Three days before attending the All Candy Expo, I went to the dentist for a filling. (Okay, make that two fillings.) After nearly 30 years with nary a cavity, I wondered why I had, in recent months, fallen victim to more than one. I asked if this might somehow be related to my new gig as the editor of a certain confectionery magazine. Surprisingly, my hygienist informed me that candy was not the culprit.
In the timeless children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (author of another childhood fave: James and the Giant Peach), candy-making mogul Willy Wonka strives to create original confections for kids the world over. And he succeeds above and beyond his (and his father’s, per director Tim Burton’s version) wildest dreams. Who can forget those Everlasting Gobstoppers?
For as long as I can remember, my parents and I have celebrated the winter holidays with Cella’s - those milk chocolate-covered cherries with the liquid centers (also available in dark chocolate, my mother is happy to note).
Candy Industry Magazine, the chairman and members of the Kettle Committee will present the 63rd Kettle Award at a gala reception on May 20, 2008 during the All Candy Expo in Chicago.
• Edmond F. Opler Chairman & CEO World’s Finest Chocolate Chicago Ed Opler currently serves as the ceo and chairman of Chicago-based World’s Finest Chocolate, Inc. His family’s business was
The Show of ShowsAnother great ISM (International Sweets and Biscuits Fair) in Cologne, Germany. If you’ve never had a chance to visit this show, I highly recommend it. Of course,