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

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Consumers want less sugar — as long as it still tastes good

FONA report shows taste, price more important than sugar reduction for consumers.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
August 14, 2019

A new FONA report suggests consumers want healthier versions of their favorite treats that taste the same or better.


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Nutrition isn’t one size fits all

Research from Innova Market Insights reveals consumers' growing interest in personalized nutrition.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
August 7, 2019

Thanks to the abundance of health and wellness information available online — and food manufacturers’ efforts to increase ingredient transparency — consumers have the opportunity to make individualized decisions about their diets and overall health.


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Engaging shoppers is hard. Keeping them is harder.

Outdated technology, short-term sales focus prevent retailers from keeping up, Klarna says.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
July 31, 2019

We’ve all dealt with long checkout lines, haggling with a customer service rep, or having a website crash by clicking “place order.” New research from Klarna suggests shoppers will only tolerate such aggravations for so long.


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Why candy companies should fight to keep — and expand — food stamps

Trump recently announced plans to cut SNAP, but low-income Americans aren’t the only ones the program benefits.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
July 24, 2019

SNAP is one of those programs that people tend to believe only impacts low-income people — but like everything in government, it creates ripples throughout the economy. 


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The Munchie Effect: How non-cannabis candy companies benefit from legal cannabis

Nielsen data shows that legal cannabis leads to increases in all snack and candy sales.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
July 16, 2019

It turns out legal marijuana is great for candy and snack companies — even if they aren’t making edibles.


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Most snacking may not be ‘on the go’ after all

Hartman Group data suggests most consumers snack at home.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
July 10, 2019

It’s no question that U.S. consumers are snacking more, and manufacturers have risen to support, and even drive, this trend. But the prevailing idea that most consumers snack "on the go" might not be totally accurate, the Hartman Group reported.


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The case for increasing regulation around cannabis edibles

Acceptable limits to THC content in a single cannabis edible varies from state to state, and not all products currently in the market are labeled with dosage information.
Eric Van Buskirk
June 28, 2019
The establishment of manufacturing standards will ultimately be a welcome addition to the burgeoning cannabis industry.
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Millennial parents are changing retail — here’s how

Confectionery companies should tap into the generation’s feminist approach to family life, while also making products worthy of Instagram.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
June 26, 2019

A new Euromonitor report looks at all the ways that Millennials are changing family life, and what that will mean for consumer packaged goods companies.


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Consumers want a healthy diet. They just don’t know what ‘healthy’ means.

Research from Spoon Guru shows consumers struggle to understand nutrition.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
June 19, 2019

Consumers are more aware than ever that maintaining a “healthy” diet is important, but they aren’t as clear on what that means, according to new research from Spoon Guru.


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Candy Industry moves to digital only platform

June issue of the magazine was final print edition.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
June 12, 2019

Candy Industry will no longer have a print edition, but the website, CandyIndustry.com, will continue to be the place to go for all the latest confectionery news and updates.


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