Following a few dramatic second, the name Mike Koch was announced. Once again, the crowd burst into applause upon hearing his name called.

Last night at Candy Industry’s 70th Anniversary celebration of the magazine’s Kettle Awards, Michael Rosenberg, president and ceo of Promotion In Motion Companies, Inc. received the gleaming copper kettle.

You can often tell when an article’s good by how much you’ve left out, and my cover story on Mike Bianco is missing plenty of material.

Mike Bianco openly professes that he prefers “talking to machines.”

In addition to presenting Bianco with the pin, I wanted to sit down with him to get his reaction about receiving the award.

 Since 1946, Candy Industry has been bestowing a Kettle Award on individuals working within the confectionery industry.