Candy Industry

07/28/2025

PACKAGING: With so many different options to package , choosing the right system for a particular product can be a bit of a gamble … much like picking the right chocolate from a box. Fortunately, manufacturers can minimize that risk by working closely with a reputable OEM that can provide guidance toward a solution that adds reliability and efficiency to your operation.

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07/27/2025

Canada-based Rousseau Chocolatier is introducing a collection featuring dark chocolate. Crafted in-house and presented in the company's signature plastic-free packaging, each piece is created to showcase the depth, richness, and complexity of dark chocolate, the company says.

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07/26/2025

BBB National Programs’ Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative (CCAI) is welcoming Taffy Town, Inc. as its newest participant. In joining CCAI, Taffy Town pledges not to engage in advertising primarily directed to children under age 13 or to children in elementary and middle schools.

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07/25/2025

CASE STUDY: For over 130 years, Sweet Candy Company has thrived on a legacy of quality confections. When growing customer demand for flexible pack formats and shelf-ready packaging began to stretch its existing end-of-line operations, the Sweet Candy team knew who to contact. The answer came in the form of a new, fully integrated packaging line with Delkor’s HSP Series Case Packer, a vision-based case packing system purpose-built to handle variety and velocity.

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07/24/2025

Egan Food Technologies has announced the addition of enrobers to its line of process equipment for the and baking industries. The new enrobers are available in standard widths from 600 mm to 1600 mm for enrobing and bottoming with , compound, and caramel.

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07/23/2025

On July 22, The Hershey Company announced it will be raising its prices due to costs. The pricing increase will affect products across the company's entire portfolio. The candymaker has previously said it would raise prices to compensate for escalating cocoa costs, if needed.

The confectioner will soon raise its candy costs for consumers, citing a jump in cocoa costs that have provoked the company to rethink its current pricing.

07/23/2025

Nassau Candy, manufacturer of specialty and confections, has added four new bulk gummies under its Clever Candy brand. The latest additions are full of the latest trends inspired by social media that are spreading across the food industry, the company says.
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07/22/2025

🎧 We recently sat down with Todd Summers, VP of sales for Esther Price Candies, to discuss the brand's Passport Trail, a campaign that allows consumers to collect stickers and earn discounts on Esther Price products. Consumers must bring the passport in to an Esther Price store by July 31 to collect their discounts.

A brand representative explains how the Trail works, the most difficult aspect of creating a promotional campaign for candy products, and the responses the campaign has been getting on social media.

07/22/2025

For the first time ever, Seattle's Best Coffee is branching out beyond its namesake beverage with Coffee Roast Mallows, a limited-edition variety pack of coffee-inspired marshmallows crafted in partnership with XO Marshmallow.

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07/21/2025

Gelato Canna Co has launched its THC and functional mushroom infused Functional Gummy. The Functional Gummy collection includes Day, Night, Focus, and Pain, each named for the function they target. Gelato’s Functional Gummy will be available throughout participating Michigan dispensaries, and the company plans to launch the Functional Gummy in Arizona before the end of the year.

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07/20/2025

In the world of , sugar and corn syrup aren’t just sweeteners. They define texture, preserve shelf life, and shape the eating experience. Yet sugar—sweet as it is—remains the ingredient many consumers are most eager to avoid. For candymakers, this presents a challenge and an opportunity: recreate the classic candy experience without the very ingredients that built it.

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07/19/2025

AWAKE Chocolate, maker of functional, caffeinated chocolate bites and bars, announced the successful close of a $5.8 million USD investment round. This latest investment brings Awake Chocolate’s total funding to date to $11.3 million.

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