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Candy Industry editors share their insights on the latest industry news, product trends and marketing plans.

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Lindell column

How will rising gas prices, inflation impact the candy industry?

As gas hits $5 per gallon and grocery prices increase nearly 12 percent, how will consumers respond?
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
June 13, 2022

Editor Crystal Lindell asks: how much room do consumer packaged goods companies have to increase their prices in response to more expensive gas? And what happens when things hit a tipping point?


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Crystal Lindell wearing a maroon face mask.
Lindell Column

As Chicago moves into ‘medium’ COVID risk, Expo attendees should mask up

While the CDC medium risk level means masks aren’t required, they are encouraged.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
May 9, 2022

Editor Crystal Lindell is counting down the days until she can see everyone in person, and she can’t wait to once again experience the magical atmosphere of the Sweets and Snacks Expo. But she asks the industry for one small favor: Don’t ruin the magic — wear a mask. 


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Sister André is now officially the oldest person alive at 118 years old. The image is two separate  photos, one of Sister Andre in a wheel chair and another that's a close-up of her face. She's wearing a blue nun head covering in both.

World's oldest living person, 118-year-old Sister André, enjoys chocolate

The oldest person ever, Jeanne Louise Calment, also thought chocolate was part of the secret to a long life.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
April 27, 2022

The oldest person ever, Jeanne Louise Calment, also thought that chocolate was part of the secret to a long life. 


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1983 Candy Industry retrospective
Crystal Lindell Column

We want to hear from our valued readers

Looking back to the past helps inform our future, and we’d like your input to inform our future as well.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
December 8, 2021

Looking back to the past helps inform our future, and we’d like your input to inform our future as well. 


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Omicron
COVID-19

Lindell column: As another new COVID variant looms, the candy industry should prepare

Omicron variant could take us back to February 2020, except this time the industry is much more prepared.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
December 1, 2021

Omicron variant could take us back to February 2020, except this time the industry is much more prepared.


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Millennials

Lindell column: New Fona report on millennials highlights the generation’s tumultuous adulthood

Editor Crystal Lindell reflects on seeing the events that shaped her life broken down into statistics and trend predictions.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
September 8, 2021
Editor Crystal Lindell reflects on seeing the events that shaped her life broken down into statistics and trend predictions.
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Delta varian

Delta variant's spread across the U.S. raises questions for candy industry

It’s hard to predict how consumers, industry events and upcoming holidays will be impacted by the new COVID-19 variant.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
August 11, 2021
Seeing news this morning that an in-person industry event had been canceled felt eerily similar to spring 2020.
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grocery store

Lindell column: Grocery stores need to stop treating pick-up order staff like robots

Recent New York Times report details how stores are treating the staff that compile online orders — it’s alarming.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
June 7, 2021
Recent New York Times report details how grocery stores are treating the staff that compile online orders — it’s alarming.
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Halloween

After a sour year, 2021’s National Candy Month is uniquely sweet

After a long, difficult year, the confectionery industry has a lot to be thankful for.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
June 2, 2021
June is National Candy Month, so allow us to make a proposal: This year, go all out.
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Globe

Pandemic heightens consumer demand for brand transparency

Innova Market Insights reveals that shoppers want to know what’s in their food and where it comes from.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
May 26, 2021
According to an Innova survey, 28 percent of consumers globally said that trust had become more important to them over the past 12 months, while over a fifth specifically named “transparency,” which is instrumental in building that trust.
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