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Editors Crystal Lindell and Alyse Thompson share their insights on the latest industry news, product trends and marketing plans. Read More

Lindell column: New Fona report on millennials highlights the generation’s tumultuous adulthood

Editor Crystal Lindell reflects on seeing the events that shaped her life broken down into statistics and trend predictions.

Crystal Lindell

September 8, 2021

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Editor Crystal Lindell reflects on seeing the events that shaped her life broken down into statistics and trend predictions.

Delta variant's spread across the U.S. raises questions for candy industry

It’s hard to predict how consumers, industry events and upcoming holidays will be impacted by the new COVID-19 variant.

Crystal Lindell

August 11, 2021

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Seeing news this morning that an in-person industry event had been canceled felt eerily similar to spring 2020.

Lindell column: Grocery stores need to stop treating pick-up order staff like robots

Recent New York Times report details how stores are treating the staff that compile online orders — it’s alarming.

Crystal Lindell

June 7, 2021

Recent New York Times report details how grocery stores are treating the staff that compile online orders — it’s alarming.

After a sour year, 2021’s National Candy Month is uniquely sweet

After a long, difficult year, the confectionery industry has a lot to be thankful for.

Crystal Lindell

June 2, 2021

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June is National Candy Month, so allow us to make a proposal: This year, go all out.

Pandemic heightens consumer demand for brand transparency

Innova Market Insights reveals that shoppers want to know what’s in their food and where it comes from.

Crystal Lindell

May 26, 2021

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According to an Innova survey, 28 percent of consumers globally said that trust had become more important to them over the past 12 months, while over a fifth specifically named “transparency,” which is instrumental in building that trust.

2021 Candy State of the Industry

On Demand Confectionery industry experts weigh in on the state of the candy industry, which has gone through the most massive shift in recent memory after grappling with COVID-19. While confectionery as a whole proved to be “pandemic proof,” not every individual category fared so well. Experts will share the insights they’ve gleaned over the last year, while also offering predictions on what’s to come.

Yummex Middle East is the sister event of the world-famous ISM Cologne. yummex Middle East is the No.1 platform for producers and manufacturers of the sweets, confectionery and snack industry to present their products and innovations to the Who-is-Who of the MENA region.

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Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

Although many foods are appealing, and even perceived as natural, in spite of containing synthetic additives, consumer increasingly prefer food products which are fully natural.

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Candy Industry Blog

Lindell column: New Fona report on millennials highlights the generation’s tumultuous adulthood

Delta variant's spread across the U.S. raises questions for candy industry

Lindell column: Grocery stores need to stop treating pick-up order staff like robots

After a sour year, 2021’s National Candy Month is uniquely sweet

Pandemic heightens consumer demand for brand transparency

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