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Florestal Foods introduces Fofs marshmallows

Vanilla-flavored marshmallows are produced on a new production line.

January 5, 2021

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Florestal Foods has introduced two new types of marshmallows after installing a new production line.

ISM offers a taste of Brazil

ABICAB offers look at state of Brazilian confectionery industry

Crystal Lindell

March 21, 2019

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From January to November 2018, Brazilian confectionery sales to the foreign market grew compared to 2017.

'The Beautiful Sweet': ABICAB offers snapshot of successful Brazilian candy companies

Country known for coffee, soccer also a major player in global confectionery industry

Milena Boggio

October 13, 2017

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What many people don't know is that Brazil's unique offering of exotic flavors, combined with its competitive position as one of the few countries self-sufficient in producing milk and sugarcane, has placed the country among the major global players in the confectionery industry.

Maya Brigadeiro Brazilian Sweets brings on the brigadeiros

Unable to find comparable treats in the U.S., Maya Zellman put her own spin on the signature Brazilian truffles.

April 17, 2017

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For chef, owner and chief sweets officer, Maya Zellman, brigadeiro is more than just a dessert.

Private labeling, native 'superfruits' expand Brazilian influence on confectionery industry

Two of Brazil's important attributes make country increasingly important player in international markets.

Abigail Watt

September 28, 2015

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With an industrial culture that favors private labeling as well as increasingly popular native fruits, Brazil is poised to keep expanding its influence in the confectionery industry.

Hershey’s buyout of Brazil’s Bauducco moves forward

Chocolate maker’s deal gets approval from Brazilian government.

Crystal Lindell

August 19, 2015

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Hershey is taking a huge step in the Brazilian market.

The Beauty That Is Bahia: How the Brazilian region won my heart

Bernie Pacyniak's recent whirlwind trip to Brazil takes him to the cocoa growing region

Bernie Pacyniak

July 22, 2015

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This most recent trip satisfied not only my curiosity about the region; it revealed the country’s inner soul.

How Brazil's rekindling a passion for premium

Brazil's tree-to-bar chocolate makers are rekindling a passion for premium chocoalte at home and abroad.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 21, 2015

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This wasn’t my first trip to Brazil. This trip, however, I uncovered its soul, which lies in the jungles of the Amazon — cacao.

Call of cacao: An inside look at a Brazilian cocao farm

Boyhood summer visits to his family’s idle cocoa plantations become a driving force for Diego Badaró. In resurrecting the Badaró fazenda, he’s also become a driving force for pioneering premium chocolate amongst Brazilians.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 21, 2015

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As a fifth-generation Badaró, Diego felt drawn to his family heritage and legacy.

Q-Zero's Samantha Aquim: Brazil’s cocoa passionista

Inspired by Joao Tavares’s fine-flavored cocoa beans, gourmet chef/ psychoanalyst Samantha Aquim turns her talents toward chocolate, creating an amazing line of Brazilian premium chocolates.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 21, 2015

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Samantha Aquim, from Aquim Gastronomia, continues to help run the family catering business in Rio de Janeiro as a gourmet chef. In addition, she also continues to draw upon her education reading and researching therapy.

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Supermarket showtime: Photos from the 2015 APAS show in Brazil

Brazil’s APAS 2015 is the largest retail and supermarket industry show held in Brazil. Naturally, there were several confectionery exhibitors at the event, displaying new product launches and reconnecting with past customers.

Mendoa Chocolates: From Farm to factory

Raimundo Mororó, a retired researcher from the Executive Committee of the Cocoa Farming Planning (Ceplac), built a chocolate processing facility on Farm Riachuelo near Ilheaus, Brazil. There he produces chocolates using cocoa beans harvested from the farm and marketed under the Mendoá name. The company most recently exhibited its product line at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris last year.

2021 Candy State of the Industry

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.

Seasonal Candy Trends in a Post-Pandemic World

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Items Tagged with 'Brazil'

ARTICLES

Florestal Foods introduces Fofs marshmallows

ISM offers a taste of Brazil

'The Beautiful Sweet': ABICAB offers snapshot of successful Brazilian candy companies

Maya Brigadeiro Brazilian Sweets brings on the brigadeiros

Private labeling, native 'superfruits' expand Brazilian influence on confectionery industry

Hershey’s buyout of Brazil’s Bauducco moves forward

The Beauty That Is Bahia: How the Brazilian region won my heart

How Brazil's rekindling a passion for premium

Call of cacao: An inside look at a Brazilian cocao farm

Q-Zero's Samantha Aquim: Brazil’s cocoa passionista

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Supermarket showtime: Photos from the 2015 APAS show in Brazil

Mendoa Chocolates: From Farm to factory

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