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Dallas Chocolate Festival 2019

Dallas Chocolate Festival goes virtual by sending samples to festival-goers

Virtual festival set for Sept. 12-13.
August 7, 2020
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The Dallas Chocolate Festival is going virtual Sept. 12-13, allowing attendees to participate from the comforts of home with “The World of Chocolate – In a Box.”


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Atkinson Candy Co.

Atkinson to relaunch Chick-O-Stick with natural colors, new packaging

Updated peanut butter treat to be revealed at Sweets & Snacks Expo.
January 8, 2019
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Atkinson Candy Co. plans to unveil an updated version of the classic Chick-O-Stick during Sweets & Snacks Expo, set for May 21-23 in Chicago. 


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Bliss Candy Company

Cynthia Timpa finds 'Bliss' in toffee

Sharing homemade toffee with coworkers inspires Timpa to open Texas business
November 12, 2018
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Bliss Candy Company started in 2006 after people kept asking Cynthia Timpa to make toffee and bring it to work.
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Parker Products new facility

Parker Products increases capability, efficiency with new Fort Worth plant

Facility open after seven-year planning process.
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Alyse Thompson
April 4, 2018
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Parker Products, a leading provider of inclusions and other specialty ingredients for the baking, dairy, beverage, confectionery, foodservice and RTE and snack industries, is holding a grand opening ceremony for its new manufacturing facility in Fort Worth on April 18.


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Mars Wrigley Waco

Mars invests $30 million to expand Waco, Texas facility

Company will add 65,000 sq. ft. to plant that produces Snickers, Skittles and Starbursts.
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Bernie Pacyniak
February 7, 2018
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The continued growth in demand for Snickers, Skittles and Starbursts is prompting Chicago-based Mars Wrigley Confectionery to invest $30 million in expanding its Waco, Texas facility.


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Virc

Virc LLC opens multimillion-dollar gummy factory in Selma, Texas

25,000-sq.-ft. plant will produce broad range of gummy varieties.
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Bernie Pacyniak
January 28, 2018
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Mexican entrepreneurs Roberto Arreguin and Leslie Norton, co-owners of Virc LLC, were joined by the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio and city officials for the grand opening of its new gummy manufacturing plant in Selma, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio. The plant will manufacture gummy candies ranging from traditional varieties to low sugar, sour and spicy types.


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Alamo Candy Co. solar panels

Alamo Candy Co. installs solar panels on retail store, office

Solar systems expected to save $750,000 over 25 years.
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Alyse Thompson
December 13, 2017
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Alamo Candy Co. is seeing green. The San Antonio, Texas-based company recently installed two solar projects that will cover the majority of Alamo Candy’s energy needs and save the company $750,000 over the next 25 years.

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Parker Products plant

Private equity firm acquires Parker Products

Texas-based inclusions company will maintain leadership after acquisition.
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Alyse Thompson
October 4, 2017
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The Riverside Co., a global private equity firm, will acquire specialty ingredients supplier Parker Products later this month.


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Atkinson Candy Co.

Atkinson Candy to donate Sept. 1 web proceeds to Hurricane Harvey response

East Texas candy manufacturer comes to aid of fellow Texans.
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Alyse Thompson
August 31, 2017
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Lufkin, Texas-based Atkinson Candy Co. is among the companies lining up to help disaster relief after Hurricane Harvey pummeled the Gulf Coast region of the Lone Star State.


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Atkinson Candy Co.

Atkinson Candy Co. moves toward SQF certification with new warehouse

Lufkin, Texas-based company launches new line of caramels.
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Alyse Thompson
July 7, 2017
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It's said people can't know where they're going until they understand where they've been. If anyone knows that to be true, it's Eric Atkinson, president of Atkinson Candy Co.
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August 11, 2021

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.

August 30, 2022

Understanding the Better-for-You Candy & Confectionery Market

People want their treats, but don’t always want all of the dietary impact resulting from indulgent decisions. As a result, the popularity of low-sugar and no-sugar candy and confectionery products continues to grow. But who is buying these products, where are they buying them, and why?

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Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

Although many foods are appealing, and even perceived as natural, in spite of containing synthetic additives, consumer increasingly prefer food products which are fully natural.

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