Articles by Bernie Pacyniak

¡Felicitaciones, Pedro!

January 9, 2012

Editor Bernard Pacyniak tours Valor Chocolates’ manufacturing facility in Villajoyosa, Spain with Pedro Lopez Lopez, the company’s ceo and managing director and winner of the 2011 European Candy Kettle Club award.


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The Sűßwaren express, Part 2

December 20, 2011
Editor-in-chief Bernard Pacyiak shares more highlights of his confectionery tour through Germany, including stops at Christkindlmarkt, the Galeria Kaufhof department store, Lemke, Viba Nougat-Welt Die Erlebnis-Confiserie, Ritter Sport and Rubezah.
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The Sűßwaren express

December 14, 2011
Editor-in-chief Bernard Pacyiak shares highlights of his confectionery tour through Germany. So far he’s stopped at Coppenrath Feingeback, Hachez, Niederegger and Ragold.
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'Gimme BrandShelter'

November 30, 2011
Leo Burnett’s “BrandShelter” study about American’s view of the economy and the future shows a serious mood change amongst consumers. According to the study, 70% of those polled believe that the recovery is at least two years away. Bernie Pacyniak explains why confectionery companies should take now.
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Sweetening coffers, not improving health

November 9, 2011
Earlier this week I came across a headline that suggested candy taxes don’t inhibit caloric intake. The report, dubbed “Overreaching on Obesity: Governments Consider New Taxes on Soda and Candy,” drives home the notion that mandating a healthier public through sin taxes isn’t effective.
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Forecasting the future

October 26, 2011
Many years ago I covered commodities for a weekly bakery newsletter known as “The Orange Sheet.” It was so named because the four-sheeter actually was printed on bright, Halloween orange paper, the publishers reckoning that the background would prevent anyone from photocopying the contents and passing it on without subscribing.
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Dealing with climate change

October 19, 2011
I’ll admit it, I was initially skeptical about the impact of climate change on the world. No doubt, it stemmed from my cynical and contrarian nature, one that prevents me from immediately joining a bandwagon.
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Sugar reform's record ― neither sweet nor savory

October 5, 2011
Recently, the existing U.S. sugar program has been getting much more scrutiny by not only those paying higher prices ― consumers as well as the confectionery and baking commodity buyers ― but from our politicians as well. Oh wait, is there an election coming up?
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Continuous improvement works for all

September 21, 2011
Continuous improvement works for allYesterday, I spent most of my time attending the American Association of Candy Technologists’ (AACT) National Technical Seminar in Lincolnshire, Ill., a northern suburb of Chicago
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Eating well, eating to survive

September 7, 2011
Last week, I came across two food stories that made me stop and think about what role confectioners have in the “grand scheme” of things. The great “candy’s role in the diet and nutrition” question came about as a result of seeing Time magazine’s cover story (Sept. 12, 2011 issue) on “What to Eat Now” as well as watching a news clip on Plumpy’Nut being produced by Edesia in Providence, R.I.
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