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    Andy Hanacek
    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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    Andy Hanacek
    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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    Andy Hanacek
    May 13, 2025
    Addition of manufacturer of specialty and foil-wrapped chocolate novelties will expand Chocolate Works’ private-label and co-manufacturing capabilities.
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    Andy Hanacek
    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.
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    Andy Hanacek
    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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    Andy Hanacek
    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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    Andy Hanacek
    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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    Maggie MacHale
    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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    Andy Hanacek
    March 11, 2025
    Stacy Taffet will oversee Hershey’s snacks portfolio after years driving marketing success at PepsiCo.

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    Morinaga America Inc. holding company will begin construction in October on additional plant in Mebane, North Carolina.