US candy industry gets more competitive with newly announced Mars Wrigley Confectionery

Premium chocolate sales growth spurs candy industry, outpaces growth of everyday chocolate

Birthday cake flavor bar will help celebrate the brand’s 30th anniversary

The confectionery industry directly employs 55,000 people in the United States, and more than 400,000 jobs in agriculture, retail, transportation and other industries rely in part on the sale of confections

Technavio notes that growing popularity in flavor combinations will bolster U.S. market through 2019

The National Confectioners Association identifies nostalgia among trends that appeal to sophisticated palates

University of Wisconsin and National Confectioners Association to hold event in July

Creating confectionary formulations based on, or using, chocolate, cocoa and chocolate coating is an art and a science—but don’t forget the vanilla