Articles by Bernie Pacyniak

Ghiradelli

Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. is 'punching up premium'

As one of the leaders in the premium chocolate segment, Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. looks to expand the category with innovative products and marketing support.
Bernie Pacyniak
February 14, 2012

As one of the leaders in the premium chocolate segment, Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. looks to expand the category with innovative products and marketing support.


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Sizing up German confections

Bernie Pacyniak
February 1, 2012
Meet my new best friends, 12 life-size marzipan figures, representing famous Lübeck residents, from Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen to Thomas Mann. Of course, in the center is Johann Georg Niederegger, founder of J.G. Niederegger GmbH & Co., KG, the famed manufacturers of premium marzipan products based in Lubeck. By the way, that’s me on the far right.
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A natural niche

Bernie Pacyniak
February 1, 2012
There’s a lot of sweetening going on; and it’s involving sugar a lot less of the time. As readers have undoubtedly discovered, media buzz regarding sugar hasn’t been positive during the past year.
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Reading 2012 tea leaves

Bernie Pacyniak
January 11, 2012

As we plunge into the second full week of 2012, freed of holiday burdens and buoyed by resolutions, it’s tempting to speculate what the winds of fortune will bring to us all. And while there are plenty of stats regarding election-year tendencies, all I can say is there’s one editor who will be happy once the campaigning concludes come Nov. 6.


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¡Felicitaciones, Pedro!

Bernie Pacyniak
January 9, 2012

Editor Bernard Pacyniak tours Valor Chocolates’ manufacturing facility in Villajoyosa, Spain with Pedro Lopez Lopez, the company’s ceo and managing director and winner of the 2011 European Candy Kettle Club award.


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The Sűßwaren express, Part 2

Bernie Pacyniak
December 20, 2011
Editor-in-chief Bernard Pacyiak shares more highlights of his confectionery tour through Germany, including stops at Christkindlmarkt, the Galeria Kaufhof department store, Lemke, Viba Nougat-Welt Die Erlebnis-Confiserie, Ritter Sport and Rubezah.
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