Alyse Thompson-Richards

The Hershey Co. has launched the Cocoa For Good program, a comprehensive cocoa sustainability strategy designed to address the most pressing issues facing cocoa-growing communities: poverty, poor nutrition, at-risk youth and vulnerable ecosystems.

Happy Easter, indeed: U.S. consumers are expected to spend $2.6 billion on candy this year’s holiday, according to a recent survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

zChocolat invites chocolate lovers of all ages to celebrate the season with its recently re-imagined Easter collection. 

OCHO Candy follows last year’s introduction of peanut butter-filled chocolate eggs with another popular OCHO flavor: Caramel.

R.M. Palmer has introduced several new hollow bunnies and confections for Easter 2018. With a reputation as the leader in seasonal hollow chocolate, the company continues to provide innovative chocolate novelties for all consumers and retail channels with their new Easter lineup.

Tastykake has introduced springtime items sure to sweeten up any Easter celebration.

The Boston Globe, the Shelby Report and other sources reported NECCO CEO Michael McGee told Massachusetts and Revere officials in a March 6 letter that the 171-year-old company has been in negotiations with potential buyers. 

The PEZ Easter Egg Collection is back with three Easter-themed mini PEZ dispensers in an egg-shaped package.

Nestlé has introduced Milkybar Wowsomes, the first chocolate using Nestlé’s restructured sugar designed to reduce its products’ sugar content by 30 percent.