NCA-sponsored show ends today in Chicago The National Confectioners Association’s (NCA) 2013 Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago ends today. This year’s “Unwrap Innovation” show, which began Tuesday, drew record crowds, according to NCA President Larry Graham. The Shelby Report’s Geoff Welch has been at Chicago’s McCormick Place all week covering the big event. Check […]
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Just Born Celebrates 90 Years Of Candy Making
Just Born Quality Confections, the family-owned maker of Peeps, Mike and Ike, Hot Tamales and Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews Brand Candies, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The company was incorporated on May 23, 1923, in New York City and has been operating in Bethlehem, Pa., since 1932. Today, Just Born is led by cousins […]
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Haribo Rolling Out Smurfs Gummi Candy To U.S. Market
In preparation for “Smurfs 2,” premiering in theaters this summer, the world’s largest maker of gummi, licorice and marshmallow candy is debuting its first licensed product in the U.S., adding Haribo Smurfs to its line of gummi candies sold in America. Haribo Smurfs are strawberry and raspberry-flavored gummi candies in the shape of familiar Smurf […]
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Hickory Harvest Foods Execs Partner To Form American Confection Co.
Owners of Hickory Harvest Foods Inc. have partnered in forming a separate company, American Confection Co., in Columbus, Ohio. The company currently sees lots of growth potential in the enrobing and panning industry of confections, milk chocolate and all natural products. It adheres to high-quality standards with no hydrogenated oils and products are Kosher certified, […]
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Atkinson Candy Co. Acquires Three Brands
Atkinson Candy Co. has announced an agreement with Laco Inc., a strategic partner of The Warrell Corp., to purchase Slo Poke, Black Cow and Sophie Mae brands. The three brands will become part of the Atkinson family of traditional made-in-America confections. Lufkin, Texas-based Atkinson Candy Co. will have exclusivity on marketing and sales of the […]
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M&M’S Unveils New Marketing Campaign: ‘Better With M’
Mars Chocolate North America has introduced M&M’S Brand’s new integrated marketing campaign called “Better With M,” which includes a new 30-second television commercial that will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVII. “‘Better With M’ showcases how M&M’S irresistible chocolate makes moments more fun and delicious,” said Roy Benin, chief consumer officer for […]
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NCA Opens Registration For 2013 Sweets & Snacks Expo
Registration has opened for the 2013 Sweets & Snacks Expo, to be held May 21-23, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, the 2013 expo is poised to be the most successful in the event’s 17-year history with exhibit space sales nearly at capacity five months in advance. A number of big-name […]
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Mars Inc. Recognized With NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award
Mars Inc. was honored Thursday with the 2012 NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards, held at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. Throughout its 23-year partnership, Mars has directly engaged race fans, customers and associates through an integrated marketing strategy that spanned across multiple activations, including: intellectual property, promotions, public relations, […]
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M&M’s World Stores Unveil Holiday Village
December will be festive at M&M’S World stores as Mars Retail Group has unveiled the new M&M’S World Holiday Village in each of its five M&M’S World locations, as well as online at www.mmsworld.com. The M&M’S World Holiday Village features a variety of seasonal-themed merchandise including dispensers, clothing, ornaments and, of course, holiday-themed M&M’S Brand […]
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Tastykake, Hershey’s Roll Out New Kandy Bar Kakes
This Halloween, Tastykake is joining forces with North America’s largest chocolate manufacturer, The Hershey Co., to introduce a new treat that combines the “best of both worlds,” according to a news release. New Kandy Bar Kakes are a blend of cake and candy, made with real quality ingredients and featuring Hershey’s most popular flavors. “Tastykake […]
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Mike And Ike Introduces Mummy’s Mix Candy
Mike And Ike, a candy brand of Bethlehem, Pa.-based Just Born Inc., is introducing its new Mummy’s Mix for the 2012 Halloween season. “Ike created Halloween-themed artwork complete with a scary mummy on the front of the box,” a company news release says. “Mike picked the five most appropriate autumn colors from the vast fruit […]
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Nestlé Rolls Out New Halloween Candy Varieties, Packs
Nestlé is introducing new Halloween candy novelties and packs. SweeTarts Skulls & Bones, Nestle Crunch Pumpkins, and Butterfinger Pumpkins offer a nod to the holiday. Nestlé’s largest candy variety bag on the market this year is new Wonka Trickster Treats. Chock full of Wonka favorites, such as SweeTarts Laffy Taffy, Gobstopper and Spree candy, fans […]
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Russell Stover Will Pay $585K Clean Water Act Fine
Russell Stove Candies Inc. will pay a $585,000 penalty as part of a settlement relating to allegations that it violated the federal Clean Water Act. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that the settlement, announced late last week, stems from a 2008 Environmental Protection Agency audit that found problems at Russell Stover’s Iola, Kan., location, […]
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Chocolate Candy Sales Hit $20B, See 20 Percent Growth in Organic
The $20 billion U.S. chocolate candy market is mature, differentiated and demanding. That makes it challenging for marketers of chocolate products seeking to distinguish themselves from the competition, according to “Chocolate Candy in the U.S.,” a just-released report from Packaged Facts. Packaged Facts estimates the U.S. market for chocolate sold at retail at $19.5 billion […]
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Life Savers Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Life Savers is turning 100 years old and, to celebrate a century of sharing simple but meaningful connections between people, the iconic brand is giving back to charities that matter to its fans. The giving campaign, called Connect for a Cause, works like this: people can participate by entering the code on specially-marked 100th anniversary […]
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Hershey’s Kisses Declared America’s Favorite Chocolate
Americans have a sweet tooth and proclaim chocolate candies as their favorite indulgence, according to the just released 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend (EQ) study, an annual study of brand equity, conducted by Harris Interactive. In the perennial battle of the brands, Hershey’s Kisses is the top ranked chocolate candy brand for the fifth time in […]
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Bud’s Best Cookies Names Al Cason President
Al Cason has been named president of Bud’s Best Cookies, the Birmingham Business Journal reports. Cason has served as the Birmingham, Ala.-based company’s VP in charge of sales and marketing since 1998. He began his career at the company in 1998. His father is Bud Cason, owner and founder of Bud’s Best. The elder Cason […]