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Over the 52 weeks through November 1, 2015, confectionery is keeping in lockstep with the total store growth of 3.2%, with a dollar sales growth of 3% for combined chocolate and non-chocolate.
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
For every job that is created in confectionery another seven are supported in related industries, which means that candy drives a multiplier effect of 1:7 or an impact of 700 percent.
Nearly four acres of chocolate, candy, cookies and savory snacks exhibits will feature the hottest new products from 630 companies and showcase innovation on every aisle.