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New products made with milk, dark and white chocolate.

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New products made without chocolate, including gummies, licorice, and hard candy.

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New seasonal, occasional, or promotional candies.

Whether they’re sweet, salty, spicy or all three, there’s no denying that delicious new snacks trends are debuting all the time! And Candy Industry Magazine highlights all the best new products from the category so you can be sure you’re not missing out on the next sweet, salty, or spicy treat!

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SmartSweets launches low-sugar Sourmelon Bites

Bites are a plant-based take on traditional watermelon slices.

August 5, 2020

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SmartSweets has launched Sourmelon Bites, a low-sugar, plant-based take on the classic gummy watermelon slices.

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.

Tesla designer helps create new chocolate chip shape for Dandelion Chocolate

Featuring pointed edges and smooth sides, the new chocolate chip design creates a different mouthfeel.

Crystal Lindell

July 27, 2020

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“The edges of a Dandelion Chocolate chip taper to thin-as-we-could-make-’em without compromising structure,” said Remy Labesque, an industrial designer who's day job is at Tesla.

Trolli brand launches Crunchy Crawlers candy-coated gummy worms

Crunchy Crawlers won Best in Show at 2019 Sweets & Snacks Expo.

July 21, 2020

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Trolli Crunchy Crawlers are a dual-textural spin on Trolli's classic sour gummy worms that deliver a thin, crunchy shell and a chewy, fruity center.

3 products from Ferrara we would’ve seen at the 2020 Sweets & Snacks Expo

Company introducing products under Nerds, Trolli, Laffy Taffy brands.

July 14, 2020

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Ferrara Candy Co. has revealed three sugar confectionery products the company would’ve introduced at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo.

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.

2020 State of the Confectionery Industry: $2.9B gum category sees declines in light of COVID-19 pandemic

Dollar sales dropped by 8 percent in the year ending June 14, IRI says.

Alyse Thompson

July 13, 2020

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Overall, the chewing gum category continues to see declines in both dollar sales and unit sales, but these drops could be exacerbated by consumers staying home during lockdowns prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

2020 State of the Confectionery Industry: Gummies drive growth in chewy candy category

Non-chocolate chewy candy generated $3.9B in the year ending June 14, IRI reports.

Alyse Thompson

July 13, 2020

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Established gummy brands and category newcomers continue to drive growth in the non-chocolate chewy candy sector.

2020 State of the Confectionery Industry: COVID-19 impacts every category

Unprecedented times are offering the industry the chance to innovate and adapt.

Crystal Lindell

July 13, 2020

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There’s no way to write about the State of the Confectionery industry without leading with COVID-19. The global pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, and it’s had a massive impact on the country and the global economy.

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