Articles Tagged with ''confectionery''

In January 2016, Cargill will close its plant in Lititz, PA on Broad Street and shift this production to more modern and efficient plants in Mount Joy, Lititz (West Lincoln Avenue) and Hazleton, PA; Milwaukee; and Ontario, Canada.

KitKat, a brand of Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé, will be manufactured using only sustainable sourced cocoa beginning in the first quarter of 2016, the brand announced this week.

Dove chocolate will be feeling the love this Valentine’s Day as the brand overcame two-time favorite Ferrero Rocher as America’s most loved chocolate brand according to analytics company NetBase which released the results of Brand Passion Index.

As the cannabis edibles industry settles into the market, some regulators look to ban marijuana -infused products.

With Halloween creeping right around the corner, consumers are stocking up on chocolate and candy for trick-or-treaters. But what is America’s favorite candy? According to a recent survey by The Hershey Company, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups ranked as the overall favorite for US consumers.

After a 10-year hiatus, Mars Chocolate North America has decided to bring back M&M’s Crispy Milk Chocolate Candies, a favorite for some who were never ready to say goodbye.

As seasonal themed products seem to creep their way into stores earlier each year, the reason is clear, candy is big business and sugary products of the Halloween variety are enjoying an increase in sales.

Boasting 132 individual tubes of chocolate candies, the Great Wall of Chocolate is the world’s largest candy wall and focal point of the new M&M’S World in Shanghai, M&M’S first store in Asia.