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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.

June 7, 2021

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

Vande Walle's Candies built on family tradition

Appleton, Wisconsin-company known for light, airy Anglefood candy.

October 9, 2018

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Vande Walle's Candies goes back more than 75 years to when Grandma Vande Walle would bake and create candy in her kitchen.

Goo Goo Cluster's new flagship store sweetens The Music City

How the Nashsville-based candy company's retail store is propelling the brand forward.

Crystal Lindell

March 29, 2016

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Lance Paine, president of Goo Goo Cluster, LLC, always believed that a flagship store was exactly what the brand needed.

Goody Goody Gumdrop: Candy in the Wisconsin Dells!

Wisconsin Dells-based Goody Goody Gumdrop has been offering vacationers sweets and treats since 1975.

Crystal Lindell

September 25, 2015

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Goody Goody Gumdrop, which claims to have the largest candy store in Wisconsin, has three shops in the Wisconsin Dells.

The Capital Candy Jar: A delicious treat in D.C.

Consultant turns teen-age, money-making hobby into a career that sweetens the life of D.C. residents and politicians.

Bernie Pacyniak

August 18, 2015

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Working out of a kitchen just a few blocks north of the U.S. Capitol building, Dave Burton and his team create an assortment of lollipops, flavored marshmallows, chocolate-covered Oreos, divinity, barks and other tasty confections.

‘Experience’ Mariano’s: Chicagoland's premium retail chain

The Chicago-area chain takes grocery shopping to a whole new level, with in-store sweet shops, an expansive selection of candy, and an array of international treats.

Crystal Lindell

June 19, 2015

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Amanda Puck, director of strategic brand development for Mariano’s, loves to describe the chain as, “an experience.” It’s a lofty goal for a grocery store, but it’s definitely a goal they seem to be achieving.

Sugar Factory: Candy’s very own Hollywood comes to Chicago

Sugar Factory’s quest to merge pop culture with confections and dining reaches Rosemont, Ill.

Kelsey Ott

January 16, 2015

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Pop music dances around the room as Katy Perry, Rihanna, Gerald Butler and other pop culture icons with lollipops in hand smile coyly down at everyone who steps into Sugar Factory’s new location in Rosemont, Ill.

Morkes Chocolates: A third-generation candy maker works to stay competitive.

Rhonda continues to “mix” old-fashioned quality with the latest food and pop trends to sustain a family business in a competitive climate.

Bernie Pacyniak

August 15, 2014

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Rhonda Dehn always had a head for figures. Thus, when asked to work Saturdays at the family’s retail candy shop in Palatine, Ill., there were no issues when it came to computing sales taxes on purchases or giving out change.

Powell’s Sweet Shoppe to merge with Lolli and Pops, Inc.

Move provides confectionery chain with 35 shops and unique three-tiered approach

Crystal Lindell

July 2, 2014

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With a combined 35 stores and more coming, Lolli and Pops is looking to grow its portfolio of brands.

Allo! Chocolat: How a riverwalk inspired a chocolate shop.

A love for Friday evening walks and music transforms into a downtown destination for sweets.

Bernie Pacyniak

June 12, 2014

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“We produce a series of beautiful colorful artisan meltaways and truffles,” says the owners, Carrie and Roger Igielski.

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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.

Items Tagged with 'candy stores'

ARTICLES

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

Vande Walle's Candies built on family tradition

Goo Goo Cluster's new flagship store sweetens The Music City

Goody Goody Gumdrop: Candy in the Wisconsin Dells!

The Capital Candy Jar: A delicious treat in D.C.

‘Experience’ Mariano’s: Chicagoland's premium retail chain

Sugar Factory: Candy’s very own Hollywood comes to Chicago

Morkes Chocolates: A third-generation candy maker works to stay competitive.

Powell’s Sweet Shoppe to merge with Lolli and Pops, Inc.

Allo! Chocolat: How a riverwalk inspired a chocolate shop.

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