Candy Industry articles from April 2000

Candy Industry archives from April 2000

Newsletter.
April 1, 2000... Future of Warner Lambert's Adams undecided The impact of the recent $90 billion merger between Pfizer and Warner-Lambert on the Adams confectionery business is not yet known. "At this time, with regard to the Adams business, it is...

RCI tours Alaska.
April 1, 2000... ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Upon the completion of Retail Confectioners International's annual convention June 6-10 in Chicago, not all members will return home. Some will board a plane to attend the reconvened meeting June 11-17 in Anchorage. ...

RCAP tours Ohio in May.
April 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia (RCAP) will tour Ohio for its 10th annual Spring getaway May 21-24. The group will visit Anthony Thomas Candies in Columbus; Marie's Candies in West Liberty; Coblentz...

Sweets Expo Asia to launch.
April 1, 2000... HONG KONG -- Sweets Expo Asia, the first and only confectionery trade show to be held in Hong Kong this year, launches June 27-29 at the Convention and Exhibition Center here. The three-day event will be divided into two distinct...

Guylian supports Project Seahorse.
April 1, 2000... ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ -- Chocolaterie Guylian will support Project Seahorse by donating $75,000, and working to raise public awareness on the state of seahorse populations worldwide. "Guylian is known worldwide for chocolate seashells....

Richardson opens PMCA conference.
April 1, 2000... HERSHEY, PA -- The "Back to Basics" series at the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners Association's production conference on May 1 begins with a presentation on chocolate tempering by Terry Richardson, president, Richardson Researches,...

NCA offers resident course, workshop.
April 1, 2000... MADISON, WI -- The National Confectioners Association (NCA) will hold its 38th annual resident course in confectionery technology here at the University of Wisconsin July 16-28. The two-week course is the NCA's most comprehensive and...

Richardson Researches adds panning course.
April 1, 2000... HAYWARD, CA -- Richardson Researches, Inc. will offer a hands-on panning technology course at its laboratory here June 27-30. Participants will gain knowledge in sugar coating, and hard, soft, dextrose, and chocolate panning. ...

Former Archibald CEO, dies.
April 1, 2000... CHICAGO -- Dick Peritz, former president and CEO of Archibald Candy Corporation, has died. "Archibald Candies would not be the institution it is today without Dick Peritz," says Ted Shepherd, current company president. "He was a...

Chocolates a la carte moves headquarters.
April 1, 2000... VALENCIA, CA -- Chocolates a la Carte has consolidated operations with its new 110,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility here. Previously, the company was housed in a 30,000-square-foot building in Sylmar, California,...

Blommer's Matschek, dies.
April 1, 2000... PORTLAND, OR -- Blommer Chocolate Company's John Matschek, 79, has died of natural causes. Matschek was a broker/representative of Blommer, and worked extensively throughout the Pacific Northwest. He had over 50 years of experience in...

Joyco sales grow 21 percent.
April 1, 2000... BARCELONA, SPAIN -- After changing its corporate identity one year ago from General de Confiteria Group to Joyco, the company experienced a 21 percent sales increase to Euro $275 last year. Joyco changed its identity to reinforce the...

GHIRARDELLI SOARS BEYOND SAN FRANCISCO.
April 1, 2000... With an annual growth rate of 20 percent for nearly a decade, San Francisco's Ghirardelli Chocolate continues to power itself forward on a national scale with increased distribution, retail expansion, and new products and technology. ...

INVESTMENTS ABOUND AT GHIRARDELLI.
April 1, 2000... With the anticipated launch of filled chocolate bars and squares, Ghirardelli's operations team readied itself for an expansive equipment upgrade last year at its 265,000-square-foot factory in San Leandro, California. "The installation...

Piron CAPTURES EUROPEAN FLAIR.
April 1, 2000... Belgian Chocolatier Piron is not nestled in a small village in Belgium, but it might as well be. "There is no reason to go to Europe to find chocolates," says President Bob Piron of his upscale European-style chocolate business in...

Salary survey results are not surprising.
April 1, 2000... The survey has finally been taken, and the results of the first ever salary survey in the confectionery industry are in. And, while this is a first, the results are not particularly surprising. For the most part, management are satisfied...

NEWS Ticker.
April 1, 2000... Central Soya Stern Lecithin opened a Lecithin Application Center in Aarhus, Denmark, to provide research capabilities to develop applications and recipes suited to tastes and customs for customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ...

People.
April 1, 2000... Larry Hollis has been promoted to vice president of the specialty products division of Wixon Fontarome. National Starch & Chemical Company has promoted James Zallie to corporate vice president of starch, Asia. Robertet Flavors has...

Candy on the defensive against pending FDA regulation, USDA report.
April 1, 2000... Sure, the U.S. Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) was a gargantuan undertaking that forced legal, package design and R&D departments throughout the confectionery industry to work 80-hour weeks. But that was more than five years ago....

Alphabet soup.
April 1, 2000... The introduction to the year 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans outlines what it calls "three basic messages -- the ABCs for your health" that consumers should follow to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle. A = Aim for fitness Aim...

NEW PRODUCTS.
April 1, 2000... Newman's offers irresistible combo COMPANY: Newman's Own Organics, Aptos, California THE PRODUCT: Organic chocolate peanut butter cups, and chocolate peppermint cups THE HOOK: Newman's offers a favorite chocolate treat with the...

No Pain JUST GAIN.
April 1, 2000... In Part I of our series, Candy Industry reports how confectioners have gone natural and organic, and fortified their products with vitamins, minerals and herbs. In October 1999, Newman's Own Organics -- the brainchild of actor Paul...

Warner-Jenkinson colors the world.
April 1, 2000... Warner-Jenkinson Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is rapidly expanding, and if the company continues its plan to grow via acquisition and new product introduction, this subsidiary of Universal Foods Corporation could become the world's color...

David Michael promotes teamwork.
April 1, 2000... Employee recruitment and training is a challenge that is traditionally left to human resources departments. But David Michael & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has made it a company-wide effort that is leading to a more educated sales staff....

Vitamins, minerals, organics debut at ISM.
April 1, 2000... The ISM (International Sweets & Biscuits Fair) brought nearly 30,000 visitors from around the world to the event's home at the Cologne, Germany fairgrounds. This record attendance for the 30th edition of the fair (January 30-February 3)...

ISM is open door to global markets.
April 1, 2000... Each year for the last six years, the end of January has been a time of anticipation and excitement for the U.S. confectioners who were exhibiting at the USA Confectionery Pavilion at ISM. And this past January was no different....

Lee kettle for easy cleaning.
April 1, 2000... PHILIPSBURG, PA -- The D9MSI inclined agitator from Lee Industries, Inc., complete with removable footbrushing and a 3-A/USDA approved flushbottom ball valve, allows for easy and thorough cleaning. In addition to USDA approval on a...

Range of kettle sizes at Hilliard's.
April 1, 2000... WEST BRIDGEWATER MA -- Hilliard's Chocolate System offers candymakers copper kettles ill sizes ranging from a 12-inch inside diameter to 24 inches. During the kettle's fabrication process, the copper is hammered to create the shape of...

Savage debuts vats.
April 1, 2000... ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- Depending on cooking needs, confectioners can choose from copper and stainless steel kettles, or stainless steel vats from Savage Bros. Co. New from Savage are 70-gallon rollaround stainless vats built with a...

A.M.P. offers batch cooker.
April 1, 2000... LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND -- The A.M.P. Rose type 1300 automatic and continuous batch cooker can be supplied to handle either a cold slurry of raw materials or a pre-cooked/pre-dissolved sugar solution. The cooker has an output of up to 2,860...

Advancing tunnel technology.
April 1, 2000... Cooling tunnels, responsible for solidifying (post-crystallization) of chocolates should continue what a good tempering machine has started. This is, however, is not easy, as has been revealed during many practical and scientific tests. ...

Construction of interior walls.
April 1, 2000... Not only do troublesome pests find harborage in the voids of exterior plant walls, but also in gaps within interior walls. Hollow cinder block walls are easily punctured. Double partitioned walls require caulking all crevices on both sides,...

Greenberg returns to Union.
April 1, 2000... BRONX, NY -- James Greenberg has resumed his position as sales manager for the confectionery, baking and snack food divisions at Union Confectionery Machinery Company. Union is the self-proclaimed world's largest supplier of used and...

Union Confectionery's Debrovner, dies.
April 1, 2000... BRONX, NY -- Jack Debrovner, a Union Confectionery Machinery sales engineer for 53 years, has died. Debrovner became a familiar face in the industry since joining Union in 1942 through his visits to numerous factories. He retired in...

Genpak containers secure freshness.
April 1, 2000... GLEN FALLS, NY -- Genpak's full line of clear hinged containers contain 360 [degrees] secure seal to lock in product freshness, keep oxygen out, and provide leak free results. The containers are thermoformed for clear view of the product,...

Warner-Lambert receives Mobil OPPack Award.
April 1, 2000... SAO PAULO, BRAZIL -- Mobil Plastics Europe presented the 1999 OPPack Award to the Brazilian operation of Warner-Lambert, and local converter Inapel Emblagens Ltd. for packaging of Clorets gum. The gum, packaged in a lamination of Mobil...

UCB gains ISO 9001.
April 1, 2000... TECUMSEH, KS -- UCB Films' commitment to product quality assurance is reflected in the recent ISO 9001 accreditation at its cellophane production facility here. "The great benefit is that it offers a framework for continuous improvement,...

ACMC offers Aasted temperer.
April 1, 2000... OCEANSIDE, NY -- The American Chocolate Mould Company (ACMC) offers the AMK-PPT tempering machine for flexibility and mobility from Aasted Mikroverk. The machine features a patented K-zone system for flexibility; patent-applied water...

Sweet Profiles.
April 1, 2000... CANDY WRAPPER When asked to be our featured candymaker this month, Sally Fegley quickly agreed, hurriedly followed by a request. "You can't have a Sally without a Tom!" she said. No you can't, and we are delighted to feature spouses Tom...

Name the Executive.
April 1, 2000... This industry veteran can list CEO of Leaf North America and Cadbury North America on his resume. His dynamic leadership currently is driving growth for a Northern California confectionery company. Jim Hanlon, president/CEO, Harmony Foods