Sweets & Snacks Expo 2017

Zollipops’ 12-year-old founder squarely hits ‘better-for-you’ demand in candy category

By Adi Menayang

30-May-2017 Last updated on 24-Jun-2017 at 00:25 GMT

Health and indulgence are not mutually exclusive, something that 12-year-old entrepreneur Alina Morse, founder of nationally-sold candy brand Zollipops, knows perfectly well.

Mars, Ferrero and Jelly Belly among Sweets & Snacks Expo 2017 Most Innovative Award winners

24-May-2017

By Douglas Yu

The National Confectionery Association (NCA) has announced the Most Innovative Award winners from nine major candy and snack categories, including chocolate, seasonal, gum and mints, at the Sweets & Snacks Expo this year in Chicago.

Leading candy companies make historic commitment to reduce pack-sizes, increase label transparency

18-May-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

Leading chocolate and confectionery companies are taking an offensive position in the ongoing war on sugar by together committing to reduce calories in single serve products and increase transparency with clear front-of-pack calorie labels.

Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: Confections hold steady in face of the war on sugar

12-May-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

Despite significant headwinds generated by the escalating war on sugar and increasing consumer preferences for healthy products, the confectionery industry is holding its own with sales climbing 1.2% in the last year to reach a whopping $25 billion,...