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North Carolina chocolate company to expand

French Broad Chocolate to almost triple production space, open new cafe.

August 23, 2017

French Broad Chocolates is moving to a new facility, giving the Asheville, N.C.-based company nearly three times the production capacity, the Citizen-Times reported.

Time flies when you’re having fun

Associate Editor Alyse Thompson reflects on her first year at Candy Industry Magazine.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 16, 2017

It’s hard to believe that this week — yesterday, to be exact — marks my one-year anniversary as a full employee of Candy Industry Magazine. And what a year it has been.

Red Vines Made Simple

American Licorice Co., La Porte, Ind.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 16, 2017

Abt Electronics, a sprawling appliance store in the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview, has everything customers could need.

Bixby & Co.'s Kate McAleer combines culture and chocolate

Maine-based entrepreneur draws on love of culture, cooking to make chocolate snack bars.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 15, 2017

Kate McAleer isn't afraid of expanding her horizons.

Cannabis-infused edibles: The elephant in the room

Use of cannabis-infused edibles continues to grow, opening up opportunities for manufacturers.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 15, 2017

Shifting attitudes have prompted the legal cannabis products business to explode, reaching $6.7 billion in 2016. And sales aren’t expected to slow.

Chocolate bar trends: Sheer joy

Chocolate continues to evolve as artisan chocolate makers fuse exotic and familiar flavors together to stimulate the senses.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 14, 2017

Though smaller brands have more difﬁ culty winning shelf space and consumer purchases than well-established,multinational brands, they often have more ﬂexibility and can adapt quicker to trends and consumer needs.