Bernie Pacyniak

With more than 30 years experience in B-to-B reporting, writing and editing — the bulk of which was dedicated to covering the bakery, confectionery and snack industries — Pacyniak has chronicled changes within the food industry since the early 1980s. A Boston University journalism degree graduate, he worked for a variety of publications before joining BNP Media in 1994 as editor of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery magazine. In 2001, he took over as editor-in-chief of Candy Industry until 2018.

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MARS' Renewed Mantra: How new President Tracey Massey is changing things.

In just a year as the company's new president, Tracey Massey embraces innovation, flexibility and responsiveness as keys to further growing the company.
Bernie Pacyniak
September 29, 2015
"What surprised me when I came in was that we needed to be even more customer focused. We have always been very brand and consumer focused and the biggest change we are making is further driving customer centricity throughout our business," Tracey Massey says.
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Multifilm: A new twist on an old product

With the addition of the Multifoil operation, the company has added one more product in the twist category: stripe laminated foil.
Bernie Pacyniak
September 28, 2015
The stripe laminated twist wrap can also be used for single twist "sachet" applications, where the aluminum strip is offset to one side of the wrapper.
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The Haas Group expands its customercentric legacy

Building on its reputation for engineering excellence and quality, the Haas Group's new product development, technological innovations and efficiency audits.
Bernie Pacyniak
September 28, 2015
Mention the word Haas to anyone familiar with the baking, snack or confectionery industries, and the word wafer automatically comes to mind.
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Machine of the month

Haas's automated center-cake line opens up opportunities

The Haas Group’s Convenient Food Equipment subsidiary believes it’s engineered a breakthrough: a center-filled cake production line.
Bernie Pacyniak
September 25, 2015
Originally developed in Japan, sponge-batter, centerfilled cakes attract children and adults alike with their innovative shapes and delicious fruit, chocolate or vanilla fillings.
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Craving Develops Into Career for Annie B’s caramels owner

In discovering Annie B’s caramels while pregnant, Amanda Henke and her husband stumbled upon the opportunity to purchase the business, which they did.
Bernie Pacyniak
September 24, 2015
When Amanda Henke was pregnant, she was craving caramels like crazy and wanted to make them at home using natural ingredients. After many attempts to make caramels in her own kitchen, she was introduced to Annie B’s.
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‘Bar’ing all: Hearthside founder talks VSI deal, the future of snack bars

Hearthside Food Solutions founder and chairman Rich Scalise shares insights with Candy Industry Magazine regarding the mega deal involving VSI and Post Holdings’ PowerBar facility.
Bernie Pacyniak
September 9, 2015
Perhaps you’re not into snack, energy or functional bars. After all, we’re supposed to be focused on all things confectionery. But in case you hadn’t noticed, the term “confectionery” now encompasses a greater band width than ever before.
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