Candy Industry articles from March 2001

Candy Industry archives from March 2001

`Le feu sacree'.(Kambly CEO Oscar Kambly)
March 1, 2001... As we stood in the freshly fallen morning snow, waiting for the photographer to add film to the camera, Oscar Kambly, chairman and ceo of Kambly, Ltd., and I chatted. The sun was causing some problems for the photographer, and there was a mist...

Maryland Senate defeats bill to restrict school vending items.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Last month, the Maryland Senate defeated legislation aimed at restricting the kinds of food and drink products sold in schools. Senate Bill 435 (Pinsky) sought to impose strict controls on the sale of "minimally nutritional foods" during the...

New cereal bars, fruit snacks doing well for General Mills.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... In releasing its third-quarter financials, Minneapolis-based General Mills noted that its new Milk 'n Cereal bars were selling well, thus compensating for weaker sales in cereal products. The company also reported that double-digit growth by...

Life Savers to relaunch chocolate and caramel Creme Savers.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Now that its production capacity can meet demand, demand that hopefully will return with a television and print campaign, Life Savers plans to bring back its caramel- and chocolate-flavored Creme Saver this April, complementing its Strawberries...

Record number of C-stores.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) reported that expansion, albeit modest, continues within the C-store retail segment. Convenience store outlets reached 1119, 751 last year, surpassing the 1999 count by 351. "That the...

Nestle bullish on functionality.(products offering health benefits)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Peter Brabeck, Nestle's chief executive officer, underscored the company's intent to purse production of products that offer specific health benefits. He said that the company wants to capitalize on the growing market that an aging global...

Jelly Belly turns 25.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Bicentennial Celebration in the United States wasn't the only event that set off fireworks in 1976. Candymakers at Jelly Belly Candy Co. discovered a way to send a flavor explosion into the mouths of consumers when they created Jelly Belly...

Holiday displays boon for Ferrero USA.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Building on the success its holiday displays brought it two previous seasons, Ferrero USA reported even better results for the past Christmas period. According to the company, the Rocher seasonal display program posted sales gains of 364% from...

Cadbury Schweppes explores new sales outlets.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... John Sunderland, chief executive officer for the British confectioner giant, Cadbury Schweppes, looks to pump up flat United Kingdom candy sales by adding vending machines in pubs and hospitals and by opening a chain of Cadbury's Cafes. ...

German gum consumption up 4.4%.(year 2000)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... German gum sales reached nearly $564 million (614.6 million euros) last year, reflecting a 4.4% increase from the previous year, the German Chewing Gum Association reported. The modest gain reflects steady growth over the past five years, thus...

Kettle Award Nominees.(candy manufacturers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Spaulding Goetze Chief Executive Officer/Treasurer Goetze's Candy Company, Inc. Baltimore, Md. Spaulding Goetze is nominated for his leadership in the confectionery industry. Specifically, he merits recognition for his ability to...

Hershey snags Nabisco's Lenny.(Hershey Foods Corp., Nabisco Biscuits Co. former president Rick Lenny,)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Rick Lenny, the man who made Nabisco Biscuits Co. well again, looks to tackle a new challenge, Hershey Foods Corp. The former president of Nabisco Biscuit Co. and most recently group vice president of Kraft Foods and president of its Nabisco...

Gummis go glamorous.(Haribo's advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Germany candymaker Haribo will begin advertising its line of candies in stylish women's magazines such as Cosmopolitan, InStyle and YM this spring as a means of targeting upscale females. The print campaign, done by New York agency Mad Dogs...

Aussie scientists urge daily dose of chocolate.(Suzi Ashton and John Ashton on chocolate's health benefits)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Forget the apple, save the red wine, but don't pass up the chocolate if you want to stay healthy, two Australian scientists claim. John and Suzi Ashton have written a book, A Chocolate a Day Keeps the Doctor Away, stating that chocolate's...

Kraft moves quickly to fill Lenny post.(Kraft Foods, Rick Lenny, Michael Polk)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Kraft Foods wasted little time in reacting to Rick Lenny's decision to leave the company and take over stewardship of Hershey Foods Corp; it named Michael Polk the day after Hershey's announcement as the food company's group vice president and...

Wrigley buys Gum Tech international assets, considers gum factory in Romania.(Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Gum Tech International, which sells such items as Dentahealth gum, Chew & Sooth Zinc gum, Love Gum and Power Gum, announced that it has agreed to sell certain assets of its gum business, essentially its manufacturing operations as well as...

31st ISM SHOW.
March 1, 2001... The world does, indeed, have a sweet tooth. For a few days at the end of January it appeared that nearly anyone involved in satisfying an urge for a piece of chocolate, sweet/sour candy, a refreshing breath mint, a tasty piece of chewing gum,...

The Pinnacle of PREMIUM.
March 1, 2001... As the car climbed up the side of the mountain, it became obvious that this driver knew the read well. Despite the snaking hairpin turns, Oscar Kambly, chairman and ceo of Kambly Ltd. guided the vehicle purposefully, without hesitation. ...

LOU RETTA'S: lace turns to gold.
March 1, 2001... Mother and daughter team up to turn a kitchen business into a growing gourmet gift business using chocolate as the calling card. Loretta Kaminsky calls it her wakeup call. As a breast cancer survivor -- Kaminsky has a double mastectomy in...

NEWS Ticker.
March 1, 2001... International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) projects that cocoa production will drop by 8% in 2000-2001, translating into a shortfall of 205,000 tons. At the same time, analysts expect global consumption of cocoa to rise by 2%, the increase in...

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED.
March 1, 2001... Confectionary industry flavor suppliers are at a crossroads. For some, following the safe and heavily traveled path of providing confectioners with standard flavors -- throwing in an occasional tropical blend every now and then to display...

NEW PRODUCTS.
March 1, 2001... Extending protection through chocolate COMPANY: Endangered Species Chocolate Co. THE PRODUCT: Flavored chocolate bars packaged in wrappers featuring endangered animals. A portion of the proceeds goes toward animal and nature...

New headquarters for Carle & Montanari.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Milan-based equipment manufacturer Carle & Montanari broke ground on its new corporate headquarters building earlier this year. The new three-story, 22,000 sq.-ft. building, located just outside of Milan in Quinto Stampi, will feature...

People on the Move.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Kirk Morton fills the newly created position of president and chief operating officer at Walla Walla-based Key Technology. Robertet Flavors in Piscataway, N.J. announced the following appointments: Lisa Carroccia promoted to manager of...

Safeline Metal acquires Analytical Vision Systems.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... As a result of its acquisition of British-based Analytical Vision Systems Ltd. (AVS), Tampa-based Safeline Metal Detection has created a new division, Safeline AVS. The newly formed unit incorporates AVS' expertise in X-ray inspection,...

Sweet Profiles.
March 1, 2001... Jon Stocking, a.k.a. "Chocolate Jon" founded the Endangered Species Chocolate Co. in 1993. Having worked on a commercial fishing boat as a cook 20 years earlier, he had personally witnessed the deaths of many dolphins. In wasn't unusual to find...