Explore the latest snack trends driving festive flavour innovation, clean-label protein formats, and nostalgic sweet-salty ...

The National Confectioners Association is now accepting nominations for its annual industry awards, which will be presented ...

Explore the top festive confectionery trends for 2025, including nostalgic flavours, texture-driven formats and gifting ...

It began during the early days of the cost-of-living crisis – inputs went up, profits were threatened and so retail prices rose too. This inevitably led to higher chocolate and confectionery revenues ...

This week’s confectionery new product development (NPD) shows a clear shift toward format innovation, flavour experimentation and cross-category appeal. Brands are more often leaning into social media ...

The commodity alternatives industry is spinning up serious growth, driven by crises in cocoa, coffee and even citrus as ingredients majors respond to mounting shortage concerns. Big focus has been ...

Mondelēz International’s 2024 State of Snacking report identified mindful consumption as a core trend, with 96% of global consumers confirming they engage in mindful snacking behaviours. Of those ...

Hershey is doubling down on innovation in 2025, unveiling a bold product lineup and a transformed packaging strategy at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo The Hershey Company - one of the leading names ...

Staying on top of the confectionery sector’s latest innovations, insights and ideas is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge and consumer appeal in the growing sweet treat industry. Our bi-weekly ...

Cocoa prices have soared to unprecedented levels this year, hitting a record high of $10.75 per kilogram on January 31 – the highest price seen in 60 years. This follows a turbulent first half of the ...

On May 1, 2025, global confectionery giant The Hershey Company released its financial results for the first quarter ending March 30, 2025. “I am pleased with the progress we are making on our key ...

The confectionery market is as fast-paced as ever. Naturally, this means that brands, manufacturers, marketers and R&D professionals need to stay on top of today’s innovations, developments and ...