Candy Business articles from May 2005

Candy Business archives from May 2005

On lies, statistics and hyperbole.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, the fat police took off on the American public's expanding waistlines by firing the opening broadside on what's become known as the war on obesity. The debate quickly moved overseas where proponents of restrictions found...

NCA, ECRM test joint venture waters.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Two former rivals joined forces to present the Efficient Program Planning Sessions (EPPS) Candy Marketplace in May, appearing to lay the foundation for future sales meeting partnerships. After staging similar competing...

Nestle to shutter plants, move production.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... ST. LOUIS -- Nestle USA will shut down three plants in the St. Louis area by mid-2006 and shift production to facilities in Bloomington and Itasca, IL, and Mexico. The company cites intense competition as the reason for its decision. The...

Confectionery Packaging companies merge.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... ELGIN, IL -- Multifilm Packaging Corp. and H & N Packaging, Inc. are now operating under a single management structure after being merged by their Austrian parent company, Constantia Packaging AG. Olle Mannertorp, CEO of both companies,...

Ragolds sells brands, closure imminent.(NEWS)(Ragolds Susswaren GmbH)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... KARLSRUHE, GERMANY -- Ragolds Susswaren GmbH will close its doors at year's end. The company sold two of its best-selling cough drop brands, Aterngold and Rachegold, to August Storck AG last week. Best known in recent years for its...

Atkins launches glycemic load labeling.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... NEW YORK -- Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. is touting its new Net Atkins Count method for glycemic load labeling as able to accurately provide information on how a product will affect a person's blood sugar level. The patent-pending method,...

Callebaut tweaks process, boosts polyphenols.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... ZURICH -- Barry Callebaut AG has developed a patent-pending process aimed at retaining the polyphenols in cocoa beans that are typically lost during chocolate production. The process, trademarked Acticoa, affects several stages of...

Bell opens new facility in China.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... SHANGHAI -- Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. has moved its manufacturing facility in China to a larger facility. Now in two buildings comprising 45,000 sq ft, the plant is twice the size of the company's former location in Shenzhen and includes...

Farley's & Sathers buys Bobs Candies.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ROUND LAKE, MN -- Farley's & Sathers Candy Co., Inc. has completed the purchase of Bobs Candies, Inc., including its Bobs Sweet Stripes, Designer Canes and Stick-A-Roos brands. The deal also includes facilities in Albany, GA, and Reynosa,...

2005 Candy Hall of Fame honors eleven.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The 2005 Candy Hall of Fame Inductees: (seated, left to right) Michael L. Bianco, Jelly Belly Candy Co., William H. Kelley, Jelly Belly Candy Co., Arthur A. Greenberg, Union Confectionery Machinery Co., Matthew H. Kirk, Brooks Pharmacy and...

Cargill acquires chocolate plant in Germany.(Scholkoladefabrik GmbH and Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... COBHAM, UK -- Cargill, Inc. is purchasing Schierstedter Scholkoladefabrik GmbH & Co. KS, based in Klein Schierstedt, Germany, from its customer Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG. The deal, subject to German regulatory approval, is expected to be...

Kraft fruit snacks go to Kellogg.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... NORTHFIELD, IL -- The Kellogg Co. is buying Kraft Foods Inc.'s fruit snack brands and production facility for about $30 million. According to Kraft, the sale is part of its ongoing efforts to improve its competitive position in key product...

Former Nestle chocolate plant back in production.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... FULTON, NY -- Following a nine month start-up delay company officials attribute primarily to the civil unrest in Cote d'Ivoire, New York Chocolate and Confections Co. began producing bulk chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, chocolate liquor...

IRI expands with in-store audit offerings.(Information Resources Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... CHICAGO -- Information Resources Inc. (IRI) has purchased the outstanding ownership of Mosaic InfoForce, LP (MIF), a supplier of in-store audits that measure perimeter merchandising, display, shelf and front-end store conditions in all trade...

Tate & Lyle ingredients target health bars.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... BALTIMORE -- Two new ingredient sets targeting the high protein, low fat and low sugar bar market are being introduced by Tate & Lyle PLC. Rebalance System 33 is said to provide binding and cohesion to sheeted food bars and can be used to...

McCowan's is bought.(McCowan's Ltd)(Sally Gardens Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... STENHOUSEMUIR, SCOTLAND -- Toffee maker McCowan's Ltd. and its assets are being purchased by Sally Gardens Ltd. for an undisclosed sum after collapsing into receivership. It will continue to do business under the McCowan's name. ...

Hershey name change official, more extensions enroute.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... HERSHEY, PA -- Hershey Foods Corp. Changed its name to The Hershey Co. and unveiled a new logo. Shareholders also approved doubling the number of the company's available shares to more than one billion. According to Chief Executive and...

Clasen targets nutrition bar market.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... MADISON, WI -- Impac is a new line of enhanced coatings from Clasen Quality Coatings, Inc. They are designed to meet the needs of producers of nutritional bars and other items that target the general, womens and sports markets. For general...

Trident backs national oral health program.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... CHICAGO -- Cadbury USA LLC is sponsoring Trident Smiles Across America, an oral health educational program developed by Oral Health America, a non-profit corporation. The campaign kicked off in May in Chicago's Wrigley Building. Based in...

Cocoa compound might deactivate cancer cells.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- A study at Georgetown University shows that pentameric procyanidin (pentamer), a natural compound in cocoa, incapacitates a number of proteins that potentially work to coerce cancer cells to continually divide. Researchers hope...

Chr. Hansen is sold.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... HORSHOLM, DENMARK -- European private equity firm PAI Partners is acquiring the Chr. Hansen food ingredients business of Chr. Hansen Holding A/S for $1.42 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. PAI takes possession of all of the company's...

Peter's offers bittersweet chocolate.(NEWS)
May 1, 2005... LITITZ, PA -- Peter's Chocolate offers Cambra bittersweet chocolate for use in high cocoa solids bars and high-end confectionery such as truffles and moulded items. The bittersweet chocolate is said to contain 72 percent cocoa solids with...

McNeil campaign targets health pros.(NEWS)(McNeil Nutritionals LLC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... FORT WASHINGTON, PA -- McNeil Nutritionals LLC is supporting its Splenda-brand sweetener with an educational effort designed to help healthcare professionals better manage patients' nutritional health. The company's Sensible Start To Weight...

PMCA sets record.(Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners Association)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... HERSHEY, PA -- PMCA's 59th Annual Production Conference reached new heights as a record 193 exhibitors participated in the organization's recent half-day Supplier Exposition. The three-day conference also attracted a near-record 954...

Rigid packaging option closes with a click.(NEW PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... KLICKBOXES ARE NEW polypropylene packages from Rose Plastic USA, LP. Available in 12 shapes and sizes ranging from mini pocket-size to maxi and double decked versions, the frosted, silk screenable boxes feature contemporary colors and secure...

Shrink wrapper's head design saves money, seal bar eliminates waste.(NEW PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... THE SELF-THREADING forming head used on Lantech.com's new SW-5000 shrink wrapping machines allows the use of flat film, which the company says can potentially reduce costs as much as 13 percent when compared to center-folded film. Rated at 75...

Bauermeister extends FBR winnower line.(NEW PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... THE FBR 63 is the newest version of the FBR series of winnowers from Bauermeister, Inc., a member of the Probat Group. Designed to optimize the de-hulling of dried, fermented cocoa beans, it features a capacity of two metric tons per hour. ...

Ball valves offer four-way flexibility.(NEW PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... TRIAC SERIES 33, 43 and 53 ASTM 316 stainless steel multi-port ball valves from A-T Controls, Inc. are said to be suitable for confectionery applications that require mixing, diverting and multi-directional flow control. According to the...

Hi-res, low cost ink jet printer debuts.(NEW PRODUCT NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... LX 800 INK JET PRINTERS from Primera Technology, Inc. are said to be capable of printing full-color labels with any combination of bar codes, text, graphics, logos and photos at 4,800 X 1,200 dpi. According to the company, label and tag sizes...

Buying with style.(RETAIL PERSPECTIVES)
May 1, 2005... WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR nearly 5,000 SKUs, the vast majority of which are candy, Dylan's Candy Bar's Frank Dinunzi, executive vice-president of merchandising, has his work cut out for him. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At his office at the...

Interactive candy: more than child's play; Innovation, lower-priced technology and manufacturers' flourish for fun is driving steady growth in interactive candy.(SECTOR ANALYSIS)(Interactive candy)
May 1, 2005... WHETHER IT'S WATER GUNS filled with candy or items claiming to be earwax, interactive candy is a burgeoning business. Its roots lie in Pez candy dispensers being introduced to the U.S. market in the 1950s, Pop Rocks Candy in 1975 and Cap...

Nutrition and obesity: the quiet revolution; The war on obesity and consumers' increased focus on the nutritional value of what they eat are driving new opportunities for nearly every sector of the industry.(SPECIAL REPORT)(Industry Overview)(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... Not long ago, chances of the words nutrition and candy showing up in the same sentence were basically zero. Similar to the phrase "military intelligence," the very idea that candy might be considered nutritious was considered sheer folly....

Interpack 2005: where innovation takes center stage.(INTERPACK PART 1)
May 1, 2005... INTERPACK 2005 IS HISTORY, and many of the processing and packaging innovations that made their debut at this year's record setting event will soon be installed on plant floors across the world. Notably, the triennial event's latest edition...

Pulling overcomes new item slotting fees: stifled by slotting fees? Guest author Joan Schneider exposes proven strategies to get your products on-shelf at little or no cost.(MARKET INSIGHTS)
May 1, 2005... SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT in an era of slotting fees poses a significant challenge to start-up and small confectionery firms. Here's the conundrum: If you can't secure distribution because you can't afford slotting fees, it's...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... * 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 2005 JUNE 12-24 NCA RESIDENT COURSE...

How does your chocolate flow?(RESOURCE CENTER)
May 1, 2005... AS A MEANS OF QUALITY CONTROL, a large part of the chocolate industry uses the viscosity of chocolate that is measured at a temperature well above that at which it will be tempered. In fact, the IOCCC method recommends measuring this at...

It really is about shape!(CONFIDENTIAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... IT REALLY IS ABOUT SHAPE! That's my take on those new "gummi bear" breast implants. They're supposed to be more natural than saline or silicone, they come in 20 sizes, five shapes, "high" and "low" models, and surgeons say they're not only...

Of course once she's bulked up on gummies.(CONFIDENTIAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... OF COURSE ONCE SHE'S BULKED UP on gummies, she'll want to show off her investment (G-string extra) with these sweet candy stylings from those naughty Brits at Spencer & Fleetwood Ltd. A word to the wise: candy melts when it's wet, so stay out...

No gummies here.(CONFIDENTIAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... NO GUMMIES HERE 'cause it's nothin' but sugar! I've seen lots of chocolate couture, but nothing like this. Except for the netting, this model is decked out entirely in confectionery icing. From the brocade and satin to embroidery and pearls, my...

Crikey!(confidential)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... CRIKEY! It's tough to get Steve Irwin, Australia's crocodile hunter, to back off, but Vernon Stuber, the equally feisty owner of the fledgling Australia Chocolate, managed to do just that. I hear the croc hunting TV personality objected to the...

The Friday night.(CONFIDENTIAL)
May 1, 2005... THE FRIDAY NIGHT frivolities at NCSA's recent Candy Hall of Fame induction ceremonies might want to take a page from the latest Las Vegas promotions. Like Vegas, what goes on the road best stays on the road. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Phone home?(marketing trends)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... PHONE HOME? Not if you were part of a recent camera phone launch party in the Republic of Macedonia. French phone-maker Alcatel thought it a spiffy idea to have half-naked women wrestle in a vat of chocolate while extolling the virtues of...

Enough's enough already.(auction of confectionery industry)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ENOUGH'S ENOUGH ALREADY. That's what Cadbury apparently decided after winning Floyd Hayes' "voicevertising" eBay auction. The enterprising entrepreneur offered himself up to shout out a brand name every 15 minutes for one week, no matter the...

Cheers & jeers.(Confidential opinion)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... CHEERS To Ecoist, a Miami-based outfit that practices what it preaches. They not only sell handbags made from recycled candy wrappers, food packs and soda labels, they plant a tree for every bag sold. JEERS To...

NCA board of trustees.(National Confectioners Association)
May 1, 2005... JAMES E. CONLAN* NCA Chairman Masterfoods USA, a Division Of Mars, Incorporated ROSS J. BORN* NCA Vice Chairman Just Born, Inc. LAWRENCE T. GRAHAM* National Confectioners Association DOMENIC M. ANTONELLIS...

From the NCA.
May 1, 2005... FOR MORE THAN 400 YEARS, trade associations have been powerful forces in business and commerce. Savvy business people have long understood the concept of the power of many. In the candy industry, professional organizing started in the 1880s and...

Confectionery grows in year of uncertainty.
May 1, 2005... DESPITE UNCERTAINTY AROUND the world with the war in Iraq, the U.S. presidential election, high oil prices and a slowdown in the Western European economy, the American economy and the U.S. confectionery industry posted solid growth in 2004. The...

Commodities -- cocoa review.
May 1, 2005... WORLD SUPPLY AND OUTLOOK [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] World cocoa production in 2004/05 is predicted to decline by approximately 9 percent following a record 3,396MT crop in 2003/04. Most of the reduction is expected to occur in West Africa,...

Corporate responsibility: supporting responsible, sustainable cocoa growing.(World Cocoa Foundation)
May 1, 2005... THE NCA SUPPORTS corporate responsibility throughout the supply chain and recognizes that consumers and retailers alike should know that the confectionery products they love are made in ways that do not harm the environment or the many people...

The global confectionery market.(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... THE GLOBAL CONFECTIONERY MARKET 2000 2001 2002 U.S. DOLLARS (000,000) Confectionery $94,192 $93,556 $96,780 Chocolate confectionery $50,056 $49,665 ...

Diet and health.
May 1, 2005... THE OBESITY DEBATE CONTINUES to focus on the food and beverage industry and its impact on consumers, particularly children. Amidst the amplified media coverage and increased consumer awareness, government and leading public health entities...

Top 20 U.S. confectionery export markets.(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... TOP 20 U.S. CONFECTIONERY EXPORT MARKETS TOTAL CONFECTIONERY YEAR TO DATE: JANUARY-OCTOBER UNITED STATES DOLLARS % CHANGE PARTNER COUNTRY 2002 2003 2004 2004/2003 ...

Lead and candy.(product news)
May 1, 2005... THE U.S. CONFECTIONERY industry is committed to providing American consumers with candy that meets the highest standards for quality and safety. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NCA, the industry's principal trade association, has been...

Regional confectionery product segments.(industry data)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... REGIONAL CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT SEGMENTS MEASURED IN METRIC TONS (000) CONFECTIONERY SEGMENTS 2004/2003 IN METRIC TONS (000) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 % GROWTH CHOCOLATE...

State legislative activity.(confectionery industry forecasts)
May 1, 2005... THE STATE LEGISLATIVE ARENA has become the new battleground for our industry. The most active candy issue at the state level has been the bills to restrict school vending machine sales, seen by many as a way to deal with childhood obesity....

Food security Establishment and Maintenance of Records.
May 1, 2005... IN LATE 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule implementing the record keeping provisions of the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. This is the last of four rulemakings implementing the Bioterrorism Act. Regulations on Facility...

Confectionery ingredient outlook.
May 1, 2005... COMMODITY MARKETS have been hot for months, and in many cases, like cocoa, quite volatile. The Reuters-CRB Index of commodity futures prices ended 2004 above 280, up about 10 percent for the year. Key factors were the rebound in world economic...

U.S. export statistics.(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... U.S. EXPORT STATISTICS YEAR TO DATE: JANUARY-OCTOBER % CHANGE UNITED STATES DOLLARS 2004/ PARTNER COUNTRY 2002 ...