Candy Business articles from July 2004

Candy Business archives from July 2004

Healthy candy makes a statement.(Editorial)(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... IT'S MY GUESS that even the least observant visitor to the recent NCA All Candy Expo didn't have to walk far into the crowded hall before noticing the healthy changes. In this industry characterized by a dizzying array of wonderful, weird and...

California sues Mexican manufacturers.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... SACRAMENTO -- The California State Attorney General is suing 33 companies that manufacture or market Mexican candy said to contain lead. The lawsuit applies to Mexican manufacturers, one of which imports items from Brazil. The action,...

Garoto's future still unclear.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... SAO PAULO -- CADE, the Brazilian government's antitrust authority, rejected Nestle SA's request to reconsider an earlier decision to block the company's $230 million acquisition of Chocolates Garoto SA. In February, the antitrust agency...

Allergen Labeling bill clears House Subcommittee.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House Subcommittee On Health has passed an initiative requiring the clear labeling of allergens by 2006. The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act will require food statements to list, in plain language, any...

Just Born teams sales, marketing, R & D.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... BETHLEHEM, PA -- In a push designed to strengthen the presence of its brands in the marketplace, Just Born, Inc. forms a new Customer and Brand Development Division. The unit combines the responsibilities of the company's sales, marketing and R...

Kettle Award goes to Warrell.(News)
July 1, 2004... CHICAGO -- Lincoln "Linc" Warrell, CEO of The Warrell Corp., is the recipient of the 2004 Kettle Award. The award recognizes excellence, achievement and lifetime contributions to the confectionery industry. Warrell received the honor an awards...

Hershey expands Virginia plant.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... STUARTS DRAFT, VA -- Hershey Foods Corp. is investing $48 million to expand its Hershey Chocolate of Virginia production facility. The 25-year-old plant is the production site S'Mores bars and along with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Nutrageous,...

Cargill, MGPI team to market fiber.(News)(Cargill Food & Pharma Specialties)(MGP Ingredients, Inc)
July 1, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- Cargill Food & Pharma Specialties (F & PS) and MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGPI) have entered into an agreement for the production and marketing of Fibersym, a resistant starch for use in low-carb nutrition bars and other items....

Auction slated at Canadian LifeSavers plant.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... HAMILTON, ONTARIO -- The excess production equipment once used at the former LifeSavers plant in Canada will be auctioned on Thursday, August 19. Union Confectionery Machinery Co. and Rabin Worldwide have been jointly appointed as exclusive...

NCA proclaims All Candy Expo success.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CHICAGO -- With total attendance of 19,000, an increase of about six percent versus last year, the NCA is describing the 2004 All Candy Expo as a success. The three-day event, held June 8 to 10, attracted about 470 exhibitors and more than...

CandyBusiness welcomes Walsh.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CLEVELAND -- Matt Walsh joins the CandyBUSINESS staff as Associate Publisher, responsible for advertising sales and customer relations. The Chicago native brings 14 years experience as an account executive and international sales manager to the...

Research pushes chocolate's benefits.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Reports from researchers at the University of California say flavanoids found in dark chocolate help blood vessels expand. Researcher and professor of physiological nursing, Mary B. Engler, says: "Dark chocolate provides better...

Hershey adds to bar, chews line-ups.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... HERSHEY, PA -- Hershey Foods Corp. will debut a new two-piece bar, Take 5, early next year. The 1.5-ounce, five-layer bars are two pretzel pieces topped with peanut butter, a layer of caramel and crunchy roasted peanuts. The company will...

CME sets supplier show in China.(News)
July 1, 2004... LONDON -- The Intex Exhibition Center in Shanghai is the venue for CME China 2005, a new confectionery supplier exposition organized by Simply Events Ltd. The two-day show, scheduled for November 16 and 17, is said to be the only expo dedicated...

Confectionery Pavilion slated for Food Processing Expo.(News)
July 1, 2004... CHICAGO -- A dedicated pavilion focusing on the needs of confectionery manufacturers will be featured as part of November's Food Processing Machinery Expo, which is co-located with PMMI's PackExpo International. The Food Processing...

House of Brussels to buy DeBas.(News)(DeBas Chocolate, Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... HOUSTON -- House of Brussels Chocolates, Inc. continues on the acquisition trail with the planned purchase of Fresno, CA-based DeBas Chocolate, Inc. The deal, which includes an undisclosed amount of cash, stock and the assumption of DeBas debt,...

Nestle sells cocoa processing plants.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- Cargill, Inc. is purchasing two European cocoa processing facilities from Nestle, SA. Pending regulatory approvals, the purchase of the York, UK, and Hamburg, Germany, facilities are expected to be final October 1. Financial...

New York Chocolate gears for production.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... FULTON, NY -- New York Chocolate and Confections Co. expects at least 40 employees to start work at the former Nestle Chocolate plant in upstate New York in September. The company is owned by two investment groups, Lion Capital Holdings, Inc.,...

Lake Champlain Chocolates expands facility.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... BURLINGTON, VT -- Citing increased demand for its seasonal products, Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC) has doubled its manufacturing and production space with the purchase of a nearby 25,000-sq-ft building. The new warehouse and shipping...

ISM squelches equipment rumor.(News)
July 1, 2004... COLOGNE -- ISM organizer KolnMesse says recent rumors suggesting the show will be expanded to include packaging and production machinery are unfounded. Christine Hackman, press officer, tells CandyBUSINESS. "There will definitely be no...

Flexible packaging expands bar maker's line.(News)
July 1, 2004... BERINGEN, SWITZERLAND -- By combining existing technology with new flexible packaging machines, SIG Pack Systems AG improved the chocolate bar packaging line at Hofer, a subsidiary of German supermarket chain Aldi. The line enabled Hofer to...

Sealant for panned low-carb items debuts.(News)
July 1, 2004... NORWALK, CT -- Centerchem, Inc. introduces Capol 100 Series sugarfree sealant, a pre-coating agent for panned centers. For use prior to hard sugar or chocolate panning, it is said to minimize oil and moisture migration into coatings. A...

Kids' spending to rise dramatically.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CHICAGO -- Kids aged four to 12 will be responsible for about $51.8 billion in spending by 2008, an increase of nearly $12 billion over 2002 spending levels, according to an upcoming report from Mintel International Ltd. Until age 12, the...

Candy trends, sales forecasted.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... COMMACK, NY -- Enrobed chocolates with cookie-type centers will show the fastest growth through 2012, according to Business Trend Analysts, Inc.'s 2004/2005 Outlook For The U.S. Chocolate Candy Market. In 2004, total U.S. sales of...

Symrise restructures, cuts workforce.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... HOLZMINDEN -- Symrise GmbH & Co. KG is restructuring worldwide, saying it initially expects to eliminate about 420 to 500 jobs. The flavor company is said to be taking steps to improve its international distribution system and relocate...

Sonoco purchases CorrFlex Graphics.(News)
July 1, 2004... HARTSVILLE, SC -- One of the nation's largest point-of-purchase display companies, CorrFlex Graphics, LLC, has been purchased by Sonoco for $250 million in cash. The renamed company, Sonoco CorrFlex, is expected to generate around $200...

Cocoa Pete's gets cash infusion.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CAMPBELL, CA -- Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures, Inc. has raised an additional $1.3 million in private Series B financing, bringing the total amount of money raised by the two-year-old premium chocolate bar maker to $3.75 million. ...

ADM to boost NovaLipid production.(News)
July 1, 2004... DECATUR, IL -- The availability of zero and low trans fat oils and margarines is expected to rise next year as ADM expands production at its Quincy, IL, enzyme interesterification facility. The plant, said to be the first of its kind in North...

Flavor company's R & D honored.(News)(Achievement and awards of Takasago International Corp.)
July 1, 2004... ROCKLEIGH, NJ -- Measured against 300 top Japanese corporations, the flavor division of Takasago International Corp. (USA) ranks second in R & D, according to the recently announced results of the annual Private Sector Multi Evaluation System...

Mars must quit AquaDrops ad claim.(News)
July 1, 2004... LONDON -- UK-based Mars, Inc. must remove the advertising slogan "Instant Hydration" from its AquaDrops line after the Advertising Standards Authority rejected the phrase as misleading. The decision came earlier this week following...

Paperboard offers increased visibility.(New Product News)
July 1, 2004... PRINTKOTE ADVANTAGE absolute-white paperboard from MeadWestvaco is said to contain no color shading and uses optical brightening agents to increase opacity and enhance color stability. The paperboard's absolute whiteness is said to reduce the...

Incident light scanners set new pick standards.(New Product News)
July 1, 2004... TOP LIGHT, or incident light scanners, are said to offer a wide range of benefits to users of pick-and-place systems, including the ability to recognize surface patterns, cracks, colors, inscriptions, stains and 3-D characteristics, such as...

Small thermoform system debuts.(New Product News)
July 1, 2004... MULTIVAC'S R140 rollstock system is said to be the smallest rollstock thermoform fill and seal system available, allowing manufacturers of all sizes the opportunity to take advantage of thermoform fill-seal packaging. At 10 feet in length,...

Paddle scrapers halt bacteria spread.(New Product N)
July 1, 2004... ONE-PIECE mixing paddle scrapers from Remco Products are said to be durable, lightweight and meet FDA requirements for preventing the spread of bacteria. Constructed of durable polypropylene, the paddles are said to allow efficient product...

Lantech adds two new shrink wrappers.(New Product News)
July 1, 2004... TWO CONTINUOUS-MOTION shrink wrappers, the SW-2000 for belt in-feed systems and the SW-3000 for flight-lug applications, are new from Lantech.com. Suitable for use with poly-olefin, PVC and LDPE films, both use the company's Ever-Clean seal...

Reusable containers extend brand messages.(New Product News)
July 1, 2004... SEVERAL VARIETIES of customizable Fresh-Lock containers, from Presto Products Co., a division of Alcoa Consumer Products, are now available. Featuring lids in a number of colors, reusable containers in a variety of shapes are said to have high...

Scaling new heights: functional confections must offer both healthy eating and indulgence, but reaching that balance is still a challenge.(Special Report)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2004... MANUFACTURERS of functional and better-for-you items are targeting consumers who want confections that offer benefits beyond simple indulgence. What they have learned is that no matter how good a product is for you, it won't be a success unless...

Hershey Foods Corp.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Hershey Foods Corp. launches Take 5 bars with pretzels, caramel, peanuts and peanut butter covered in milk chocolate. The 1.5-ounce bars ship in December. Targeting consumers 12 to 34, advertising support begins in February. Twizzlers Twerpz...

Koppers Chocolate Specialty Co., Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Koppers Chocolate Specialty Co., Inc. unveils a bulk line of 12 savory chocolate pastilles: rosemary, cayenne, pepper, sage, curry, thyme, Earl Grey, lemon zest, sea salt, rose petal, orange blossom and lavendar. Also new is a Cordial Martini...

The Warrell Corp.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Warrell Corp.'s Katherine Beecher Manchester Collection is now in reclosable composite tins with nostalgic themes. 14 ounces of Butter Toasted Peanuts has a SRP of $2.99, seven ounces of Cashew Crunch has a SRP of $3.99, and Chocolate...

Gray & Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Queen Anne Milk Chocolate Covered Blueberries from Gray & Co. pack in gable-top five-ounce boxes with a SRP of $2.99. Truffle Blueberries, fruit in a white chocolate granache covered with milk chocolate, and Caramel Cherries, cherries...

Imaginations Confections LLC.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Varieties in chocolate candies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Everyday Disney-licensed items from Imaginations Confections LLC include Mickey's Malted Milk Balls with ice-cream flavor centers. In chocolate, cookie dough, strawberry and malted milkshake, they pack in 12-ounce milk cartons featuring Mickey...

Quality Candy Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)
July 1, 2004... Chocolate Soft Peppermint Sticks from Quality Candy Co. are peppermints hand-dipped in Belgian chocolate and packed in 12-ounce gift boxes and 16-ounce tins. They have SRPs of $9.99 and $25, respectively.

Quality.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Also from Quality are Peppermint Patties, creamy peppermint centers with bits of peppermint candy enrobed in Belgian chocolate. They pack in 12-ounce boxes and one-pound tins.

Asher's Chocolates.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Asher's Chocolates introduces Keystone Crunch. Available in six-ounce bags and 13-ounce containers, the popcorn, pretzel and almond mix is coated with butter toffee. They have SRPs of $2.95 and $6.50, respectively.

Chocolate-covered coffee beans are new from Chocolate Santander, a subsidiary of Compania Nacional de Chocolates S.A.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Chocolate Santander)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Chocolate-covered coffee beans are new from Chocolate Santander, a subsidiary of Compania Nacional de Chocolates S.A. The 100 percent Colombian coffee beans are coated with 53 percent cacao and pack in 4.4-ounce burlap bags with a SRP of $8.99....

KidsMania Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Blink Pops and Flash Pops from KidsMania Inc., are translucent lollipops atop a small flashlight fitted with a light source to illuminate the pop. Both have a SRP range of 99 cents to $1.29.

Boston America Corp.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Strawberry Shortcake Berry Sweets, from Boston America Corp., are 1.3-ounces of sour candy in tins featuring characters from the series. With flavors keyed to character names: Strawberry Shortcake, Raspberry Tart, Blueberry Muffin, and Lemon...

Brand New Products, LLC.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Brand New Products, LLC introduces Body Parts, 5.9-ounce Iollipops. Shapes and flavors include raspberry Disfigured Ear, grape Bloody Eye, orange Bloody Nose, strawberry Disfigured Hand, and cherry Gross Mouth. Peggable Body Parts have a SRP of...

Jelly Belly Candy Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Jelly Belly Candy Co. is now packing 20-flavor assortments of JBz in 1.5-ounce flow pack snack bags. Display caddies, sized to suit supermarket and specialty front-end displays, hold 24 bags with a SRP of 99 cents.

Ferrara Pan Candy Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Black Forest Gummy Tarantulas)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Black Forest Gummy Tarantulas from Ferrara Pan Candy Co. are bi-colored spider-shaped gummies in three flavor combinations. They are being supported by an August FSI drop in eight major U.S. cities.

Fiesta Candy Co., Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Fruit Snack Lollipops)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Fiesta Candy Co., Inc. introduces Fruit Snack Lollipops. Made with 50 percent real fruit, the chewy filled pops are available in strawberry. The 5.29-ounce bags have a SRP of $2.40.

Hotlix Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Amber Scorpion)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Hotlix Inc. expands its candy-covered insect line with Amber Scorpion. The amber-colored, toffee-flavored hard candy contains a real scorpion in each one-ounce piece. They have a SRP range of $3.95 to $5.

The road to China: all you need to know about the fast-growing market for U.S. candy in China as revealed in a recent NCA seminar.(Market Intelligence)
July 1, 2004... EVERY JOURNEY STARTS WITH a first step, and for those candy makers considering exploring the fast-growing market for candy in mainland China, that step needs to be a careful one indeed. In a highly competitive, fragmented, price-driven...

A candyfreak in heaven.(The Freak Report)
July 1, 2004... AS A DEVOUT, LIFELONG CANDYFREAK, I can say only one thing in the wake of my inaugural All Candy Expo--Where have you people been all my life? I don't think I've ever experienced as much sustained joy as I did during my 20 hours in the...

EU proposes sweeping sugar subsidy cuts.(Sweetener Update)
July 1, 2004... BRUSSELS -- The price of sugar in the European Union could be cut as much as 40 percent as part of an overall reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The proposal, expected to be made public at a mid-July meeting of the EC's...

Sucralose production slated for increase.(Sweetener Update)
July 1, 2004... LONDON -- Tate & Lyle PLC will spend $30 million to expand its Splenda sucralose plant in McIntosh, AL. The company expects to complete the project by January 2006. Iain Furguson, chief executive of Tate & Lyle, says: "We have been...

Cargill expands sweetener capacity.(Sweetener Update)
July 1, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- Cargill Inc. and Cargill Polyols LLC will invest $30 million to expand their Blair, NB, corn milling facility. The plant produces several grades of maltitol syrup, maltitol crystals, sorbitol and liquid maltose, as well as other...

Tagatose application pops up down under.(Sweetener Update)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... BELTSVILLE, MD -- Spherix Inc. says its sweetener, tagatose, will be used in chocolate products in New Zealand and Australia. Arla Food Ingredients, the company's licensee, makes and markets Gaio tagatose for use in foods and beverages through...

Illegal Ace-K imports halted, new supplier enters market.(Sweetener Update)
July 1, 2004... FRANKFURT, GERMANY -- As part of a settlement agreement with Nutrinova, chemical distributor Kaltron Pettibone has agreed to stop importing acesulfame K (Ace-K) made by the Chinese manufacturer Zhangjiang Hope Chemicals Co. Ltd. into the U.S....

Sweetener study raises ruckus with suppliers.(Sweetener Update)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... WEST LAFAYETTE, IN -- A study of artificial sweeteners that indicates they might cause people to overeat is criticized by the Calorie Control Council (CCC) as "inconsistent with the majority of scientific research on this topic." Purdue...

Some like it hot? ... But some don't, as the battle heats up between radical and more traditional consumer tastes.(Flavoring Update)
July 1, 2004... CONSUMERS ARE STEPPING UP their purchases of confectionery items in new and exotic flavors that deliver either a combination of hot and sweet or new variations on familiar tastes. However, breaking the grip of the old traditional flavors isn't...

Even heroic ingredients sometimes need masks.(Flavoring Update)
July 1, 2004... SUPER HEROES aren't the only good guys wearing masks these days. Many of the new, exotic flavors reaching market are the product of intense development by food chemists and one of their most persistent tasks is finding the right combination of...

Calendar.(expo events)(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... * THIS CALENDAR IS PROVIDED AS A SERVICE TO OUR READERS AND CandyBUSINESS ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS AND TO SUBMIT EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.CANDYBUSINESS.COM 2004 AUGUST 3-6 CONFITEXPO...

CME impacts expo scene: Steve Forster reports on the first CME Europe event which, while winning mixed reviews from its exhibitors, appears to have turned the international candy exhibit scene on its head.(Special Report)
July 1, 2004... JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO REPORT how pleasant the spa town of Weisbaden is, and how it makes a welcome change from the hustle and bustle of Dusseldorf and Cologne, came unexpected news that the 2006 Candy Manufacturing Expo Europe will switch to...

Miami Customs.(Confidential)
July 1, 2004... MARSHMALLOWS, HANDCUFFS AND SHACKLES, OH MY! Miami Customs recently rousted a wanted criminal off a cruise ship at 6:30am. Her crime? Failing to secure marshmallows from hungry critters during a trip to Yellowstone National Park last year....

The real star of the CandyBUSINESS All Industry Party at Chicago's House of Blues wasn't even on the bill.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... THE REAL STAR of the CandyBUSINESS All Industry Party at Chicago's House of Blues wasn't even on the bill. That honor goes to Graham "The Lone Candy Wrapper" Nice. The Carle & Montanari sales veep was the only industry musician with the...

Tony Rufrano.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... ROCK ON, DUDE! Not to be outdone, Tony Rufrano, inveterate party MC and Ben Myerson Candy Co. marketing director, grabbed his axe to sit in on a few tunes with Elevation, the show-opener. Rufrano admits "chickening out" on a number of other...

All Industry Party.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... IT'S EARNED ITS REPUTATION as the hottest ticket in town, and counterfeiters still try (unsuccessfully) to fake their way into the All Industry Party. Even this year's five-color metallic version wasn't immune to one failed attempt. While I...

Fun and irreverent?(Confidential)
July 1, 2004... FUN AND IRREVERENT? That's how the ad agency that came up with As*-vertising describes it, but I say printing ads on the back side of underwear and mooning passers-by is just plain stupid.

Hat trick!(Confidential)(innovative marketing)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... HAT TRICK! Did you catch this guy at All Candy Expo? Green Printing & Packaging salesman Scott Gryder, says he was looking for a distinctive way to catch candy makers eyes without cutting in on their time with buyers. Did the get-up work?...

Way, way too weird ...(Confidential)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... WAY, WAY TOO WEIRD... If you thought cocoa butter equivalents were controversial, get a load of Russian scientists' claims they can turn waste blood from slaughterhouses into chocolate, milk, yogurt and coffee. They say it tastes like the real...

Tom & Sally's Handmade Chocolates.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... SEEMS THERE'S MORE to life than making award-winning chocolates at Tom & Sally's Handmade Chocolates. Must be those cold Vermont winters, because my sources say nothing warms up a frigid evening like a pair of the chocolatiers' his and hers...

Cheers & Jeers.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CHEERS To Lake Champlain Chocolates for being named a Yankee Magazine Editor's Choice in its 2004 Travel Guide to New England. JEERS To Brit anti-obesity campaigners for criticizing school group trips to Cadbury World...