Sweets & Snacks show gears up for 25th anniversary celebrationsNow celebrating its 25th year, Sweets & Snacks Expo returns to its spiritual home of Chicago this month. Neill Barston speaks to the NCA organising team behind the influential confectionery extravaganza ahead of the 2022 event. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
National Confectioners Association welcomes strong US Christmas sweets sales resultsThe critical pre Christmas sales period for the confectionery sector has seen key growth in the US, with total seasonal sales up 20% over last year, according to latest sector analysis, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Preview: Sweets and Snacks Expo 2021Neill Barston, editor of Confectionery Production, interviews Carly Schildhaus, public affairs manager of the National Confectioners Association on prospects for the 2021 Sweets and Snacks Expo Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
National Confectioners Association backs US Halloween festivitiesWith Halloween around the corner, the US-based National Confectioners Association (NCA) has released figures that show sales of seasonal candy have increased 12% in the build-up to the key spooky seasonal celebration, writes Neill Barston Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Sustainability
Sweets and Snacks Expo under way with hundreds of new productsMore than 800 exhibitors have taken their respective places as The Sweets & Snacks Expo opens its doors at McCormick Place, Chicago. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Final countdown for international Sweets and Snacks ExpoWith the international confectionery sector descending on Chicago for 2019’s Sweets and Snacks Expo, final preparations are being put into place. Neill Barston speaks to Chris Gindlesperger and Carly Schildhaus of the National Confectioners’ Association about prospects for this year’s show Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products
