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Thanks to innovations from chocolate suppliers as well as equipment manufacturers, large and small companies have the ability to really create astounding chocolate creations.

For couples like then-30-year old Baci candy inventor Luisa Spagnoli and young Giovanni Buitoni, it wasn't just their love of chocolate they had in common — it was their love. Legend has it that the two shared love notes fanning forbidden flames in the early 1900s.

“In a recent consumer survey, nearly half of men admitted to caring more about watching The Big Game than they do about giving their Valentine the perfect gift,” reports Godiva.

This is the grand opening of Sugar Factory in Rosemont, Chicago. Although the store has been open since November last year, they’re making it official now with a red carpet and celebrity appearances by Blackhawks Hall-of-Famer Bobby Hull, America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon and — most importantly — Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kylie Jenner.

The report found that less than two-thirds (63%) of global respondents trust health claims on food packages, and the percentage even is lower in North America (56%). But about 80 percent of North Americans are willing to pay a premium for foods with healthy claims or attributes!

As much as I would like to simply say aye or nay, I don’t believe the issues are that black and white.

This is the kind of news that makes everyone in the candy industry say, “Son of a gum!”

As we bid adieu to 2014, it would be worth our time to reassess confectionery sales on the internet; seems like there’s work to be done in that area.

I have some hopes and dreams for the confectionery industry in 2015. And together, I think we really can achieve these Sweet Resolutions.

One needs to only take a look at this year’s Global Top 100 in our January issue — our annual listing of confectionery companies freezing events in time — to get a snapshot of what happened.