Articles by Alyse Thompson-Richards

Completing its all-cash acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., Monday, Campbell Soup Co. will fold that company in with Pepperidge Farms to create the Campbell Snacks division.

Harvard professor Carla Martin is concerned with the ethics behind chocolate, particularly in terms of labor, politics and human rights. She says chocolate is springboard for discussing and addressing these issues.

Through its newest campaign — the East Meets West Flavor Challenge — Morinaga America will bring a little bit of Japan to the United States to mark its 10-year anniversary here.

IndexBox noted the market reached $17.6 billion in 2016, up $819 million — or 5 percent — from 2015. This figure reflects total revenue of producers and importers and excludes logistics costs, retail marketing costs and retailers’ margins.

Popchip’s peanut butter-based Nutter Puffs take everything snackers love about peanut butter and pack it into one perfectly snackable puff.

A group of stakeholders led by the National Confectioners Association and the Sweetener Users Association has formed the Alliance for Fair Sugar Policy with the goal of pushing Congress to modernize the U.S. sugar program.

Easter could prove to be an “egg-cellent” opportunity for food gifting companies, says new research by Packaged Facts.

In celebration of the country’s strong connection to chocolate, workforce training firm Syntra West will sponsor Chocolate University Belgium, a weeklong chocolate training program in Bruges. 

Hammond’s Brands has introduced a line of 3-oz. vertical-tablet Belgian chocolate bars, which are a larger than Hammond’s existing 2.25-oz. chocolate bars.

How can you spice up an hours-long ceremony? Bring in the candy.