Candy Industry

11/12/2025

Innovators in flexible packaging, this is your moment! The Steve Fairfield Memorial Award for Flexible Packaging Innovation honors breakthrough designs that advance the industry. Submit your entry by Jan 31, 2026 and showcase your innovation at the 2026 Global Pouch Forum.

👉 Learn more & submit: https://www.packagingstrategies.com/steve-fairfield-memorial-innovation-award

Open to all food & beverage flexible packaging innovations.

11/12/2025

HARIBO USA is releasing two confections for the holidays, plus returning consumer favorites such as Sweet & Sour Reindeer and Holiday Edition Goldbears.

🦌 Find out the new products here: https://brnw.ch/21wXqeJ

11/11/2025

Vermont’s hillside goat dairy and confectionery, Big Picture Farm, has launched the G.O.A.T. Gift Box, just in time for the holiday season. Each box features 50 handcrafted goat-milk caramels, made from the milk of Big Picture Farm’s free-roaming herd.

🐐 Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXoiY

11/10/2025

Sockerbit is now available in nearly 1,600 Target stores nationwide and online. This marks a major milestone for the company, introducing millions of Americans to the tradition of authentic Swedish candy culture, featuring a colorful mix of gummies, the brand says.

Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXmBR

11/09/2025

Barry Callebaut, manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa solutions, and Planet A Foods, the German food-tech innovator behind ChoViva, a chocolate alternative without cocoa, have announced a commercial long-term partnership.

🍫 Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXkOz

11/08/2025

An improved weather and climate system should increase global cocoa supply, which could put cocoa-growing companies in the black—specifically, a surplus of nearly 150,000 tons. Candy companies like Hershey and Mondelēz are looking forward to potentially experiencing some relief after cocoa prices have continued to skyrocket over the past few years.

🍫 Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXk8p

11/08/2025

According to a new evaluation from Fairtrade International, its Fairtrade West Africa Cocoa Programme plays a key role in preparing cooperatives to navigate regulatory changes, economic fluctuations, climate change, and other pressures.

🍫 Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXjeU

11/07/2025

Check out this week's , featuring Compartes Chocolate's limited-edition Dark Chocolate Champagne Collagen Powder Bar, Heidi Klum's scary Halloween costume with Butterfinger, and more.

🎃 Read it here: https://www.snackandbakery.com/articles/114689-fun-friday-kraft-launches-wild-mac-and-cheese-flavor-compartes-comes-up-with-a-beauty-alpha-baking-ramps-up-cocktail-rye-production

11/06/2025

The Hershey Company has released its new holiday lineup, including HERSHEY'S KISSES Snickerdoodle Cookie Candy, KitKat Peppermint Stick, Reese's Mini Trees, and HERSHEY'S Grinch Milk Chocolate Bar.

🎄Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXgPX

11/06/2025

CandyRific and Hilco Sweets announced today they are combining forces to create a unified candy industry leader under one banner, CandyRific. The combination brings together two complementary organizations known for innovation, licensed products, and retail partnerships.

The combination brings together two complementary organizations known for innovation, licensed products, and retail partnerships.

11/06/2025

Mars, Incorporated's luxury chocolate brand Ethel M Chocolates has debuted its anticipated 2025 Holiday Collection. From the packaging to the chocolate gems inside, each collection of petite curated desserts is designed to delight any recipient, the company says.

🎄 Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXglI

11/05/2025

This holiday season, allergy-friendly brand YumEarth is releasing several new confections.

☃️Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wXexm