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Sister André is now officially the oldest person alive at 118 years old. The image is two separate  photos, one of Sister Andre in a wheel chair and another that's a close-up of her face. She's wearing a blue nun head covering in both.

World's oldest living person, 118-year-old Sister André, enjoys chocolate

The oldest person ever, Jeanne Louise Calment, also thought chocolate was part of the secret to a long life.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
April 27, 2022
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The oldest person ever, Jeanne Louise Calment, also thought that chocolate was part of the secret to a long life. 


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1983 Candy Industry retrospective
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We want to hear from our valued readers

Looking back to the past helps inform our future, and we’d like your input to inform our future as well.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
December 8, 2021
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Looking back to the past helps inform our future, and we’d like your input to inform our future as well. 


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Delta varian

Delta variant's spread across the U.S. raises questions for candy industry

It’s hard to predict how consumers, industry events and upcoming holidays will be impacted by the new COVID-19 variant.
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Crystal Lindell
August 11, 2021
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Seeing news this morning that an in-person industry event had been canceled felt eerily similar to spring 2020.
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Halloween

After a sour year, 2021’s National Candy Month is uniquely sweet

After a long, difficult year, the confectionery industry has a lot to be thankful for.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
June 2, 2021
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June is National Candy Month, so allow us to make a proposal: This year, go all out.
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Globe

Pandemic heightens consumer demand for brand transparency

Innova Market Insights reveals that shoppers want to know what’s in their food and where it comes from.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
May 26, 2021
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According to an Innova survey, 28 percent of consumers globally said that trust had become more important to them over the past 12 months, while over a fifth specifically named “transparency,” which is instrumental in building that trust.
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Video conferencing

Lindell column: Conferences should continue virtual event access after COVID-19

As events move in-person, Editor Crystal Lindell asks organizers to keep virtual offerings for participants.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
May 12, 2021
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"To be clear, I’m not asking that we hold events with only virtual options — I’m just asking that we don’t hold any with only in-person options," Lindell writes.
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Amazon grocery store
Amazon

Why is Amazon opening in-person stores just as consumers shift to online grocery shopping?

Amazon's expanding grocery store presence also means more distribution centers.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
April 12, 2021
Why would any grocery retailer be expanding in-person stores at a time like this? Editor Crystal Lindell has a theory: In short, stores double as distribution points.
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COVID 19
COVID-19

After a year of COVID-19, how will the candy industry know the worst is over?

With about 3 months to go until the NCA’s Sweets & Snacks Expo, the event will again serve as a touchstone in the pandemic timeline.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
March 10, 2021
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It’s different for different people. Editor Crystal Lindell marks the beginning of COVID-19 at 8:51 p.m. Central Time, March 11, 2020.
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Pantone 2021 Color of the Year

Pantone’s 2021 Colors of the Year offer strength, optimism

Ultimate Gray, Illuminating yellow follow 2020’s Classic Blue.
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Alyse Thompson
January 20, 2021

How can we hold both the somberness of what has happened and optimism for what could come? Pantone, the provider of professional color language standards, has represented this through its selection of the 2021 Colors of the Year.


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2021

How can we make predictions after such an unpredictable year?

2020 made forecasting 2021 feel different than it has in years past, but it also showed that knowing the future isn’t as important as we once thought.
Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell
December 16, 2020
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We just spent all of 2020 being hit with one large-scale traumatic event after another. How could anyone possibly know what the 2021 confectionery trends are going to be?
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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.

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