Articles by Bernie Pacyniak

Senior v.p. of operations details process that went into building new $300-million plant, including why they decided to use more natural light, how green it is, and how they made their famous Kisses even better.

In our sweeter-than-most confectionery industry, I’d say that most companies, be they large or small, fared fairly decently. I recognize that many of you are already wondering what kind of Kool-Aid I’m sipping while writing this.

Discussions about kids and candy have typically taken a cautious, defensive stance lately. They shouldn't.

When Birol Altinkilic decided to create a cocoa processing company in 1992, he did so knowing the risks involved. 

Dennis Holmud admits to practically living in the lab, but breakthroughs don’t necessarily descend onto the workplace. In Holmud’s case, he was taking a bath.

Not only did Sandy wreck havoc with families living on the Rockaway Peninsula, it did its best to shatter dreams, particularly family-run businesses.

Despite facing hurricane-force winds, torrential rains, loss of power and an inability for employees to travel, Promotion in Motion (PIM) was able to restart production in its Somerset facility yesterday afternoon.

Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak fights back against attacks on treats this Halloween

Current crop numbers show a two million metric ton gap in the amount of sustainable cocoa needed by 2020 and the amount currently produced.

Altinkilic, head of the Altinmarka Group, shows off impressive cocoa operation.