Crystal Lindell

Seattle Chocolates

Holiday Bars & Truffles

The new holiday bars from Seattle Chocolates come in a variety of flavors meant to evoke the giving spirit.

June 13, 2012

Christmas Cookie is a milk chocolate bar featuring a white chocolate center with vanilla, cinnamon oil, and raw sugar crystals.

Dear Walt Disney Co.

Associate Editor Crystal Lindell can’t wait for the Disney Co.’s new ad guidelines to start working

Crystal Lindell

June 6, 2012

Dear Walt, (I can call you Walt, right?), I just wanted to tell you how excited I am about your latest move in the fight against childhood obesity! Can I get a Woot! Woot!

Retail Confectioner Cover Story

Cute, and they’ve got great ‘Candyalities’!

Crystal Lindell

June 1, 2012

Ashley Reinsmith, Creative & Coordinator Extraordinaire, and Terese McDonald, founder, have taken the Chicago-based Candyality stores to the next level of confectionery retail.

Report: $19.5 billion in U.S. chocolate sales—and 20% growth in organic

Packaged Facts reports says higher prices, retail store growth spur sector

Crystal Lindell

May 30, 2012

Here’s some news to file under “obvious” — people in the United States love chocolate. In fact, they loved it $19.5 billion worth in 2011.

Merger

Farley’s & Sathers, Ferrara Pan merge

Two companies combining to create Ferrara Candy Co., Inc.

Crystal Lindell

May 23, 2012

Farley’s & Sathers and Ferrara Pan have officially announced that their Red Hot merger is happening Now, rather than Later.

Blommer Chocolate hires new quality assurance director

Vince Kramer brings 22 years of experience to role

Crystal Lindell

May 23, 2012

Blommer Chocolate Co. has hired Vince Kramer as its new quality assurance director. Kramer most recently was quality assurance director for Farley’s & Sathers.

ConAgra Foods acquires pita chip business from Kangaroo Brands

Company hopes move will help private label-foods presence

Crystal Lindell

May 23, 2012

ConAgra Foods, Inc. has acquired Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business, in an effort to grow its presence in private-label snacks.

Ingredion approved as new name for Corn Products Int.

Shareholders’ vote makes it official

Crystal Lindell

May 16, 2012

It’s official. Corn Products International isn’t just about corn anymore, and the company even has a new name to prove it — Ingredion.

Chocolate-covered history

Mars’ American Heritage Chocolate presentation takes us back to show us the way forward.

Crystal Lindell

May 16, 2012

When I arrived at my early morning media appointment with Mars Chocolate North America Wednesday during the Sweets and Snacks Expo,* I was expecting the usual — a look at the company’s new products, followed by a discussion about said products, followed by them handing me a glorious bag of samples filled with said products (preferably with M&M’s characters on it). And while we did eventually get to all that, we didn’t start there.

Sweets & Snacks Expo

Expo Protesters: ‘No kisses for Hershey’

AIDS activists disrupt Sweets and Snacks Expo, one arrested

Crystal Lindell

May 10, 2012

Less than hour after the Sweets and Snacks Expo started Tuesday morning, the sweet mood was soured by about 20 protesters gathered in front of Hershey’s booth.