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

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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Outdated technology, short-term sales focus prevent retailers from keeping up, Klarna says.
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Alyse Thompson
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 sept 2020 002 author
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 sept 2020 002 author
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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Snacking

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

Hartman Group data suggests most consumers snack at home.
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Alyse Thompson
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 sept 2020 002 author
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.
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Alyse Thompson
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 sept 2020 002 author
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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Confectionery Foundation

Intern shares what it’s like to attend the Confectionery Foundation’s NextGen program

Monica Barracks, one of the 2019 participants, describes how the program helped her learn about the possible careers in the confectionery industry, and why it’s such a great field to be a part of.
Monica Barracks
June 5, 2019
Monica Barracks, one of the 2019 participants, describes how the program helped her learn about the possible careers in the confectionery industry, and why it’s such a great field to be a part of.
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3 trends we saw at the 2019 Sweets & Snacks Expo

Sweets & Snacks Expo held May 21-23 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
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Alyse Thompson
May 29, 2019

Another Sweets & Snacks Expo is in the books, which means the Candy Industry Magazine staff has learned all about the confectionery and snack products set to hit shelves in the next year. We've identified a few patterns in ingredients, flavors and themes.


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