Crystal Lindell

The latest recipes cover everything from gourmet strawberries rolled in chocolate and Pop Rocks to Pop Rocks Margaritas.

While attending the Sweets and Snacks Expo, I tried approx. 5,348 (give or take) pieces of candy (give or take). And while all that sugar made me crash pretty hard, I was still able to make some order from the chaos.

“Both the customer base and the product line is different from Arway, and I believe that the combination of Arway and Long Grove will offer some great synergies,” says Craig Leva, Arway’s president and owner.

Eby-Brown is to distribution companies what Mars and Hershey are to chocolate. In fact, Eby-Brown is the largest privately owned distributor in the United States, with more than $5 Billion in annual sales.

More good news for those looking to justify eating chocolate — a new study shows cocoa may help fight obesity-related inflammation diseases, such as diabetes.

Over the last couple years, texture descriptions on new products have become more elaborate, and there’s an increasing use of superlatives to convey the “ultimate texture experience.”

Dark chocolate and almonds combine to create a delicious truffle.

Suburban sweet shop offers customers a little bit of everything - and that's just the way they like it.

“Through his dedication to, and belief in, the people of the confectionery industry, Allen Allured has become widely known and respected in the industry."

While this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo at McCormick Place was an amazing experience, the plethora of booths and the miles and miles of new products can no doubt make it hard to remember which new treats really shined.