Crystal Lindell

For Tom Zanetos, it was his military experience that led him into the candy business.

For Rick LaRue, v.p. of international sales for The Promotion in Motion Companies, Inc., the annual CONFITEXPO event in Mexico helps his company expand their presence in Latin America.

“Trick or treat, give me something chocolate to eat.” That’s what nearly three-fourths (72 percent) of Americans are saying this Halloween.

Clif Bar & Co., is planning to build a new state-of-the-art bakery in Twin Falls, Idaho, where the company will make CLIF Bars and CLIF Kid Zbars.

A SweetWorks employee recently got the chance to meet with President of Poland and extend a pretty “sweet” gift.

The new TCHO Pairings bar take common flavors and turn them into extraordinary chocolate bars.

Hershey’s Chocolate World Attraction may be 40 years old, but it shows no sign of slowing down.

Exhibitors range from chocolate leaders such as Barry Callebaut and Valrhona to smaller artisan wholesalers such as vegan confections from Desiderio Chocolates and the “Gremlins” from Betty Jane Candies.

“These results demonstrate how we have been able to improve cocoa yields and quality, as well as the livelihoods of the farmers and their communities,“ says Grow Cocoa’s program director, Kevin Wilkins.