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Articles by Alyse Thompson

SmartSweets Sweet Chews

How SmartSweets launched Sweet Chews during the COVID-19 pandemic

The brand launched the low-sugar, plant-based fruit chews April 7.
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Alyse Thompson
April 22, 2020
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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.


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‘We can all use a little happy’: Chocolate Inspirations spreads positivity through confections

Mother-and-daughter team have been operating Chicago-area chocolate business since 1995.
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Alyse Thompson
April 15, 2020
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Pam Vieau and Marcy Goetz, mother-and-daughter owners of Chocolate Inspirations in Roselle, Illinois, didn’t originally intend to operate a chocolate business.


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How consumers are shopping online during the COVID-19 pandemic

CPG sales increased by $8.5 billion in the two weeks ending March 21, Nielsen says, but sales are slowing.
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Alyse Thompson
April 8, 2020

With governments issuing shelter-in-place orders and concerns over the coronavirus spreading in public, it’s not a surprise consumers are turning to the Internet to get what they need.


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Chocolate trends: Premium, protein-packed and principled

Gretchen Hadden of Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate talks chocolate trends.
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Alyse Thompson
April 7, 2020
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Chocolate offers an opportunity to indulge, but it also serves as a palette for flavor innovation and provides an entry point into where and how cocoa is grown, harvested and processed.


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‘There’s no rulebook for this’: St. Louis chocolate company VP talks weathering the coronavirus crisis

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Co. has ramped up manufacturing safety protocols and closed retail stores while experiencing a drop in sales.
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Alyse Thompson
March 27, 2020
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While food manufacturing has been deemed “essential infrastructure,” allowing it to continue, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Co. to adopt even stricter safety protocols. There’s also the challenge of meeting payroll in the face of canceled or delayed product orders. 


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Chinese candy manufacturer Amos Sweets shares experience with coronavirus

Amos Sweets CEO Amos Ma discusses effects on business, helpful protocols.
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Alyse Thompson
March 20, 2020
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As new non-imported cases of coronavirus decline, Shenzhen-based Amos Sweets faces challenges including changes in demand, increased difficulty in communication and the cancellation and postponement of industry events.


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Using cannabis to elevate chocolate

Chocolate and cannabis are natural companions, and the category holds much promise for delivering elevated consumer experiences.
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Alyse Thompson
March 9, 2020
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While their chemical components make chocolate and cannabinoids compatible, producers of cannabis-infused chocolate also say the medium allows for elevating the cannabis consumption experience and serves as an access point for discerning cannabis consumers.
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How food brands can use nostalgia to their advantage

More than 70 percent of U.S. consumers enjoy things from their childhoods.
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Alyse Thompson
March 4, 2020

Playing on consumers’ memories and emotional connections to nostalgic flavors and products can spell success for food manufacturers, according to a new report from FONA International.


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Expo West postponed over coronavirus concerns

More than 200 exhibitors had pulled out of the California-based show.
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Alyse Thompson
March 2, 2020
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Organizers for Natural Products Expo West have postponed the show, set for this week, over concerns associated with novel coronavirus.


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Morinaga America kicks HI-CHEW brand into high gear

With eyes toward the future, the company celebrates 12 years of growth in the U.S. confectionery market.
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Alyse Thompson
March 2, 2020
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Over the last decade, Morinaga America has strived to carve out a place in the U.S. confectionery market for its fruity, chewy HI-CHEW brand. But where exactly it fits within the market is not easy to describe. 


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