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How will rising gas prices, inflation impact the candy industry?

As gas hits $5 per gallon and grocery prices increase nearly 12 percent, how will consumers respond?

Crystal Lindell

June 13, 2022

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Editor Crystal Lindell asks: how much room do consumer packaged goods companies have to increase their prices in response to more expensive gas? And what happens when things hit a tipping point?

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.

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.

It’s clear that the global candy industry is rapidly changing and keeping up with those trends will require both historical context and an eye toward innovation.

Candy Industry Blog

How will rising gas prices, inflation impact the candy industry?

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

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