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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
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Gas station customers aren’t paying for candy with their phones — yet

New survey reveals that only 7 percent prefer to pay with a mobile app, but of those who do, 83 percent are satisfied with their experience.
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Crystal Lindell
April 16, 2019
Only 7 percent of survey respondents said they prefer to pay with a mobile app at a gas station or a c-store — that’s according to an online survey by YouGov and ACI Worldwide, provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions. 

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Where does the FDA stand on CBD?

Agency to begin soliciting comment on safety of cannabis compounds.
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Alyse Thompson
April 10, 2019
If you’re confused about the legal status of products made with cannabidiol — or CBD — you’re not alone. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is trying to determine for itself how to regulate around CBD, announcing last week it would host a public hearing May 31.

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Disruption 101: How to make brands stand out

Euromonitor white paper outlines strategies for rethinking markets and offering revolutionary products, services.
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Alyse Thompson
April 3, 2019
According to a new white paper from Euromonitor, there are ways to move beyond innovation and into disruption, creating opportunities that didn’t exist before.

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We need to reduce packaging — now

Whale found with more than 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach highlights urgency.
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Crystal Lindell
March 27, 2019
Editor Crystal Lindell is hopeful the confectionery industry will respond with the creativity and ingenuity she knows it possesses when it comes to reducing packaging — because if it doesn’t, we all pay the price.
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