Retail Confectioners International

Looking forward to a sweet 2019

Associate Editor Alyse Thompson outlines what she hopes the new year will bring the confectionery industry.

Alyse Thompson

January 2, 2019

Here's what Associate Editor Alyse Thompson is looking forward to in the confectionery industry this year.

RCI Fall Regional Conference offers pure diversion in Portland

Conference held Sept. 17-19 at the Hilton Portland Downtown.

Alyse Thompson

November 15, 2018

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With beautiful views and a passion for food, Portland, Ore. served as an ideal backdrop for Retail Confectioners International’s Fall Regional Conference, held Sept. 17-19 at the Hilton Portland Downtown.

Joy Lyn’s Candies destroyed in Northern California’s Camp Fire

Hartley family took over Paradise, Calif.-based business in 2000.

Alyse Thompson

November 12, 2018

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Paradise, Calif.-based Joy Lyn’s Candies is among the businesses lost in the Camp Fire, now California’s most destructive wildfire.

Jacques De Waele receives RCI’s Henry J. Bornhofft Memorial Award

De Waele, sales manager for Savage Bros. Co., honored at RCI Annual Convention.

Christian Metzger

July 3, 2018

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Retail Confectioners International (RCI) has announced that Jacques De Waele, sales manager for Savage Bros. Co., has won the Henry J. Bornhofft Memorial Award, presented last month at RCI’s Annual Convention & Industry Expo in Cleveland.

RCI names new board members

John Asher III to serve as 2018-2019 board president.

Christian Metzger

July 2, 2018

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Retail Confectioners International announces the appointment of five new members to its board of directors.

RCI Spring Regional Conference inspires members to eat, learn, love

Gathering highlights history, vibrant food scene in Asheville, N.C.

Alyse Thompson

June 22, 2018

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Though a frigid wind whistled and clouds hung overhead, the unseasonably dreary weather didn't stop RCI members from enjoying the opening day of the Spring Regional Conference.

GUEST COLUMN: Rock your sweet business in Cleveland with RCI

RCI's 2018 Annual Convention & Industry Expo features focus on customer experience.

Angie Burlison

May 30, 2018

At this year’s Annual Convention & Industry Expo, RCI’s focus is presenting retail candy makers and chocolatiers with ideas and inspiration that translate into actionable strategies for creating unique and memorable experiences for their customers.

Reveling with RCI in Asheville

Spring Regional Conference held April 9-12 in Asheville, N.C.

Alyse Thompson

April 18, 2018

Last June, Associate Editor Alyse Thompson only got a taste of what a Retail Confectioners International event entails. Fortunately — for her — Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak had other obligations, so she covered RCI’s Spring Regional Conference in Asheville, N.C., solo.

2018 RCI annual convention set for June 18-22 in Cleveland

Author Mark Kamp to give ‘Opportunity Rocks’ keynote address.

Alyse Thompson

April 11, 2018

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Candy makers and chocolatiers are invited to discover how they can reinvent and revolutionize their businesses at Retail Confectioners International’s Annual Convention & Industry Expo, set for June 18-22 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The changing retail landscape

Retailers seeking success must balance online capabilities with high-quality, in-store experiences.

Alyse Thompson

February 13, 2018

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A push for speed and convenience continues to shape how retailers operate, but being able to leverage online capabilities against the experiences they can offer customers at brick-and-mortar locations will spell success for retailers.