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Café Valley, Hershey Launch Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie Bites

Café Valley is partnering with The Hershey Co. to introduce a snack-size coffee cake bite that is equal parts brownie and cheesecake made with Hershey’s chocolate. Café Valley Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie Bites are set to hit grocery, convenience and club store shelves next month in 11.6-oz., clear plastic packages containing 12 brownie bites per case. The […]

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Ferrero To Acquire U.S. Confectionery Company Ferrara

The Ferrero Group, a global confectionary group, has entered into a definitive agreement for a Ferrero-affiliated company to acquire Ferrara Candy Co., the third-largest U.S. non-chocolate confectionary company, with strong positions in the gummy and seasonal candies categories. Ferrero is acquiring Ferrara from L Catterton, a global consumer-focused private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not […]

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NCA’s Whiteside: Sweets & Snacks Expo Booming

The National Confectioners Association (NCA) once again saw record attendance at its Sweets & Snacks Expo, held May 24-26 at McCormick Place in Chicago. According to the organization, the Expo drew in more than 17,000 industry professionals from more than 90 countries. The expo hosted more than 750 companies exhibiting their products across nearly four […]

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Mars Introduces New Flavors For Snickers, Twix And Dove Brands

Mars Chocolate North America has launched several new flavor extensions to its chocolate brands, such as Snickers Hazelnut, Twix White Chocolate Cookie Bars, Dove Sorbet Bars, Dove Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Promises as well as a wide range of seasonal offerings for these brands plus the M&M’s, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers brands. Mars […]

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Wrigley Debuts New Products And Retail Insights At Sweets & Snacks Expo

The William Wrigley Jr. Co., a subsidiary of Mars Inc., is introducing a new lineup of products from several of its brands including Orbit, Skittles and Doublemint, as well as sharing retailer insights during the NCA Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago this week.  Sharing Original Insights for Retailers At the Sweets & Snacks Expo, Wrigley and […]

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Blue Bell Brings Contest Winner Caramel Turtle Cheesecake To Freezer

Blue Bell fans overwhelmingly voted to bring back Caramel Turtle Cheesecake Ice Cream in last year’s Crankin’ Back the Clock Flavor Contest, and it will arrive in stores this month. Caramel Turtle Cheesecake is a cheesecake ice cream filled with chocolate-coated caramel turtles, roasted pecans and cheesecake pieces with a chocolate cookie crust all surrounded […]

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Magnum Partners With Designer Zac Posen For U.S. Launch Of ‘Gold?!’

Magnum Ice Cream has introduced its “Magnum Gold?!” golden ice cream bar in the U.S. Magnum Gold?! features vanilla bean ice cream swirled with sea salt caramel and dipped in a golden coating made with Belgian milk chocolate. In celebration of the launch, American fashion designer Zac Posen created a one-of-a-kind, 24-karat gold dress inspired […]