Articles by Crystal Lindell

Gum & Mint Trends: Getting Gums Going Again

Gum and mint sales decline, category needs innovation.

June 12, 2014

The gum and mints market is hard up for innovation, and people just don’t seem to be that excited when companies come up with yet one more name for “mint.”

Coconut Caramacs

Hawaiian Host, Honolulu

Crystal Lindell

June 12, 2014

Coconut Caramacs are a tropical addition to the Hawaiian Host Caramacs family.

Balance Bar Dark

Balance Bar, Bohemia, N.Y.

Crystal Lindell

June 12, 2014

The Balance Bar Dark bars come in three delicious flavors.

GoOrganic Fruit Chews

Hillside Candy, Hillside, N. J.

Crystal Lindell

June 11, 2014

GoOrganic Fruit Chews feature an assortment of four flavors.

Snacking

6 Snacking trends — what consumers want in a mid-day meal

FONA report outlines the latest consumer snacking trends.

Crystal Lindell

June 11, 2014

The American consumers’ love affair with snacking began more than 100 years ago with the humble and timeless potato chip.

Cargill pledges to accelerate sustainable cocoa program

New report highlights progress Cargill has made with sustainable cocoa.

Crystal Lindell

June 11, 2014

Cargill hopes to create a transparent global supply chain, which would support better incomes for farmers and a sustainable supply of cocoa and chocolate products.

Sustainability

Mondelez to partner with Harvard for third-party cocoa verification

Harvard teams to study Coco Life’s impact.

Crystal Lindell

June 11, 2014

Mondelez has partnered with the university to set up an independent verification framework with three key elements.

Subscription boxes are the next big thing

Monthly samples are the best way to reach invested consumers.

Crystal Lindell

June 11, 2014

So, I have recently become obsessed with all things makeup (indulge me — I promise this relates back to candy).

FunkyChunky Peanut Butter Cup — Popcorn

Funky Chunky, LLC, Edina, Minn.

Crystal Lindell

June 4, 2014

This new flavor is bursting with creamy peanut butter and milk chocolaty drizzle.

CKG Group to open chocolate factory in Indonesia

Joint-venture plant to process 50,000 metric tons of cocoa beans annually.

Crystal Lindell

June 4, 2014

The Ivory-coast based CKG Group has signed an agreement with the Salalah Free Zone (SFZ) to build a large chocolate factory in the Sultanate of Oman in Indonesia.

Opopop aims to heat up microwave popcorn category

Hershey showcases its new strategies at Sweets & Snacks Expo

Hershey showcases new strategies, candy

Hard candy evolves beyond traditional sweetness

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Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

Although many foods are appealing, and even perceived as natural, in spite of containing synthetic additives, consumer increasingly prefer food products which are fully natural.

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