Candy Business back issues from May 2003:
Tray-Pak spins off TPSource division. (News).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... READING, PA -- TPSource, previously a division of Tray-Pak Corp., is now operating as TPSource, Inc., a separate company. TPSource is a single-source thermoforming supplier, including products and services to make custom thermoformed products. These include design and ...
Cat in The Hat license extends to Candy makers. (News).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... CLEVELAND -- Preparing for the November 21 theatrical release of Universal Pictures' Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat, candy manufacturers will present more than 20 licensed items at the All Candy Expo in May. Among the companies granted licenses to integrate the film's name and ...
Senackerib to head Kraft snacks division. (News).(Michael Senackerib, Kraft Foods North America)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... NORTHFIELD, IL -- Kraft Foods North America appoints Michael Senackerib executive vice-president and ...
Anderson named Hershey brand integration VP. (News).(Kristen E. Anderson, Hershey Foods Corp.)
May 01, 2003 ... HERSHEY, PA -- Kristen E. Anderson is now vice-president of brand integration for Hershey Foods Corp. She is currently reporting to company Chairman, President and CEO Rich Lenny on an interim basis, and will be responsible for the integration of all Hershey's candy brands and marketing ...
Hershey extends convenience candy packs. (News).(Hershey Foods Corp., Jolly Rancher Rocks, Reese's Mini Pieces)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... HIERSHEY, PA -- Hershey, PA -- Hershey Foods Corp. adds to its line of convenience packaging with Jolly Rancher Rocks and Reese's Mini Pieces in recloseable plastic tubes. Rocks are small, round Jolly Rancher hard candy in three flavors -- cherry, watermelon and green apple -- ...
Candy items ranked as 'global mega brands'. (News).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK -- Five candy companies are among 62, brand owners named global mega brand franchises. The findings are based on examination of more than 200 brands from more than 50 manufacturers with market presence in more than 50 countries around the world. Candy makers named to ...
From CMA & NCA.(Chocolate Manufacturers Association, National Confectioners Association)(Industry Overview)
May 01, 2003 ... In difficult times those of us in the confectionery industry feel reassured to work in an industry that manufactures products that make people happy. With many uncertainties facing our nation, we take pride in our products and the joy they bring. More than 60,000 people in the U.S. are ...
Confectionery sales and trends: despite difficulties, the U.S. economy is in better shape now than it was a year ago.(Industry Overview)
May 01, 2003; ... Uncertainty rules the day in the business world. The stock market recorded the third straight year of declines, the first time this has happened since 1941. Gross Domestic Product grew 2.4 percent in the U.S. in 2002 but limped home with a 1.5 percent increase in the fourth quarter. The ...
Non-cocoa commodities: confectioners should expect higher prices for sugar and corn sweetners to be offset by moderation in dairy, peanuts and tree nut prices.
May 01, 2003; ... Leaving aside the cocoa market, which has its own dynamic with which confectioners are all too familiar, the 2003 outlook for other major ingredients is one of slightly higher costs on average. The stage for a broad-based commodity price rally was set in the last half of 2002 by a ...
Food Security and the Bioterrorism Act: new food security regulations will impact all confectionery manufacturers later this year.
May 01, 2003; ... The coming year will be very busy for the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the agency charged with issuing regulations to protect the U.S. food supply. New regulations addressing registration of food facilities, establishment and maintenance of ...
World Cocoa Foundation: sustainable cocoa and research program.
May 01, 2003; ... The sustainable cocoa program is an effort to improve economic, environmental and social conditions of cocoa farmers throughout the world. The program benefits a broad range of interest groups including cocoa farmers, industry, governments, environmentalists, social and labor advocacy ...