In April, the brand introduced Sweet Chews, its first innovation outside of the gummy category. While fans had been asking for a fruit chew product, the timing wasn’t ideal, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pam Vieau and Marcy Goetz, mother-and-daughter owners of Chocolate Inspirations in Roselle, Illinois, didn’t originally intend to operate a chocolate business.

Endangered Species Chocolate is launching a line of chocolate bars made with oat milk instead of dairy milk.

 Hand-crafted in copper kettles, these coconut milk caramels are enrobed in organic dark chocolate.

Candy may not be the first thing people think of when they consider living as a vegan, but that doesn’t mean it’s not relevant. With ingredients like milk and gelatin, confections can be filled with animal products.

Las Vegas-based Hexx Chocolate has made its line of small-batch, single-origin, bean-to-bar dark chocolate Non-GMO Project Verified and Vegan certified. 

Interest in plant-based diets continues to sprout, giving food manufacturers and retailers a chance to cultivate shopper engagement and grow sales, Chicago-based research firm IRI says.