Candy Business back issues from July 2004:
Healthy candy makes a statement.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 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 wild indulgences, the sheer volume of new items ...
California sues Mexican manufacturers.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, calls ...
Garoto's future still unclear.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 disallowed the Swiss company's 2002 ...
Allergen Labeling bill clears House Subcommittee.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 of the eight main food allergens contained in ...
Just Born teams sales, marketing, R & D.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 & D divisions under the leadership of Matt ...
Hershey expands Virginia plant.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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, Kit ...
Cargill, MGPI team to market fiber.(News)(Cargill Food & Pharma Specialties)(MGP Ingredients, Inc)
Jul 01, 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. Fibersym is said to have neutral flavor, smooth ...
Auction slated at Canadian LifeSavers plant.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 auction agents for the sale. Now owned ...
NCA proclaims All Candy Expo success.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 6,000 buyers, according to the NCA. ...
CandyBusiness welcomes Walsh.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 magazine. ...
Research pushes chocolate's benefits.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 blood flow through the vessels, which is good ...
Hershey adds to bar, chews line-ups.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 promote the introduction with a broadcast ...
CME sets supplier show in China.(News)
Jul 01, 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 to the ingredient, processing equipment, ...
Confectionery Pavilion slated for Food Processing Expo.(News)
Jul 01, 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 Machinery Association and the Packaging ...
House of Brussels to buy DeBas.(News)(DeBas Chocolate, Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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, is expected to close in early July. ...
Nestle sells cocoa processing plants.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 details were not disclosed, and the sale is not ...
New York Chocolate gears for production.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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., and FRC, a consortium of Ivory Coast cocoa ...
Lake Champlain Chocolates expands facility.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 facility, formerly a Nabisco distribution ...
ISM squelches equipment rumor.(News)
Jul 01, 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 expansion of the ISM nomenclature towards ...
Flexible packaging expands bar maker's line.(News)
Jul 01, 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 expand into new markets, including Germany, ...
Sealant for panned low-carb items debuts.(News)
Jul 01, 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 zero-carb system, the new ...
Kids' spending to rise dramatically.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 report says, kids pattern their eating ...
Candy trends, sales forecasted.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 chocolate, non-chocolate and gum are expected ...
Symrise restructures, cuts workforce.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 ...
Sonoco purchases CorrFlex Graphics.(News)
Jul 01, 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 ...
Cocoa Pete's gets cash infusion.(News)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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. Founded by Pete Slosberg, the originator of ...
ADM to boost NovaLipid production.(News)
Jul 01, 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 America, produces ADM's NovaLipid line of ...
Flavor company's R & D honored.(News)(Achievement and awards of Takasago International Corp.)
Jul 01, 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 (PRISM). Designated by Nihon Keizai Shimbum ...
Paperboard offers increased visibility.(New Product News)
Jul 01, 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 need for color corrections on press while not ...
Incident light scanners set new pick standards.(New Product News)
Jul 01, 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 height inspection. Currently being ...
Small thermoform system debuts.(New Product News)
Jul 01, 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, the automatic rollstock R140 is said to ...
Paddle scrapers halt bacteria spread.(New Product N)
Jul 01, 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 mixing ...
Lantech adds two new shrink wrappers.(New Product News)
Jul 01, 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 system. Pack styles include a variety of shapes, ...
Hershey Foods Corp.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 are licorice-type chews with a tangy cream ...
Koppers Chocolate Specialty Co., Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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, ...
The Warrell Corp.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Warrell Corp.'s Katherine Beecher Manchester Collection is now in reclosable composite tins with nostalgic themes. 14 ounces of Butter Toasted ...
Gray & Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 surrounded by caramel and a milk ...
Imaginations Confections LLC.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Varieties in chocolate candies)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 graphics. They have a SRP of $1.99. Mickey & ...
Quality Candy Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Chocolate Soft Peppermint Sticks from Quality Candy Co. are peppermints hand-dipped in Belgian ...
Quality.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Also from Quality are Peppermint Patties, creamy peppermint centers with bits of ...
Asher's Chocolates.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Asher's Chocolates introduces Keystone Crunch. Available in six-ounce bags and 13-ounce containers, the ...
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)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Chocolate-covered coffee beans are new from Chocolate Santander, a subsidiary of Compania Nacional de Chocolates S.A. The ...
KidsMania Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Blink Pops and Flash Pops from KidsMania Inc., are translucent lollipops atop a small ...
Boston America Corp.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 ...
Brand New Products, LLC.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Brand New Products, LLC introduces Body Parts, 5.9-ounce Iollipops. Shapes and flavors include raspberry Disfigured Ear, ...
Jelly Belly Candy Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Jelly Belly Candy Co. is now packing 20-flavor assortments of JBz in 1.5-ounce flow pack snack bags ....
Ferrara Pan Candy Co.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Black Forest Gummy Tarantulas)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Black Forest Gummy Tarantulas from Ferrara Pan Candy Co. are bi-colored spider-shaped gummies in ...
Fiesta Candy Co., Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Fruit Snack Lollipops)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Fiesta Candy Co., Inc. introduces Fruit Snack Lollipops. Made with 50 percent real fruit, ...
Hotlix Inc.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Amber Scorpion)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Hotlix Inc. expands its candy-covered insect line with Amber Scorpion. The amber-colored, ...
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)
Jul 01, 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 wholesale and consumer market where successful ...
A candyfreak in heaven.(The Freak Report)
Jul 01, 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 blessed and cavernous McCormick Place ... ...
EU proposes sweeping sugar subsidy cuts.(Sweetener Update)
Jul 01, 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 College of Commissioners, would also eliminate the ...
Sucralose production slated for increase.(Sweetener Update)
Jul 01, 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 delighted by the ...
Cargill expands sweetener capacity.(Sweetener Update)
Jul 01, 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 food and ...
Tagatose application pops up down under.(Sweetener Update)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 SweetGredients GmbH & Co KG, a joint venture ...
Illegal Ace-K imports halted, new supplier enters market.(Sweetener Update)
Jul 01, 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. Nutrinova invented Ace-K and markets the ...
Sweetener study raises ruckus with suppliers.(Sweetener Update)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 University researchers fed two groups of ...
Some like it hot? ... But some don't, as the battle heats up between radical and more traditional consumer tastes.(Flavoring Update)
Jul 01, 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 always easy, sources report. ...
Even heroic ingredients sometimes need masks.(Flavoring Update)
Jul 01, 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 masking ingredients that delivers that "Yes!" ...
Calendar.(expo events)(Calendar)
Jul 01, 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 INTERNATIONAL Expo ...
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)
Jul 01, 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 Brussels. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Miami Customs.(Confidential)
Jul 01, 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 ...
The real star of the CandyBUSINESS All Industry Party at Chicago's House of Blues wasn't even on the bill.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 ...
Tony Rufrano.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 ...
All Industry Party.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 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 ...