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Sun-Maid launches peanut butter yogurt-covered raisins, glow-in-the-dark packaging

Company introduces glow-in-the-dark fun-size packs for Halloween.

October 7, 2020

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After the success of popular yogurt-covered raisin mashups like Strawberry and Vanilla and Chocolate and Vanilla, Sun-Maid reveals its latest raisin recipe flavor: Peanut Butter.

Adding waste peanut skins to milk chocolate boosts its antioxidant properties

American Chemical Society research shows potential use for discarded peanut skins.

Crystal Lindell

August 17, 2020

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Some samples had higher chemical antioxidant activity than most dark chocolates.

Moonstruck launches two new chocolate bars

Chocolate bars feature work from local artists on interior packaging.

August 5, 2020

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Moonstruck Chocolate Co. has added two varieties to its classic bar collection: the Dark Chocolate Blueberry Passion Fruit Bar and the Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Chai Bar.

Omnom Chocolate, featured in Netflix’s ‘Down to Earth with Zac Efron,’ launches SuperChocoBerryBarleyNibblyNuttylicious bar

Dark chocolate bar features cranberries, salted almonds, barley, cacao nibs.

July 27, 2020

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Omnom Chocolate, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Reykjavík, Iceland, has launched a new bar featuring something for everyone.

Mars Wrigley launches Snickers Peanut Brownie

Innovation featuring caramel, brownie filling will launch nationwide in January 2021.

July 13, 2020

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The Snickers brand’s latest innovation combines chocolate, caramel and chewy peanut brownie filling to create Snickers Peanut Brownie.

COVID-19’s impact on functional ingredient trends and other insights from Cargill

The ingredient company offers advice on how to navigate the functional ingredient sector.

Crystal Lindell

July 6, 2020

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Experts at Cargill recently took some time to answer questions about functional ingredients, offering insights into health-conscious consumers, the impact of COVID-19 and balancing health benefits with taste.

KOHLER Chocolates introduces line of protein bars

Brand also revamps chocolate bars, launching with five new flavors.

Alyse Thompson

June 23, 2020

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KOHLER Original Recipe Chocolates has launched a new line of protein bars and revamped its existing chocolate bar line.

Exclusive data: Confectioners plan to increase spending on healthy ingredients

New research reveals that 60 percent of respondents plant to increase spending on healthy/nutritional ingredients.

Crystal Lindell

May 6, 2020

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Two-thirds of respondents expect an increase in healthy, better-for-you and/or functional ingredient operations in the next 12 months, by a 28 percent increase on average.

Atkinson Candy’s Texas facility achieves SQF certification

Company began working on facility overhaul to better segregate allergens.

April 29, 2020

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Atkinson Candy Co. has achieved certification under the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program at its facility in Lufkin, Texas.

Reese’s Take 5 breaks Snickers’ record for world's largest chocolate nut bar

Record-breaking bar weighs nearly 3 tons.

January 31, 2020

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Two weeks after Mars Wrigley set a Guinness World Record with a 4,700-lb. Snickers bar, The Hershey Co. revealed a 5,943-lb. Reese’s Take 5 bar on Jan. 31 at Hershey’s Chocolate World in Hershey, Pa.

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ARTICLES

Sun-Maid launches peanut butter yogurt-covered raisins, glow-in-the-dark packaging

Adding waste peanut skins to milk chocolate boosts its antioxidant properties

Moonstruck launches two new chocolate bars

Omnom Chocolate, featured in Netflix’s ‘Down to Earth with Zac Efron,’ launches SuperChocoBerryBarleyNibblyNuttylicious bar

Mars Wrigley launches Snickers Peanut Brownie

COVID-19’s impact on functional ingredient trends and other insights from Cargill

KOHLER Chocolates introduces line of protein bars

Exclusive data: Confectioners plan to increase spending on healthy ingredients

Atkinson Candy’s Texas facility achieves SQF certification

Reese’s Take 5 breaks Snickers’ record for world's largest chocolate nut bar

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