Candy Industry articles from May 2002

Candy Industry archives from May 2002

Part and parcel. (Opening Shots).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... If Mel Warnecke, head of Warnecke Technical, Inc. and winner of the American Association of Candy Technologists' Stroud Jordan award last year says it, it has to be true: The confectionery industry is, indeed, part of the food industry. ...

Barry Callebaut swallows Stollwerck. (Newsletter).(acquistions deal)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Zurich-based Barry Callebaut, the world's largest chocolate supplier has decided to add a manufacturing component to its empire of operations, acquiring Germany's third largest chocolate manufacturer, Stollwerck, from Imhoff Industrie-Holding...

Hershey, union dig in as strike continues ... (Newsletter).(at Hershey Foods' two manufacturing facilities in Derry Township, PA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... On April 26th, about 2,700 workers from the Chocolate Workers Local 464 walked off the jobs at Hershey Foods' two manufacturing facilities in Derry Township, Pa. Since then neither the union nor Hershey's management have been able to settle...

... As company closes deal on Heide brands. (Newsletter).(Hershey Foods to acquire candy lines from Farley & Sather's Candy Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Earlier this month, Hershey Foods Corp. said it had reached agreement with Farley & Sather's Candy Co. for the sale of its Heide brands, which include Heide, Jujyfruits, Wunderbean and Amazin' Fruit. The agreement, whose terms were not...

Sherwood Brands acquires Asher Candy. (Newsletter).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Rockville, Md.-based Sherwood Brands purchased Asher Candy Acquisition Corp. for about 270,000 of its common shares earlier this month. Founded in 1947, the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based company manufactures candy canes and other hard candies...

Toxic claim `frivolous', candy manufacturers assert. (Newsletter).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Candy manufacturers didn't hesitate in denouncing a lawsuit by a Californian environmental group claiming that chocolates contained high levels of lead and cadmium, thereby posing a health hazard. The American Environmental Safety Institute...

Austrian fund snatches Stollwerck's Hungarian unit. (Newsletter).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Thanks to Hungary's law regarding shareholder investment, Austrian financial investor Raiffeisen CEE private Equity Fund L.P. was able to acquire Stollwerck Budapest Kft from Stollwerck AG, spoiling Kraft Foods' pending acquisition of the...

Russian chocolate consumption to jump 41% by 2003. (Newsletter).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... According to Nestle, Russian chocolate consumption will by rise from 2.2 kg this year to 3.1 kg next year, a jump of 41%. Although Russian consumers still lag behind considerably when compared to their European counterparts--the Swiss consume...

President Bush to sign new Farm Bill. (Newsletter).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Dubbed by some as a political maneuver to ensure re-election by legislators with large farmer constituents, the 2002 Farm Bill won approval by the Senate last month, clearing the way for President Bush's signature. Despite criticism by some...

Texas to enforce ban on candies, during school lunches. (Newsletter).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Texas Education Agency, which had a vague state policy allowing only nutritional foods to be sold during school lunch periods, announced it's cracking down on the sale of hard candies, soft drinks, gum, nonjuice ice bars and other items...

Forced labor survey complete, pilot programs set to start. (News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Quietly, without fanfare, the global chocolate and cocoa industry has worked diligently during the past few months to resolve the forced labor issue in West Africa. The successful completion of comprehensive surveys about the problem, coupled...

Candy integral component of food, snacking industries. (PMCA Conference Report).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Most of the candy professionals attending the PMCA's opening day dinner at the organization's 56th technical conference in Hershey, Pa., expected Rick Lenny's keynote address to focus on marketing. After all, Hershey Foods Corp.'s chairman,...

ChocoVision to sponsor U.S. pastry team. (Supplier News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based ChocoVision Corp. announced that it will be a U.S. Team Sponsor for the upcoming 2002 World Pastry Team Championship. which will be held on July 5-6, in Las Vegas at the Rio All Suite Hotel. The event, which is...

Union Confectionery updates website. (Supplier News).(Union Confectionery Machinery Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Union Confectionery Machinery Company has recently updated their comprehensive website, which will allow visitors to navigate the site (www.unionmachinery.com) with greater ease. Customers can now check Union's massive inventory database,...

You're invited to attend the 57th Kettle Awards reception! (Kettle Invite).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... KETTLE AWARDS Candy Industry Magazine will announce the winner of its 57th Kettle Award during the All Candy Expo this year, and we want to be sure to let you know that all confectionery industry members are invited to attend the event!...

Candy Industry's "Oscar" celebrates a long history: 57th Kettle Award winner to be announced June 5th 2002. (Kettle History).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... August 19, 1944 was the first publication date of Candy Industry, "the newspaper of confectionery business" to be published every other Saturday. The publication's mandate was to provide a platform for the industry--a simple one. Don Gussow...

Harry and David, chocolates & candies. (Cover Story).(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... HARRY & DAVID, THE NATION'S PREMIER DIRECT MAIL RETAILER, LOOKS TO BUILD SALES BY ADDING ON RETAIL STORES AS WELL AS SELLING ITS WARES WHOLESALE. CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS HAVE BECOME THE CORNERSTONE OF THAT EFFORT. Walk into a Harry &...

Creativity contagious at Le Chocolatier. (Chocolate Trendsetters).
May 1, 2002... What used to be a corporate headquarters for a sporting goods company is now the space for a much tastier business. Le Chocolatier, based in sunny North Miami Beach, Fla., takes tremendous pride in producing quality chocolate where once...

Chewy all over. (Category Closeup).(cewy candy segment)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Anyone taking a quick walk down the grocery store's candy aisle these days might easily come away with the impression that all candies eventually take on a chew form. That certainly seems to be the case for many of the major manufacturers,...

Seizing a "golden" opportunity out West. (IFT Preview).
May 1, 2002... It's time once again to prepare for the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo, which is being held June 15-19, 2002, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. This year's Expo features expanded show hours and extended mid-day session...

Coatings: the confectioner's seal. (Candy R&D: trends & applications in ingredient technology).
May 1, 2002... Consider them akin to the hot wax seals affixed to critical and/or highly personal pieces of mail sent by royalty, aristocrats, poets and lovers ages ago. Yes, similar to the hot wax seals, confectionery coatings preserve the precious...

Slewing boredom. (New Products).(Dragon Fire gum)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... COMPANY: Amurol Confections Co., Yorkville, Ill. THE PRODUCT: Dragon Fire Gum THE HOOK: Intensely hot cinnamon sugar-free chewing gum that protects consumers from evil spirits. Packaged in an upscale red tin that features embossed...

Double-color sugar-free choices. (New Products).(chewing gum)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... COMPANY: Concord Confections. Inc., Concord, Ontario, Canada THE PRODUCT: Dubble Bubble Dubbles and Sugar-Free Dubble Bubble THE HOOK: The company pairs two flavors and two colors in every single piece of Dubble Bubble gum. Dubbles...

Explosive experience. (New Products).(Squire Boone Village's fizzy candy)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... COMPANY: Squire Boone Village, New Albany, Ind. THE PRODUCT: Kaboom Rocks, Moon Crater, Atomic Fizzzion, Miner's Gold THE HOOK: This candy explodes in your mouth, literally. To create this experience, the company injects pressurized...

Holiday rollout. (New Products).(from Ethel M Chocolates Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Ethel M, Las Vegas, features its rose-covered gift boxes and floral bouquets for Mother's Day. A soft pink satin box topped with silk roses holds one pound of chocolates, Satin Cremes, nuts and caramels combined for $32. The company also...

Fizzy waters. (New Products).(Cap Candy's Fizzurps)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... COMPANY: Cap Candy, a div. Of OddZon, Napa, Calif. THE PRODUCT: Fizzurps THE HOOK: Magically turns water into soda pop. Comes with a crazy straw and lemon lime and cherry flavors. INGREDIENTS: Citric acid, sorbitol, mannitol,...

Sweet 'n sour. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... COMPANY: Taste of Nature, Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif. THE PRODUCT: Sour Cotton Candy Swirl THE HOOK: According to the company, this is the first sour cotton candy that's commercially available. VARIETIES: Lemonade, watermelon,...

Gelatin alternatives yield innovative textures. (Creators' Briefs).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Gelatin and starch have dominated the gelled confection market for years, but now--because of increasing requests for vegetarian, kosher and halal products--manufacturers are searching for alternatives to gelatin. In its search for this...

Alternative to Kava. (Creators' Briefs).(jujube extract)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... San Jose-based Draco Natural Products, Inc., a leader in the supply of Full Spectrum Standardized Herbal Extracts has introduced an extract of wild jujube seed for ingredient use in herbal products as a single herb or as part of a formula....

The total package: it's not just the product, box suppliers point out, presentation is also key. (Innovations in Packaging).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A box is not just a box--it's a selling toot. Consumers may salivate thinking about boxed chocolates, but what really closes the sale is when they see the product. And while many consumers may not consciously appreciate the packaging, there's...

Mix lightly, grow rapidly: the popularity of aerated confectionery products, be they marshmallows or chocolates, has spurred Haas-Mondomix' growth on a global basis. (International Spotlight).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Located just on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Nederhorst Den Berg attracts few tourists. The small village, as quaint as any other in the Netherlands just lays a bit off the beaten path. Despite its relative obscurity, Nederhorst Den Berg...

Sweet profiles. (Candy Wrapper).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... One thing about Karl Howse, vice president--international and contract manufacturer manager for World's Finest Chocolate, Inc. in Chicago, he's not a short-timer. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, Howse joined World's Finest Chocolate in...

A crash course in eating chocolate. (Candy Wrapper).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... This should be filed under the heading: Things they didn't teach you in driver's ed class. According to Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty Classic Insurance, drivers who eat or drink while driving are prone to causing accidents. McKeel...