Confectioner articles from March 2004

Confectioner archives from March 2004

Chewing the fat about obesity.(UpFront)(Opinion Dynamics Corp. survey on weight loss)
March 1, 2004... From the opera house (where a too-voluptuous diva was fired because of her weight) to the White House, obesity has been making even more headlines than usual in recent weeks. For anyone who somehow missed the news, just-released federal...

Obesity issue discussed at NCA conference.(Confectioner News)(National Confectioners Association)
March 1, 2004... With a record number of candy industry executives assembled in Orlando, Fla., last month for the National Confectioners Association's State-of-the-Industry Conference, NCA took the opportunity to focus on the national obesity crisis and how...

Harmony Foods, Golden Stream join forces.(Confectioner News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... General line candy manufacturer and marketer Harmony Foods has been acquired by Golden Stream Quality Foods, a 20-year player in the business of producing candies, snack and trail mixes, roasted nuts and dried fruits. Here Harmony Foods...

New stops on the information highway.(Confectioner News)(candy companies introduce web sites)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Madelaine Chocolate Novelties, Rockaway Beach, N.Y., has redesigned its Web site to provide detailed information for retailers, brokers, distributors, and consumers. The Web site features Madelaine's complete line of everyday, holiday and...

Thinking big at Eby-Brown: John Scardina takes both a macro and a micro view of the candy category as merchandising vice president for this large wholesale distribution company.(Eby-Brown)(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... When you manage the candy and snacks categories for a wholesale distributor the size of Naperville, Ill.-based Eby-Brown Inc. (company sales are approaching $4 billion), it helps to have a big-picture perspective. That's not a problem...

Eclipse mints.(Candy Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (312) 644-2121 Wrigley moves beyond gum into the mints sector with the launch of Eclipse sugar-free breath mints. The Eclipse peppermint and winterfrost mints--sold in packages of...

Juicy Bugs.(Candy Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The Topps Co. Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (212) 376-0530 "The most delightfully disgusting candy ever made," which imparts a "glorious feeling of squishing a bug between your teeth and feeling the warm guts ooze and cascade...

Blink Pop.(Candy Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Kidsmania Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (562) 946-8822 This new item from Kidsmania is an oversized lollipop of translucent hard candy mounted on top of a minisized flashlight handle. When the switch on one end of the handle is...

New from nestle.(Candy Product Update)(Nestle USA Inc. Confections and Snacks Div.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Nestle Brands Company Confections & Snacks Division (818) 549-5817 Laffy Taffy Mystery Rope is an .815-ounce taffy rope with two different flavors and colors swirled together--which two are a surprise until the rope is eaten. NERDS...

Altoids Apple Sours and Ginger Altoids.(Candy Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Kraft Confections (800) 451-6760 Apple Sours is the newest "curiously strong" hard candy from the makers of Altoids, joining Callard & Bowser-Suchard's candy line-up of Citrus Sours and Tangerine Sours. In addition, the company...

Winning the kid seal of approval: some tips on how to market kids' candy in a 'way cool' rather than 'way off' fashion.(Marketing to Kids)
March 1, 2004... Kids put their money where their mouth is--that's their ultimate stamp of approval--and very often their mouth and money vote for novelty/interactive candy. But the money they spend is often even more telling than that of adults. Kids are...

Halloween line.(Seasonal Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Frankford Candy & Chocolate Co. (215) 735-5200 Frankford is introducing a series of new items for Halloween 2004. They include illuminated Fright Light Lollipops, each of which carries a suggested retail price of from $2.29 to $2.99. Two...

Halloween lineup.(Seasonal Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Ford Gum & Machine Co. (847) 955-0003 Ford's 2004 Halloween line includes Haunted Heads Bubble Gum Balls in 12-ounce bags; Yowser!! Bubble Gum Balls in 12-ounce bags; one-pound bags of twist-wrapped Chunk-A-Chew in three assorted bubble...

Insane Brains.(Seasonal Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... R.M. Palmer Co. (610) 372-8971 R.M. Palmer gets a bit crazy with craniums with its lineup of humorously labeled Insane Brains. Each brain is a creamy fudge candy in a chocolatey shell. Each brain has its own personality reflected on its...

Stackable Pumpkin and more.(Seasonal Product Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Madelaine Chocolate Novelties (718) 945-1500 Madelaine's six-inch-high Stackable Pumpkin features three keepsake boxes filled with eight ounces of crispy milk chocolate balls wrapped in delightful holiday foil. Once the chocolate is...

2003 Candy scene is a tale of two extremes: an increasingly sophisticated taste for chocolate coupled with a strict eye on budgets and waistlines is making the confectionery middle ground less hospitable territory.(State of the Industry)
March 1, 2004... In the 1990s when the U.S. food industry was falling all over itself to capitalize on the fat-reduction craze, a surprising thing happened. While many consumers were snatching up SnackWell's fat-free cookies and TCBY frozen yogurt as if fat...

New breeze blows into gum category: raspy throat relief needs prompt latest developments in functional gum.(Category Insights)(X-it mentholated gum)
March 1, 2004... Following a successful world tour, throat-soothing mentholated gums designed to relieve smoker's rasp and cold symptoms are making their way stateside. Long popular in Europe, Asia and Latin America, where smoking is more common,...

New licorice lickety-split! Lately, this top-ranking non-chocolate segment is quick to reinvent beyond the classic offerings.(Category Insights)
March 1, 2004... The latest twist to licorice--it's not just about the twist anymore. "Licorice is very strong as a non-chocolate item; consumers are used to seeing it as part of the basic candy set," says Shane Kangas, vice president of sales and marketing...