Hershey Announces New CSR Strategy
The Shared Goodness Promise ties the company’s business success to initiatives that positively impact people, communities and the environment.
The Hershey Company has released its...
Propelling Gum & Mints Forward
Innovative flavors, formats and packaging have increased trial and impulse sales for the c-store gum and mint category.
From new flavors to different formats, unique...
Revamping the Candy Category
A top indulgent impulse purchase from the candy category, chocolate continues to sweeten basket sales for c-stores.
By Anne Baye Ericksen, Contributing Editor
The first quarter...
Ferrero Completes Acquisition of Nestlé USA’s Confectionary Business
Ferrero is poised for continued growth in the U.S. market.
The Ferrero Group and its affiliated companies (Ferrero), a global confectionary group, completed its previously...
New Approach for Gum, Mints
Once a confectionery stalwart, is gum now out of favor? While Mintel’s September 2015 “Gum, Mints and Breath Fresheners Executive Study” noted that breath-freshening...
Tracking New Candy Trends
One thing is apparent in the chocolate category: people still like to snack. Mintel, in its 2016 Chocolate Confectionery study, showed $17 million in...
Indulging Profits Via Chocolate
Chocolate candy has remained a relative uncomplicated c-store offering, with the same appeal that keeps customers coming back for more.
By David Bennett, Senior Editor
Most...
Customers Look to Chocolate as Valentine’s Day Approaches
Changes in consumer demands around sweets pose challenges to the category, but innovation helps lead the way.
Valentine’s Day means big chocolate sales for retailers...
Fruity Candy
The Hershey Co. is introducing new Jolly Rancher treats. Currently available is new Jolly Rancher Sour Surge Candy (pictured), which delivers an entirely new sour experience by bringing together the core four bold fruit flavors (Cherry, Green Apple, Watermelon and Blue Raspberry) in a hard candy with a sour powdered center. The product comes in […] Triple Chocolate Bar
Hershey’s Cookie Layer Crunch bars are a layered twist on a classic. The newest flavor, triple chocolate, combines the delicious Hershey’s Milk Chocolate you love on the outside with layers of smooth chocolate crème and crunchy cookie bits on the inside, the perfect combination for any chocolate lover. It’s creamy, crunchy and perfectly balanced for […] 
