Articles by Alyse Thompson-Richards

Tastykake has developed Kake Chips, a new product that combines the crunch of a chip with the sweetness of cake.

The Ferrero Group will buy Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based Ferrara Candy Co. from private equity firm L Catterton, the companies announced Wednesday.

The Hershey Co. may be among the bidders for Nestlé’s U.S. confectionery division, CNBC reports.

New Zealand Natural Goods, a Los Angeles area importer and distributor of specialty food products from New Zealand, has reintroduced RJ’s Licorice with new packaging.

Harry & David will operate approximately 20 pop-up stores nationwide this holiday season, in addition to its 46 year-round retail locations, the company announced last week.

The scary-good Halloween spending projections from the National Retail Federation are no trick, but they sure are a treat.

Sanders Candy and Morley Candy Makers will celebrate the grand reopening of their newly-remodeled chocolate and ice cream shoppe in Clinton Township, Mich. on Saturday.

Kellogg Co. will acquire Chicago Bar Co. LLC, maker of clean-label protein bar line RXBAR, for $600 million.

Gummy vitamins are continuing to gain traction, according to a new report from Albany, N.Y.-based research firm Transparency Market Research.