Sanders & Morley Candy Makers recently signed a lease to occupy additional warehouse space in Macomb Township, Mich.

Look, did the oldest man in the world actually get there by eating tons of sweets? Probably not, but I’m not going to disrespect my elders and imply that he’s lying, either. 

As more consumers shop online, and in-store experiences are changing, retailers need to evolve their thinking around where and how confectionery is purchased.

The Government of Colombia — along with its two largest cocoa companies, Casa Luker and Compañía Nacional de Chocolates, and the National Cocoa Federation — has committed to eliminate deforestation from the country’s cocoa supply chain by 2020.  

As former managing editor of Candy Industry Magazine, Crystal Lindell has been working on sister publication Food Engineering for the last couple years, hoping and praying she would eventually get back to the best job in the world. And now, finally, here she is — the new editor of Candy Industry.