Candy Business articles from March 2002

Candy Business archives from March 2002

Rackin' up the miles! (Editorial).(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... Just weeks after unpacking from their journeys to ISM, the NCA's State of The Industry Conference and the Western Candy Conference, candy makers are packing their bags once more, this time heading for Dusseldorf, Germany, to attend the 16th...

Nestle completes Garoto acquisition. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... VEVEY, SWITZERLAND -- Nestle S.A. has acquired Chocolates Garoto S.A., the third largest chocolate supplier in Brazil. While the price was not disclosed, sources from the Food Workers Union report Nestle paid about U.S. $300 million for the...

CandyBusiness program promotes NCA Supplier Members. (News).(National Confectioners Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CLEVELAND -- CandyBusiness, working with the National Confectioners Association Supplier Member Advisory Committee, launches a program to encourage partnerships between supplier and NCA manufacturer members. The program allows suppliers to...

NCA Suppliers approve new dues scheme. (News).(National Confectioners Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... VIENNA, VA -- A restructured dues plan approved by supplier members of the National Confectioners Association better reflects the benefits of membership, according to the NCA's Supplier Advisory Committee. The new structure breaks members into...

Joe Dattoli heads Niche. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ -- Joe Dattoli, CEO of Perugina Brands of America for 16 years, has been appointed vice-president and general manager of Niche Import Co. Dattoli says Niche "has a great track record and needs to go to the next level." ...

Franklin Connections frames new investment structure. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... EL PASO, TX -- Mt. Franklin Holdings, LLC, which owns Franklin Connections, L.P. and its Sunrise Confections and Azar Nut Co. divisions, has been acquired by Elamex S.A. de C.V. The agreement includes 100 percent of the outstanding stock of...

NCA honors Elston, Fox. (News).(National Confectioners Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... VIENNA, VA -- The National Confectioners Association presented its Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards during its annual meeting. The Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring those whose vision, hard work and dedication have...

KoKo's develops shaped pressed gum. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... TIMONIUM, MD -- Koko's Confectionery & Novelty has developed a manufacturing process for shaped, pressed bubble gum to make character shapes. Steve Kovens, KoKo's executive vice-president, tells CandyBUSINESS the company is using Manesty...

Tate & Lyle to divest molasses, storage businesses. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... LONDON -- Tate & Lyle plc announces it will sell its worldwide molasses and storage businesses, comprising United Molasses, UM North America and United Storage. The news follows a series of other divestures as the supplier reorganizes its...

Healy new Jelly Belly marketing v-p. (News).(Peter Healy )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... FAIRFIELD, CA -- Jelly Belly Candy CO. appoints Peter Healy to the new position of vice-president of marketing and international sales. He is responsible for domestic and international marketing for the company. Healy was previously...

Equal brand licensed for candy. (News).(Simply Lite Foods Corp. licenses sweetener brand from Merisant Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... COMMACK, NY -- Simply Lite Foods Corp. has licensed the Equal sweetener brand from Merisant Co. for Equal Perfect Pleasures, a line of boxed sugarfree hard candy. The agreement marks the first time in Equal's 20-year history that its name will...

Nemeth, Luitjens appointed at Farley's & Sathers. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... ROUND LAKE, MN -- Farley's & Sathers Candy Co., Inc. (F&S) has named its top management team following its acquisition of the Fancy's and Sathers brands from Kraft Foods North America in February. Dennis Nemeth becomes chief operating...

Necco packaging wins national award. (News).(advertisement)
March 1, 2002... CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Representing a "dramatic technical advance," The New England Confectionery Co.'s snap-close feature on its bags of Ultra Mints is a category winner in the 2001 AmeriStar packaging competition sponsored by the Institute of...

Cargill improves Soy taste, builds new plant. (News).(Cargill Inc.'s Soy Protein Solution business unit develops soy protein isolate)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... MINNEAPOLIS -- Cargill Inc.'s Soy Protein Solution business unit has developed a soy protein isolate said to taste significantly better than other soy products now on the market. The company says the ingredient permits products to be developed...

Imperial sells Michigan, Great Lakes Sugar. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SUGARLAND, TX -- Imperial Sugar Co. has sold its Michigan Sugar Co. and Great Lakes Sugar Co. subsidiaries to Michigan Sugar Beet Growers, Inc., a grower cooperative, for $45 million, plus the assumption of $18.5 million of debt. Imperial...

C-P changes name, expands capacity. (News).(from C-P Converters Inc. to C-P Flexible Packaging)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... YORK, PA -- Flexible packaging supplier C-P Converters has changed its name to C-P Flexible Packaging. The name reflects the expanded services the company now offers, according to Tony Vaudo, company president and CEO. Rick Sullivan, C-P...

ADM appoints two to cocoa division. (News).(Robert Hobson and)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... MILWAUKEE -- Archer Daniels Midland Co. names Dennis J. Whalen vice-president and general manager, ADM Cocoa Americas. He assumes responsibility for ADM's cocoa business in South and Central America, in addition to his existing North American...

Corn Products vp named. (News).(Eugene Northacker)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... BEDFORD PARK, IL -- Corn Products International, Inc., appoints Eugene Northacker, 60, as corporate vice-president and president, North American division. He reports to Sam Scott, CPI chairman, president and CEO. Scott says: "We are...

ACNielsen research says U.S. consumers look for 'Made in America' tag. (News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Thirty-five percent of U.S. consumers say they are now more likely to buy American-made grocery products, according to recent research from ACNielsen's PreView service. According to Nick Sorvillo, senior vice-president,...

Food labeling needs improvement, reports Allergy group. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... NEW YORK -- Current food labeling practices cause confusion for people with allergies and need improvement, according to researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. At an American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual...

Ivex Packaging sold to Alcoa for $790 million. (News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... LINCOLNSHIRE, IL -- Alcoa, Inc. has purchased specialty paper maker Ivex Packaging Corp. The agreement, valued at about $790 million, affects approximately 3,700 employees throughout North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. With 2001...

Cocoa insight. (Special Report).(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... WHILE DEBATE CONTINUES about how to best address labor conditions on cocoa farms, companies purchasing cocoa remain concerned about the beans' price, quality and quantity. The cocoa supply deficit shrinks while grindings continue to...

Interpack 2002: Headed for Dusseldorf? CandyBusiness zeroes in on the newest hardware from confectionery and packing equipment manufacturers the world over. (Interpack Preview).
March 1, 2002... * This year marks the 16th anniversary of Interpack, the international trade fair for packaging machinery, materials and confectionery equipment suppliers. Held every three years, this year's show will host more than 2,200 exhibitors spread...

Do you need an export expert? (Resource Center).(export management companies)
March 1, 2002... YOU'VE MADE the decision to export. Great idea! This decision should increase revenue for your company and exposure for your product line. Unfortunately, the actual process of exporting is not as simple as one might think. The export...

Back to Basics: A candy primer; The technological know-how that underpins the industry requires a masterful blend of art and science. (Special Report).(Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners Association's 2002 Back To Basics program)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... THE 56TH MEETING of PMCA's Annual Production Conference, held April 8 - 10 in Hershey, PA, featured the third installment of Back To Basics, the group's pioneering half-day educational forum. As in past years, the 2002 Back To Basics program...

Chocolate moulds. (Buyers' Guide).(Buyers Guide)
March 1, 2002... THE EDITORS OF Candy BUSINESS work closely with suppliers from around the world to present the most informative data for our readers' chocolate mould needs. From CAD design to frozen cone systems, we make every attempt to present you with the...

Sugar & sweeteners update: As the growing number of sweetener options expands confectioners' choices, new threats to sugar program reform emerge. (Ingredient Outlook).(tariffs)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... SUGAR POLICY REFORM again tops the National Confectioners Association list of legislative hot topics, as revealed at the association's State Of The Industry Conference (see page 38). And although the policy continues to be a thorn in the side...

Challenges face U.S. candy makers. (State of the Industry Conference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... RANCHO BERNARDO, CA -- Obesity, child labor in Africa, candy taxes and sugar and peanut program reforms continue to be major challenges facing the U.S. confectionery industry, and were outlined at the National Confectioners Association State of...

Trends take flight at ISM: ISM is where to find the latest candy trends, which this year included dairy-based flavors, sugarfree and high-intensity products, and innovation in kids' novelties. (Special Report).(International Sweets and Biscuits Fair )
March 1, 2002... DESPITE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY and economic concerns, more than 28,000 candy buyers visited the International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) in Cologne. This was roughly the same number as last year, according to show organizer Koln Messe GmbH....

Want to step back in time? (Publisher's Note).(Western Candy Conference)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... DO YOU EVER YEARN for the "good old days?" You know, when things seemed so much simpler and possibly friendlier; before we all got cell phones, PDAs, wireless networking and the like. Did you enjoy the industry gatherings which provided an...

Words to live by. (Confidential).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Receiving an NCA Distinguished Service Award, Duane Fox, Spangler Candy Co. executive vice-president, joked: "I find it somewhat ironic that one would receive recognition for being a participant in something that has brought great satisfaction...

I hear the competition. (Confidential).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... I HEAR THE COMPETITION was tough again this year at the Garoto/Ragold-hosted go-kart races at ISM in Germany. Fortunately, this year's on-track battles were all in good fun, unlike those last year when maniac drivers seemed determined to kill...

Say what? (Confidential).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In the UK, Mars is dropping the 40-year-old tagline that eating "a Mars a day helps you work, rest and play." The new slogan, "Pleasure you can't measure," is supposed to be more appealing to women. A spokeswoman explains that "the images of...

Instead of bunnies. (Confidential).(chocolate bilbies for Easter)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... INSTEAD OF BUNNIES, Australian retail confectioner Darrell Lea sold chocolate bilbies for Easter. While it's an endangered species and a portion of sales were donated to the Save the Bilby Fund, the animal is a ratlike marsupial with a long,...

Spangler Candy. (Confidential).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SPANGLER CANDY'S Pat Hurley carried a bag of Circus Peanuts all the way from Bryan, OH, to ISM, just for CandyBUSINESS Executive Editor Steve Forster. Forster claimed he needed them to combat the effects of eating pigs' knuckles in Cologne and...

Ramon Urbano. (Confidential).(of Wilbur Chocolate)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... RAMON URBANO, West Coast regional sales manager for Wilbur Chocolate, devised a unique way to attract attendees to the company's Western Candy Conference tabletop display: an orchid that smelled just like chocolate.

Colorado. (Confidential).(tax funds on candy)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... COLORADO Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers was tagged earlier this year for spending $600 in state tax funds on candy over the course of 18 months. He said it was given to the many children who tour the capital, deeming it "a perfectly reasonable...

Software developers. (Confidential).(surprise messages from Zachary Confections)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS often incorporate hidden "Easter egg" surprises, but Zachary Confections, on the other hand, hid surprise messages inside its Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Egg Crates. They memorialized the 9-11 terrorist attacks and...

Cheers & Jeers. (Confidential).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... To Jelly Belly Candy Co's Bill Kelley. With only a moment's notice, he stepped in for an ill Sal Ferrara at the opening business session at the NCA State of the Industry Conference. To Harvard Medical School's Harvard Women's Health Watch...