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Better-For-You Confections
Candies focusing on nutrition and health.
Candy & Confections
All the latest finished goods’ trends, for savvy retailers looking to stay on top of the confectionery market place.
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Cannabis Candy
Cannabis confections are a growing industry, and manufacturers are creating candies with THC, CBD, and hemp all an in attempt to appeal to evolving consumer tastes. Candy Industry covers the sector with a focus on how manufacturers and retailers can respond to these trends.
Chocolate
Milk, white, and dark chocolate products.
Energy/Snack/Nutrition Bars
Bar products, including granola, snack, protein, meal replacement, and energy bars.
Gourmet Chocolate
Gourmet and high quality candies.
Gummies & Jellies
Chewy candies, which include gummies, jellies, mallow- and gelatin-based products.
Gums & Mints
Functional as well as flavored gums and mints.
Hard Candies
Lollipops, suckers, jawbreakers, and all other hard candies.
Licorice
Licorice products, including those with and without licorice extract.
Novelty Candies
Seasonal, occasional, or promotional candies.
Sugar-Free Candy
Sugar-free, artificially and naturally sweetened products.
Snacks
From salty to sweet, and everything in between, snacks are have made their way into the confectionery world. Candy Industry Magazine offers the latest news and reviews on everything from chocolate-covered potato chips to spicy popcorn, so you can stay up-to-date on all things delicious!
Vegetarian Candy
Candies and chocolates made with vegetarian and vegan recipes continue to gain popularity, as more consumers are looking for foods created without any animal byproducts. The latest trends and innovations offer new insight into vegetarian candy.
ARTICLES
Smarties Candy Co. to celebrate 70 years with launch of Smarties Squashies at Sweets & Snacks Expo
Company will also introduce Smarties Minis and Smarties Love Hearts Box.
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Ruby chocolate is now available in the U.S. and Canada
North American rollout follows six-month soft launch with select artisans, chocolatiers.
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NCA, FCIA release report investigating chocolate consumers
Chocolate represents 60 percent of confectionery industry sales.
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Goodnow Farms Chocolate earns 6 sofi awards
Winners of Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Candy and Confection categories also announced.
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Goetze’s launches limited-edition Cow Tales, packaging redesign
Sour Strawberry and Caramel Brownie Cow Tales to ship May 2019.
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Asher’s Chocolate Co. promotes three in sales team restructuring
Promotions, restructuring follow retirement of Ed Lomas, v.p. of sales.
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Maker of Dr. John’s sugar-free sweets opens Michigan factory
Investment in 22,000-sq.-ft. facility totaled $2.3 million.
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Kinder Joy, M&M’S Caramel top IRI’s list of 2018 New Product Pacesetters
Each product brought in more than $120 million last year, according to IRI data.
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Demand for plant-based foods continues to grow
Dollar sales trending upward in 15 plant-based food categories, IRI reports.
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