Candy Industry articles from January 2004

Candy Industry archives from January 2004

Too close to home.(Opening Shots)(Archibald Candy Corp.'s closure and sale of Fannie Mae Candy Shops)
January 1, 2004... For the past seven years, the National Confectioners Association (NCA)'s All Candy Expo has rushed into Chicago, bringing with it not only the most marvelous treats, but garnering with it plenty of publicity for the confectionery industry....

Wrigley acquires Joyco businesses for $272 million ...(Newsletter)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Chicago-based Win. Wrigley Jr. Co. announced the purchase of several confectionery businesses from the privately held Spanish food conglomerate Agrolimen's Joyco Group for $272 million. The transaction includes Joyco's operations in China,...

... As it continues to look at other companies.(Newsletter)(Hershey Foods Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In his company's first acquisition since its failed $12.5-billion bid for Hershey Foods Corp. in 2002, Bill Wrigley Jr. can justify the shuffling of his top ranks in October in order to help the company pursue new acquisitions. Back on Oct. 22,...

Chocolate supply for Laura Secord chain assured.(Newsletter)(Archibald Candy Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Archibald Candy Corp., the parent company of Canadian Laura Secord candy stores, identified an alternative supplier to assure consumers it will continue to supply the mall-based retailer with chocolates following the closure of its...

An increase in access of foreign sugar to hit U.S. market.(Newsletter)(trade agreement with four Central American countries)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Trade negotiations between the United States and four Central American countries last month yielded a modest increase in access of foreign sugar to the U.S. market. Domestic sugar growers had sought to keep sugar out of the agreement, while the...

Kraft Foods initiates global integration.(Newsletter)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Kraft Foods is undertaking a complex reorganization aimed at transforming the company into an integrated, global business. The world's second-largest packaged foods company is giving Betsy Holden, its former co-chief executive, the new job of...

Lion Capital to invest $40 million in Fulton plant.(Newsletter)(Lion Capital Management to open The New York Chocolate and Confections Co., Fulton, New York)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... An investment group from the Ivory Coast, Lion Capital Management, said it would invest $40 million to open a bulk chocolate operation at the shuttered 250,000-sq.-ft. former Nestle plant located in Fulton, N.Y. Ousmann-A Gbane, Lion's chief...

Fuzziwig's acquires Sweets From Heaven assets ...(Newsletter)(Fuzziwig's Candy Factory)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Durango, Colo.-based Fuzziwig's Candy Factory acquired Sweets From Heaven USA, a Pittsburgh chain of retail candy stores in November. The agreement calls for Fuzziwig's to assume management responsibilities for nine company-owned stores and 26...

... As Dorothy Cox's Chocolates adds a natural line.(Newsletter)(acquires Golden Apples Candy co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Fairhaven, Mass.-based Dorothy Cox's Chocolates acquired Golden Apples Candy Co., also of Fairhaven, in November. Makers of all-natural, sugar-free hard candy lollipops and pieces called People Pops and People Drops, Golden Apples' was...

Researchers find undeclared peanut content in bars.(Newsletter)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Recently published findings by Canadian researchers Peter Vadas and Boris Perelman revealed that several European chocolates contained peanut content without warning consumers that traces of the ingredient could be found in the product. The...

Godiva Japan recalls chocolates with banned color.(Newsletter)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Japanese arm of Belgian chocolate maker Godiva, Godiva Japan, recalled one of its products from shops after discovering that a coloring agent banned under Japan's Food Sanitation Law is used in the product. The company said about 40,000...

Alpine Confections acquires Fannie May, Fanny Farmer brands.(Candy News)(from Archibald Candy Corp.)
January 1, 2004... After weeks of speculation and turmoil following a confidential memo passed onto union workers stating the company was planning to file for Chapter 11, Chicago-based Archibald Candy Corp. announced on Jan. 14 that it had signed a preliminary...

Warrell Corp. execs recognized by State Senator Mowery.(Candy News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Lincoln Warrell (left) and Richard Billman (right), chairman and president, respectively, of Camp Hill, Pa.-based Warrell Corp., were honored in a motion introduced by State Senator Harold Mowery, Jr. (center), last month. The motion recognized...

NCA hires Klabunde as trade relations director.(Candy News)(Dave Klabunde)(National Confectioners Association )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Vienna, Va. based National Confectioners Association (NCA) has hired Dave Klabunde as director of trade relations. The former candy salesman will assist Jim Corcoran, NCA's vice president of trade relations, with the strategic planning and...

Who is behind all this?(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
January 1, 2004... For over 65 years, Terri Lynn, Inc. has supplied fruits and nuts to major food manufactures in the United States and abroad. Since that time, Terri Lynn has become one of the most committed and respected ingredient suppliers in the marketplace....

2004 Kettle Award nominees.(Kettle Ballot)
January 1, 2004... Jorge Farber President Madelaine Chocolate Novelties Inc. Queens, New York Jorge Farber joined Madelaine Chocolate Novelties in 1984, beginning his career there as plant manager. Five years later, he took on vice president...

Inciting innovation: Herbert Mederer continues to 'doodle' in the gummi category, inspiring double-digit growth with trend-setting new products.(Mederer Subwarenvertriebs GmbH)(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... Some psychologists believe that the subconscious mind tries to contact its conscious counterpart on an ongoing basis. Despite this continuous onslaught, rarely do those subconscious musings break through our conscious thought patterns or...

Bay Area artistry: San Francisco-based Recchiuti Confections painstakingly fuses flavors into its chocolates, creating visual and sensual delights.(Chocolate Trendsetter)(confectioner Michael Recchiuti)(Interview)(Biography)
January 1, 2004... Husband-and-wife team Michael and Jacky Recchiuti have combined their foodservice experiences--his in pastry and hers in hospitality--to create truly distinctive flavors showcased by simple yet striking designs in their chocolates. He's...

Top 100: change's the only constant.(Global Confectionery Companies)(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2004... It's not exactly a magic trick, but each year Candy Industry compiles its Top 100 list. Voila! A new name will materialize in the standings or, abracadabra, a major player from the past will disappear. This year, Adams vanished, Brach's went up...

Not so sinful, but tasteful: better tasting sugar-free chocolates have given diabetics and carb-conscious dieters a very edible alternative.(Category closeup: sugarless chocolates)
January 1, 2004... According to the American Diabetes Association, 18.2 million people in the Untied States, or 6.3% of the population, have diabetes. Not to pick on anyone, but imagine the population of New York State (19 million), and you can better grasp the...

Making the health claim grade: new labeling allowances from the FDA make consumers more aware of nuts' health benefits.(Candy R&D: trends & applications in ingredient technology)(Food and Drug Administration)
January 1, 2004... With all the encouraging information about the benefits of eating nuts these days, it's hard to know how that information translates into the confectionery world. It's also important to understand that not all nuts are created equally, so they...

Moscow trade fair reflects Russia's love with confections.(Upakovka/Upak Italia 2004)(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2004... It's not as if Russians didn't love confectionery products, especially good chocolate. Russians have had a penchant for sweets dating back to the earliest czars. Even during the Soviet era, chocolate consumption reached 8 kilograms (17.6...

Technology underscores investment in the future.(Aasted-Mikroverk)
January 1, 2004... In 1992 Aasted Mikroverk invented the first industrially available "cold-pressing" method for making chocolate shells. After periods of exciting innovation it became possible to avoid lubrication on the plungers simply by cooling the plungers...

Candy technology from professionals.(A.M.P.-Rose)
January 1, 2004... A.M.P-Rose started out as a supplier of rebuilt packaging machines for the confectionery industry in 1978. At that stage the company employed four engineers in a relatively small engineering factory. Since its humble beginnings over 20...

Flexible in wrapping and highly dependable.(Bosch)(BVH 1000 AU universal wrapping machine)
January 1, 2004... The new BVH 1000 AU universal wrapping machine from Bosch exceeds all expectations. With extreme reliability, the BVH 1000 AU, the world's first continuous-motion wrapping machine in the medium performance range, wraps up to 1,200 candies per...

Chocolate tradition meets automation.(Buhler Bindler GmbH)(new molding systems)
January 1, 2004... Chocolate producers have long relied on a traditional mechanical system. Now, an automated production line drive is available. It was presented at the Interpack 2002. Buhler Bindler GmbH, Germany, supplies these new chocolate molding systems....

Your guide through grinding technology.(Caotech)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Caotech b.v., of The Netherlands has developed a world-wide reputation as specialists in self-developed ball mills, conches and pumps within the cocoa and chocolate-related processing sector. The technical staff of Caotech b.v. combines both...

FastShell technology for center-filled products.(Carle & Montanari)
January 1, 2004... Carle & Montanari's wide range of moulding lines for center-filled articles includes Traditional Shell Moulding technology, OneShot and FastShell. The latest FastShell technology permits forming chocolate shells without overturning the...

Carugil.(Rolling Machine Model CMR-5)(Multistage Wrapper Model CWM-4S)
January 1, 2004... Over the last few years, CARUGIL has been optimizing the extrusion process of licorice to enable all shapes of co-extruded products with different colors and center fillings (sugar paste, syrup, sugar...). Now, this company continues to...

Dumoulin.(confectionery equipment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In business more than 50 years, Dumoulin, located in Tournan-En Brie, France, has specialized in panning equipment for the past 25 years, also lending a hand in the candy and chocolate industry as well. Dumoulin developed the first high...

Healthy, natural and capable of high-performance.(Gelita Group)
January 1, 2004... Confectionery products are among the most successful of prepared products--and the range is increasing constantly. Gelatin has contributed much to this success: GELITA gelatin and GELITA gelatin-hydrolysates are being used increasingly in...

Global wafer specialists meeting customer needs.(Hebenstreit)
January 1, 2004... HEBENSTREIT supplies production systems for flat and hollow wafers that range from semi-automatic lines with a capacity of about 120 kg/h to fully automatic, high-efficiency lines rated at 1,200 kg/h and more. The extent of the product...

Ninety years of developing new processing technology.(Klockner Hansel)
January 1, 2004... Klockner Hansel Processing's devotion to the candy industry encompasses more than 90 years. Since the family Hansel started the development and production of equipment close to Dresden, Germany, the company has always focused on research for...

More than a century of service and leadership.(Lloveras)
January 1, 2004... S.A. Martin Lloveras of Terrassa, Spain, is a fourth-generation, family-owned company that manufactures a complete range of equipment for the chocolate industry. Founded in 1899 Lloveras first started in the engineering business supplying the...

LoeschPack.
January 1, 2004... Under the motto of "Flexibility Made in Germany," LoeschPack presents itself in 2004 as a company that ranks as one of the top manufacturers of packaging equipment and processing lines within the chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries....

Winkler und Dunnebeir.(starch moulding machinery)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The new Mogul 462 B1 mogul line has been designed for the production of all starch moulded articles. The pump system allows for a two-color depositing as well as an assortment of six colors synchroniously. For more sophisticated products...

Healthy, natural and capable of high-performance.(MacIntyre Chocolate Systems/Ladco.)
January 1, 2004... As suppliers of high quality, capital equipment to most of the major manufacturers worldwide, MacIntyre Chocolate Systems is continually introducing new machinery to the market as well as improving our existing range of equipment. Over the past...

The future is here now!(Max Riner AG)
January 1, 2004... When Max Riner founded his company in 1944, he did so as a result of an innovation, polycarbonate moulds. It proved to be a revolutionary change for the entire industry. Now, nearly 60 years later, that heritage continues to thrive at Max...

The next leap forward in continuous aeration.(Haas-Mondomix B.V.)
January 1, 2004... Continuous aeration remains a well-known technique in the manufacture of "light" products for confectionery, bakery and dairy applications. Other applications involving the use of continuous aeration focus on product improvement, such as...

Masters at enrobing.(A.E. Nielsen Maskinfabrik ApS)
January 1, 2004... For more than 35 years, A. E. Nielsen has been producing enrobers that have become the "workhorses" for the chocolate, confectionery and biscuit industries. Last year, the company introduced at the Interpack 2002 exhibition its latest...

Introduction to OPM world.(OPM)
January 1, 2004... OPM has significantly grown in capability during the past few years under the guidance of its president, Domenico Nesci, who's provided the leadership for the past 25 years, and by the stronger backing assured by new partner the Sympak...

The die-fold wrapping experts.(SIG Sapal SA)
January 1, 2004... Since 1906, SIG Sapal SA, now part of the SIG Packaging Group, is well known for its first class wrapping machines and systems throughout the various industries it is serving. The majority of the diversified manufacturing program is for the...

From concept to final product.(Tanis Confectionery & Consultancy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tanis Confectionery & Consultancy (TC&C) designs and supplies plants for the production of confectionery. These plants are designed to weigh, add, mix, heat, boil and cool the ingredients of your final product. But this is only half the...

Continuing leadership in nutritional/nutraceutical markets.(Union Confectionary Machinery Company)
January 1, 2004... Union Confectionery Machinery Company, the world's leading supplier of second-hand and rebuilt confectionery processing and packaging equipment, has announced the structure of a new sales and marketing group focused on the nutritional and...

Innovation needs experience.(Wiener)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Wiener & Co., Apparaten bouw b.v., founded 100 years ago, is one of the world's major manufacturers of production lines for the cocoa processing, chocolate and compound producing industry. The Know-how Wiener's latest development is...

Versatile cooker/cooler.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... The "SA" Mix Cooker/Cooler from Weirton, W.Va.-based Hamilton Kettles is a 20- to 1,000-gallon processing kettle that features a counter-rotating, double-motion agitator with pitched-bar blades. The design allows for more thorough mixing of any...

Industry workhorse.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... >From icing to corn chips, Lee Industries' D9MT agitated cooking kettle has set the standard for cooking kettles for more than 50 years, the Philipsburg, Pa.-based company claims. The counter-rotating, double-motion, agitated kettle has proved...

Semi-continuous, high-speed cookers.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Savage Bros. Co. has introduced a semi-continuous high-speed candy cooker that simultaneously cooks one batch while preheating the next one. The totally self-contained system features a patented high-speed gas...

Case erector meets flexibility, changeover needs.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... Reedley, Calif.-based SWF Companies provides confectioners seeking "around the clock" dependability the solution with its compact CE 201 case erector, which is capable of erecting and bottom sealing up to 30 cases per minute. Accommodating...

3-D inserter perfect for promotions.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... The latest innovation from York, Pa.-based EPI involves its 3-D inserter unit, which has the ability to run pieces that are 1-inch thick, 6-inch long, and up to 4-inch wide. The inserter uses a continuous bandolier format so it feeds easily...

Co-generation energy unit.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... Farmington Hills, Mich.-based DTE Energy Technologies, a non-regulated subsidiary of DTE Energy Co., has launched a new line of ultra low-emission, high-efficiency, on-site energy systems using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (CEGR) engine...

Servo-driven horizontal wrapper.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... Campbell Wrapper, De Pere, Wis. introduces the new Pioneer horizontal servo wrapper for a wide variety of food applications. The unit features a sanitary modular design with cantilevered components. Cutting head, film and infeed servo motors...

Versatile F/F/S bagger.(Plant Technology)
January 1, 2004... Green Bay, Wis.-based Circle Packaging Machinery Inc. has introduced a new V22S form/fill/seal machine that features volumetric or auger fillers for free-flowing and non-free flowing products as well as custom feeders for tablets or solid...

Differentiation by design: packaging suppliers continue to upgrade offerings to meet confectioners' and consumers' desires.(Innovations in Packaging)
January 1, 2004... Customization seems to be key for confectioners in considering the look of their candy's packaging. Boards, sizes, shapes and colors all play a role in differentiating packaging on the shelves. Where it used to be that manufacturers produced...

Not for spinach.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... THE COMPANY: Au'some Candies Inc., Monmouth Junction, N.J. THE PRODUCT: Popeye 75th Anniversary Klik Dispenser THE HOOK: Popeye, Olive Oyle and Brutus celebrate their 75th year in a candy dispenser form. Each refillable collectible Klik...

Curiously strong.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... THE COMPANY: Callard & Bowser-Suchard Inc., East Hanover, N.J. THE PRODUCT: Altoids Peppermint Chewing Gum THE HOOK: For gum aficionados yearning for the curious strength of Altoids mints, the wait is over. Peppermint chewing gum...

Low carb for women.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... THE COMPANY: Clif Bar Inc., Berkeley, Calif. THE PRODUCT: Luna Glow THE HOOK: Clif Bar created a low-carb snack bar for the growing number of women leading a low-carb lifestyle. With just two to three net carbs per bar and no trans...

Walnut indulgence.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... THE COMPANY: Golden Walnut Specialty Foods Inc., Zion, Ill. THE PRODUCT: Golden Walnut Cookies THE HOOK: The Golden Walnut is a unique cookie made from a buttery shortbread shell and filled with a smooth mixture of chocolate fudge or...

Rocking gum.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... THE COMPANY: Pop Rocks Inc., Fairfax, Va. THE PRODUCT: Pop Rocks Bubble Gum THE HOOK: Pop Rocks Bubble Gum combines the original gum flavor Pop Rocks and soft gum pieces in the same package. After enjoying the Pop Rocks, kids can enjoy...

Sweet profile.(Bob Zender)(Interview)
January 1, 2004... Bob Zender has been with Bogdon Chocolates for almost 18 years He joined the company following a career in sales and management at Hallmark Cards, As Zender points out, "Those are the only two companies I have worked for--one very large...

Cruisin' to Japan.(Wrapper)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tom Cruise, whose leading role in his latest film, The Last Samurai, involved filming in Japan, isn't the only Yankee making an impression in the Land of the Rising Sun. Bethlehem, Pa.-based Just Born will be introducing its Zours brand in...