Three products have been named the top innovations in ISM's New Product Showcase, alongside recognition of a packaging innovation.

Two of the three 2019 New Product winners featured cannabis, including the third place Swiss Cannabis Gum and the second place Hemptastic Hemp Bar.

Hermann Bühlbecker, the face of the Lambertz company and brand, is the first German confectioner to receive the ISM Award. 

When I was first introduced to Oscar Kambly III, president of Trubschachen, Switzerland-based biscuit manufacturer Kambly many years ago — and no I don’t exactly recall when — the man, the company and its product line were like one.

The 48th edition of ISM, the world’s largest trade fair for sweets and snacks, will kick off in Cologne, Germany, on Jan. 28.

It’s hard to believe that this week — yesterday, to be exact — marks my one-year anniversary as a full employee of Candy Industry Magazine. And what a year it has been.