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

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Generation Alpha

Kids these days: FONA looks at how Gen Z, Gen Alpha will eat

New report from the ingredient company looks the ways the next generations will change consumer behavior.
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Crystal Lindell
September 9, 2020
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The insights, part 1 of which was released this week as part of the report, “All About the Kids: Part I: Generational Comparisons & Their Flavor Favorites,” are both exciting and a little jarring.
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What happens to the economy when we all stay home?

As more people work and shop and home, it’s changing where and how we spend money.
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Crystal Lindell
September 2, 2020
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If people are working and shopping at home, they aren’t picking up gum, mints, chocolates, or gummy bears during the course of the day.
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2021

As final 2020 candy industry event moves virtual, we now look to 2021

As PLMA, originally slated for November, moves online, what does it mean for the confectionery industry?
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Crystal Lindell
August 26, 2020
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We got word this week that the 2020 Private Label Manufacturers Association Show has been moved to a virtual format — the last 2020 event Candy Industry had planned to cover in person this year. So now we look to 2021.

 

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Consumers stray from diets during COVID-19 pandemic

Research from The NPD Group shows drop in participation of diet, nutrition programs.
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Alyse Thompson
August 19, 2020

With the global COVID-19 pandemic still raging across the U.S., it’s no surprise American consumers have largely stopped focusing on their diets. However, consumers who follow specific dietary lifestyles, such as keto, gluten-free and clean eating, have stayed on track, according to research from The NPD Group.


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Halloween 2020

With Halloween on the horizon, how pandemic-proof will candy prove to be?

The fall holiday accounts for $4.6B in sales for the confectionery industry. But expected changes in trick-or-treating could have a massive impact on that.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
August 12, 2020
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It’s hard to imagine that a country navigating a pandemic is going to send its children to collect candy from a bunch of strangers this year.
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What’s the ‘new normal’ for food retail?

Euromonitor offers insight into pandemic-related changes in food shopping behavior.
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Alyse Thompson
August 5, 2020

We’ve heard it endlessly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: This coronavirus era has created a “new normal” for every aspect of life. But what does that mean? And how could it apply to food retail?


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As Woodman’s Markets deploys robots into stores, what happens to human staff?

Automation is changing hiring needs in retail and manufacturing, and companies must be aware of that long-term.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
July 29, 2020
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Innovative imaging tools and neural networks enable the Badger Technologies autonomous robots to detect out-of-stock items with more than 95 percent accuracy. In other words, there’s no way humans can compete.
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Confectionery products should help consumers maximize personal relationships

Nearly 60 percent of consumers are worried about COVID-19’s impact on loved ones, FMCG Gurus finds.
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July 22, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has passed its peak in many countries and consumers embrace the concept of the “new normal,” they are re-evaluating what is important to them in life.


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Amazon to launch shopping carts that track what shoppers grab

Carts coming to Amazon Go Grocery stores this year.
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Alyse Thompson
July 15, 2020

Amazon's new Dash Carts, launching alongside Amazon Go Grocery stores this year, offer more opportunities for impulse sales and collecting consumer purchasing data.


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We support the candy companies halting Facebook ads as part of #StopHateForProfit

Companies including Hershey, Mars have stopped advertising on Facebook to protest hate speech on its platforms.
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Crystal Lindell
July 8, 2020
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A number of confectionery companies are participating in the #StopHateForProfit campaign, and we wanted to take a moment to applaud them for doing so.
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