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PÜR Cinnamon and Cool Mint Gum

PÜR Gum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Valerie King

April 10, 2014

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Pür Cinnamon captures the perfect balance of the hot and sweet sensations, while Pür Coolmint refreshes you breath!

Carmit's New Gluten-free Cluster Collection

Carmit Candy Industries, Rishon Letzion, Israel

Valerie King

April 10, 2014

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"The perfect blend of crispy, chewy and sweet! Carmit is going gluten-free with its new clusters."

All-Natural Handcrafted Rock Candies

Sweet Enchantment Pte Ltd, Singapore

Valerie King

April 10, 2014

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"This unique rock candy comes in a lollipop design."

NAD: Hershey should change its Brookside packaging, advertising

Review started with complaint from Mars.

Valerie King

March 19, 2014

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The National Advertising Division (NAD) has recommended that the Hershey Co. change the advertising for its Brookside Chocolate-Covered Candies because as it stands right now, the ads are misleading.

WCF teams up with Gates, Walmart foundations for Cocoa Livelihoods Program

Collaboration to offer agricultural training, increased resources for women in West African cocoa farming communities.

Valerie King

March 19, 2014

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More than 200,000 cocoa-farming families in West and Central Africa will be growing more cocoa and producing more food for their own tables within the next five years.

CocoaLink weekly text messages linked to 45.6% yield increase in Ghana

Hershey-sponsored CocoaLink program “significantly improved the livelihoods” of Ghanaian cocoa farmers, 3-year study concludes.

Valerie King

March 19, 2014

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CocoaLink, a program sponsored by Hershey, registered 45,000 Ghanaian cocoa farmers in 1,800 communities, who used 1.2 million free text messages to modernize practices and increased their yields by 45.6% in three years.

Daffy Apple changes name to Daffy Farms as it expands caramel candy business

New name accompanies new products, business expansion.

Valerie King

March 19, 2014

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“We are now more than apples,” says Phillip Kellogg, president of Daffy Farms. For one thing, after more than 60 years in the business, Daffy Farms’ caramel confections are being requested by more grocery chains, bakeries and foodservice sectors than ever.

Snack bar trends: Sweet, segmented, sustenance

Snack bar consumers demand healthier, more functional options.

Valerie King

Curtis Vreeland

March 14, 2014

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Serving a society that’s increasingly obsessed with ingredients has led the snack bar industry to embrace more healthful, functional products for unique subgroups.