Candy & Confectionary

Highlights

Courtesy of Lehigh Valley Economic Development
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July 2, 2025
The $20-million, 90,000-sq.-ft. facility will operate initially as a packaging and distribution facility for candies imported from Turkey, Poland and Egypt, with manufacturing...
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June 17, 2025
Investment firm’s funding is expected to fuel the next phase of growth for the two-year-old sour gummy candy brand.
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May 13, 2025
Addition of manufacturer of specialty and foil-wrapped chocolate novelties will expand Chocolate Works’ private-label and co-manufacturing capabilities.
Courtesy of Nestlé
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April 25, 2025
Jeff Hamilton, business head of Purina PetCare Zone Europe, will take over for the retiring Steve Presley, who has spent nearly 30 years with the company.
Courtesy of The Hershey Co.
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April 17, 2025
The chocolate processing plant is the first manufacturing facility to be built in Hershey, Pa., in more than 30 years and will help the processor support growth in its legacy ...
Courtesy of Bazooka Brands
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April 10, 2025
When its legacy Scranton, Pa., Ring Pop plant had to be closed, the Bazooka team found a new, much larger home, moved operations and got production restarted in half a year’s ...
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April 8, 2025
The huge Crème Egg is believed to be the largest created in the world, and is legitimately chocolate and fondant, just like the standard-sized holiday confection — but no one ...
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March 13, 2025
The State of Treating Report from the National Confectioners Association, Circana and Euromonitor reveals that even in shifting times of food and beverage spending, consumers ...
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March 11, 2025
Stacy Taffet will oversee Hershey’s snacks portfolio after years driving marketing success at PepsiCo.
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Oct. 18, 2024
After weaker than expected quarterly sales growth once again, leading to the company lowering its full-year outlook, Nestle is revamping its senior team and organizational structure...
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Sept. 24, 2024
New CMO, chief revenue officer and senior VP of government affairs look to help the company continue to grow in the snacks and confections business worldwide.
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Sept. 5, 2024
Michael Del Pozzo will be Hershey Co.’s new president, U.S. Confections, after 23 years at PepsiCo, most recently leading Gatorade and Frito Lay North America.
Courtesy of Morinaga America Inc.
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July 18, 2024
Morinaga America Inc. holding company will begin construction in October on additional plant in Mebane, North Carolina.