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| 06.08.2026 | Froot Loops maker WK Kellogg will cut artificial colors a year ahead of schedule | Listen to the article 5 min
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WK Kellogg will fully remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals later this year, nearly 12 months ahead of schedule — a mov... |
| 30.07.2026 | How the shift away from artificial dyes is impacting food sales | Listen to the article 4 min
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Sales of food products using natural colors increased between 2024 and 2025, according to a new report from the National Confectioners Associ... |
| 09.07.2026 | 110-year-old Turtles candy is ready to ‘break out of its shell’ | Listen to the article 3 min
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After 110 years, Turtles candy is picking up the pace.
For much of its history, the caramel nut cluster brand was a stable performer in the $... |
| 29.01.2026 | From ‘newstalgia’ to ‘swangy’: The flavor trends taking over 2026 | Listen to the article 7 min
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Sweet, yet spicy. New, but nostalgic. When it comes to food and beverage flavors in 2026, consumers want a little bit of everything — even wh... |
| 10.12.2025 | Food industry groups sue Texas to overturn ingredient warning labels | Listen to the article 3 min
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A coalition of food and beverage industry groups sued Texas to strike down a state law that requires warning labels for artificia... |
| 08.12.2025 | From factory floor to shelf: How Mars meets category demand | On the heels of announcing one of its biggest innovation years yet, Mars is delivering snacks and treats with exciting textures, new takes on classic favorites and twists on flavors. These innovations fuel the category and drive manufacturi... |
| 31.10.2025 | Chocolate’s reign over Halloween is under threat from inflation, tariffs and high cocoa prices | Chocolate prices have surged nearly 30% since last Halloween due to inflation, tariffs, and a global cocoa shortage.
Shoppers are shifting toward cheaper, trendier candies such as gummies and sour treats, with chocolate’s Halloween market s... |
| 28.10.2025 | How rising chocolate prices are changing Halloween candy options | Listen to the article 4 min
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Scary-high chocolate prices could change what's in trick-or-treaters' candy haul this Halloween, with manufacturers leaning more into gummies... |
| 24.10.2025 | Tate’s Bake Shop Kicks Off the Holidays with Seasonal Favorites in Festive Packaging | From nostalgic cookie flavors to premium gift baskets, Tate’s makes holiday entertaining and gifting better and easier than ever
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Tate’s Bake Shop, the Southampton, N.Y.-bor... |
| 17.10.2025 | Leftovers: Cup Noodles serves Thanksgiving ramen | Ore-Ida launches tater tot croutons | Listen to the article 4 min
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| 10.10.2025 | Leftovers: M&M’s launches freeze-dried candy | Marvel stars brew up beverage collab | Listen to the article 5 min
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| 21.08.2025 | Nestlé develops ‘groundbreaking’ process to boost cocoa production | Listen to the article 3 min
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Nestlé said it developed a process to maximize cocoa output as climate challenges reduce yields for farmers.
The food giant said ... |
| 25.04.2025 | Leftovers: Dave’s Killer Bread slides into sandwich rolls | Warheads burst into sour fizz candy | Listen to the article 5 min
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| 24.04.2025 | Sweet Shifts and Constitutional Curiosity: Trends Shaping American Culture in 2025 | In 2025, two distinct trends are reshaping American culture: the evolution of candy consumption and a renewed interest in the U.S. Constitution. Both reflect deeper societal currents, revealing how people seek comfort and understanding in a... |
| 23.04.2025 | Fermentation will power next wave of natural colors say startups as FDA targets synthetic food dyes | Plant-based colorants such as beets and carrots still dominate conversations about natural alternatives to synthetic food dyes. However, natural pigments produced by microbes in fermentation tanks can outperform some botanicals on taste, co... |
| 22.04.2025 | 4 candy trends to watch | Listen to the article 8 min
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Despite a decline in sweets sales at retailers in 2024, the future for candy sales looks bright, experts say.
”Candy serves as a mental wellb... |
| 22.04.2025 | US health officials move to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply | “We don’t have an agreement, we have an understanding,” Kennedy said.
Health advocates have long called for the removal of artificial dyes from foods, citing mixed studies indicating they can cause neurobehavioral problems, including hypera... |
| 17.04.2025 | Food industry bristles as states move to ban soda, candy from SNAP | Listen to the article 3 min
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Republican states are moving to ban consumers from using government food assistance benefits on candy and soda, prompting backlas... |
| 27.03.2025 | States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal | Why do lawmakers want to see the dyes die?
Thirty-six color additives are approved by the Federal Drug Administration for use in food and drinks in the U.S. Nine petroleum-based chemical dyes, including Red 3, have been allowed in U.S. food... |
| 25.03.2025 | Wonder moves beyond bread with the launch of snack cakes | Listen to the article 2 min
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Wonder, best known for sliced bread, is launching its first major brand extension in the company’s 104-year-old history with a mo... |
| 06.02.2025 | Mondelēz, Hershey pressured by a prolonged spike in cocoa prices | Listen to the article 4 min
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Mondelēz International and Hershey warned that stubbornly high cocoa prices are expected to weigh on their businesses throughout 2025.
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| 15.01.2025 | FDA bans red dye No. 3 over link to cancer in rats | Listen to the article 4 min
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The FDA is banning Red No. 3, an artificial coloring popular in candy, cereal, cakes and other foods that has been linked in high... |
| 06.01.2025 | Confection companies may pass higher cocoa costs on to consumers for Valentine’s Day | Listen to the article 3 min
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Chocolate boxes and truffles will cost more this Valentine’s Day as confection makers pass on higher cocoa prices to consumers already paying... |
| 05.12.2024 | Mondelēz VC arm invests in cocoa-tech company Celleste Bio | Listen to the article 4 min
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Mondelēz International’s SnackFutures Ventures, the company's venture capital arm, was among the investors who participated in a ... |
| 16.05.2024 | At the Finish Line: A Successful 2024 Sweets & Snacks Expo Comes to a Close | INDIANAPOLIS, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Engines were running hot in Indianapolis all week as the 2024 Sweets & Snacks Expo raced through town. As the premier event in the Americas for the confectionery and snack categories, the Sweet... |
| 14.05.2024 | NEW: 2024 Flavor & Product Trends Announced At Sweets & Snacks Expo | INDIANAPOLIS, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Confectioners Association (NCA) today announced 2024's top candy and snack trends. For nearly three decades, the trends showcased at the Sweets & Snacks Expo have influenced trends... |
| 10.04.2024 | Congress needs to up funding for food safety oversight, FDA official says | Listen to the article 4 min
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The Food and Drug Administration requested $7.2 billion as part of President Biden’s fiscal 2025 proposed budget to “strengthen a... |
| 02.04.2024 | Will the soaring price of cocoa turn chocolate into a luxury item? | Chocoholics beware: Getting your fix, which is already pricey, is likely to get pricier.
The Hershey Co. expects record-high cocoa prices as well as higher sugar costs to crimp its earnings growth, and it expects to offset the pain in part ... |
| 30.10.2023 | Chocolate contains ‘concerning’ amounts of lead and cadmium, Consumer Reports finds | Dive Brief:
Consumer Reports found "concerning" levels of lead, cadmium, or both in 16 out of 48 chocolate products it tested, the advocacy group said in a report. It specifically called out Hershey to reduce the amount of heavy m... |
| 21.04.2023 | Leftovers: Kellogg chills out with Icee cereal; Boston Beer signs up for signature cocktails | Leftovers is our look at a few of the product ideas popping up everywhere. Some are intriguing, some sound amazing and some are the kinds of ideas we would never dream of. We can’t write about everything that we get pitched, so here are som... |
| 13.04.2023 | Ruby chocolate chips launch for baking sector | Dive Brief:
Ruby chocolate, the pink and fruity tasting chocolate created by Barry Callebaut, is being introduced in baking chips in the North American market.
The new baking chips, part of the chocolate ingredient leader’s Intense Indulgen... |
| 16.03.2023 | Krispy Kreme exiting CPG snack business, cutting 102 jobs | Dive Brief:
Krispy Kreme is exiting the snack aisle business, and will close the North Carolina facility that makes these items in May. With the factory closure, 102 jobs will be lost, according to a notice filed with the North Carolina Dep... |
| 06.03.2023 | Despite inflation, candy sales grew to $42.6B in 2022 | Dive Brief:
Candy sales — chocolate, non-chocolate as well as gum and breath fresheners — increased in 2022 to $42.6 billion from $36.9 billion in 2021 as the category was aided by inflation, according to Euromonitor stats in the National C... |
| 19.01.2023 | Ayana Bio invests $3M to create healthy ingredients from chocolate | Chocolate is fantastic, and that’s why Ayana Bio is paying special attention to it, said co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Effendi Leonard.
But he’s not praising chocolate for its taste, its near-universal appeal or its ability to insp... |
| 19.12.2022 | Many dark chocolates have high levels of cadmium and lead, study finds | Dive Brief:
Twenty-three of 28 dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports had high levels of cadmium or lead, a report by the consumer testing publication found. Five had high levels of both heavy metals.
Brands that had more of the hea... |
| 19.12.2022 | NCA issues statement on Consumer Reports study into heavy metals in chocolate and cocoa | Over-exposure to heavy metals is known to cause health issues with respiratory organs, can lead to cancer and cause memory loss, but medical experts advise that a consumer would have to eat more than an entire sharing-sized chocolate bar pe... |
| 19.12.2022 | Heavy metals found in dark chocolate including Trader Joe's and Hershey's | Long viewed as healthier than other sweet treats, some brands of dark chocolate contain potentially dangerous amounts of heavy metals, according to research released on Thursday by Consumer Reports.
Scientists at the nonprofit advocacy orga... |
| 21.10.2022 | BREAKING NEWS: There is a right way to enjoy candy corn | WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Is there a better debate than the one surrounding candy corn? Love it or hate it, consumers report that there is a right way to enjoy it – and the National Confectioners Association has done the hea... |
| 25.08.2022 | Frankford Candy finds its sweet spot in a category dominated by large CPGs | For much of its 75-year history, Frankford Candy had the market cornered with seasonal offerings like chocolate bunnies and Santas. But the 1990s saw candy giants such as Hershey, Mars and Nestlé muscle into the space, and the family-owned ... |
| 02.08.2022 | Hu debuts milk chocolate | Dive Brief:
Mondelēz launched Hu Organic Grass-Fed Milk Chocolate, which is the premium clean-label snacking brand’s first candy offering made with dairy. The product is sweetened with organic unrefined coconut sugar.
The milk chocolate con... |
| 05.05.2022 | Voyage Foods gets $36M investment to scale up | Dive Brief:
Voyage Foods, the California-based company that has reverse-engineered chocolate, peanut butter and coffee, closed a $36 million Series A investment round. It was co-led by UBS O'Connor and Level One Fund. Horizons Ventures, SOS... |
| 01.04.2022 | Leftovers: Noosa chills out with gelato; White Claw catches new wave with its Surf line | Leftovers is our look at a few of the product ideas popping up everywhere. Some are intriguing, some sound amazing and some are the kinds of ideas we would never dream of. We can't write about everything that we get pitched, so here are som... |
| 17.03.2022 | Consumers spent a record $36.9B on candy in 2021 | Dive Brief:
A record $36.9 billion in candy sales was tallied at U.S. retail and book stores, airports and vending machines in 2021, the National Confectioners Association reported in its annual State of Treating report. In total, confectio... |
| 15.03.2022 | US chocolate and candy sector in good health as sales soar over 11% in 2021 | Released this week at the organisation’s State of the Industry Conference in Florida, the report is eagerly awaited by companies operating in the US market as it is the definitive source for confectionery category performance data and provi... |
| 10.02.2022 | Cell-based chocolate maker California Cultured gets strategic investment from Cult Food Science | Dive Brief:
California Cultured, a cultured chocolate maker, received a strategic investment from Cult Food Science Corp., an investment platform focused on cell-based and cultured food. The amount and terms of the investment were not discl... |
| 26.01.2022 | Mars Wrigley closing Chicago factory, eliminating 280 jobs | Dive Brief:
Mars Wrigley will be closing the original Mars factory in Chicago, which still makes M&Ms, Twix, Snickers, Milky Way and Skittles, the company confirmed. The closure, first reported by a Chicago CBS station, will happen duri... |
| 21.01.2022 | Leftovers: Lay's fries up potatoes grown in NFL stadium dirt; Opopop creates an interactive popcorn experience | Leftovers is our look at a few of the product ideas popping up everywhere. Some are intriguing, some sound amazing and some are the kinds of ideas we would never dream of. We can't write about everything that we get pitched, so here are som... |
| 18.12.2021 | Robot waiters, rubber shoes and 7 more trends set to take over in 2022 | Over the past year, we started figuring out how to live in an (almost) post-pandemic world. Behaviors that once seemed unnatural — working from home, living more digitally, feeling grateful for basics we once took for granted — became secon... |
| 04.03.2021 | How Dylan Lauren Uses Color And Candy To Awaken Everyone’s Inner Child | Dylan Lauren, founder and CEO of Dylan’s Candy Bar. Danny Christensen Photography |
| 12.10.2020 | Yes, There Are Still Opportunities For Retailers This Halloween. Here’s How PetSmart, Hershey And Others Are Boning Up. | If retailers want to test new and unexpected Halloween categories, this is the year to do so. Overall spending this Halloween is predicted to decline as many Americans skip haunted houses, costume parties and other group activities that req... |
| 02.02.2017 | For US consumers, chocolate is the favorite Valentine’s Day gift, survey finds | “Candy plays an important role in helping people celebrate special occasions like Valentine’s Day and is enjoyed as a treat year-round,” John Downs, president & CEO of the National Confectioners Association, said in a press release.
“... |
| - | Inflation means price jumps for dinner and a dozen roses this Valentine’s Day | If you have plans for the Feb. 14 holiday, expect to pay more for candy, flowers and dinner for two.
The price of a dozen roses, for example, is up 22% from last year. |
| - | Candy maker Ferrero to buy Halo Top owner, expanding North American business | Candymaker Ferrero is buying Wells Enterprises, the ice cream giant that owns Blue Bunny, Blue Ribbon Classics and Halo Top.
Wells Enterprises was founded in 1913 and has grown to be the second-largest ice cream company in the U.S., trailin... |
| - | Unwrapping the candy category | Inflation may be taking a bite out of candy sales, but there are still sweet spots.
Let’s unwrap the confectionery category:
The National Confectioners Association predicts US confectionery sales (including chocolate, non-chocolate, gum, an... |
| - | Synthetic dyes found in 19% of US foods and drinks — ‘worst offenders’ ID’d in new study | Hue knew?
Nearly one in five US packaged foods and drinks contain synthetic food dyes, according to a startling new study of 40,000 grocery items.
The findings come amid a push by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to... |
| - | Chocolate sales are booming this Valentine’s Day, as consumers stay close to home | This year’s Valentine’s Day is about more than just romance - it’s about togetherness and sharing love, and chocolate, with family and friends.
86% of Americans are planning to purchase chocolate or candy for this year’s Valentine’s Day, ac... |
| - | Soaring cocoa prices are bad news for those Valentine’s Day chocolate purchases | Cocoa prices hit record highs in 2024 amid a global supply shortage.
Officials at companies like Barry Callebaut, Hershey, Lindt & Sprüngli Group and Mondelez have alluded to the challenge higher cocoa prices put on their chocolate busi... |
