, wafers are often enjoyed while they’re sandwiching cream — but for decades, candy companies have also incorporated them into tasty, textural confections.