Candy Industry

🍭🍫🍬 GLOBAL TOP 100 LIST: The confectionery industry experienced a dynamic year, with a range of market shifts. Did your company make the list? Check it out here: brnw.ch/21wR6DW #chocolate #cocoa #confectionery

As part of its #packaging transformation journey in Europe, Mondelēz International has announced two key milestones. Find them out here: brnw.ch/21x1aA0

Swedish #candy brand Bubs is bringing the pick-and-mix experience home with the launch of a new 10-oz Sour and Sweet Mix, now available at Walmart. More: brnw.ch/21x19cm

Vosges Haut-Chocolat's Easter collection is officially live, the brand says. Wandering rabbits and nests of chocolate eggs capture the playful spirit of #Easter, while towers of chocolate, truffles, and drinking chocolate bring abundance to the table brnw.ch/21x188H

Ferrero has revealed its 2026 #Easter lineup, including chocolate eggs, truffles, and more. Find it here: brnw.ch/21x16d7

Black Forest announced that its entire everyday gummy lineup is now USDA Certified Organic. The new all-organic gummy portfolio, now available nationwide, offers health-conscious consumers a candy with high-quality, real organic ingredients, the brand says brnw.ch/21x14XR

Monark Brands, a women-owned snacks and #confectionery company, is releasing an #Easter Blind Box and Magical Better for You Watermelon Sour Belts. Both products are under the brand's Sophiepops & Gumdrops assortment. Read more: brnw.ch/21x12tI

Swedish candy became a sensation in the U.S. last year. Because of this, more and more Swedish #candy brands have been coming to America, and one of those is CandyKing, which just recently opened its first stateside brick and mortar location brnw.ch/21x10Ci

Inspired by the beverage, Just Born's Peeps brand is debuting Harry Potter Butterbeer Flavored Marshmallow Chicks, its newest limited-edition flavor in classic fluffy Peeps form, it says. More: brnw.ch/21x0Yd0

This year, UK brand Hotel Chocolat is bringing its Easter-gifting heritage to the U.S. with an assortment of luxurious chocolate creations designed to impress, the brand says. Read more: brnw.ch/21x0WVF

Vine To Bar, the chocolate brand that uses patented WellVine upcycled Chardonnay grapes, announced at Natural Products Expo West it’s now available in Publix Super Markets, marking the brand’s first major retail expansion into the Southeastern U.S. brnw.ch/21x0VTp

Rah, the #candy brand founded in April 2025 by 24-year-old entrepreneurs Romulo Lander and Pedro Negron, has reportedly already surpassed $2M in retail sales and expanded to more than 2,000 points of sale across the U.S., the Caribbean, and Latin America brnw.ch/21x0TOO

Edible Arrangements announced a new spin on its signature fruit arrangements. Available now exclusively at Edible stores across the U.S. and Canada, the LTO #candy arrangements pair the brand's handcrafted fruit bouquets with M&M's and Skittles brnw.ch/21x0SC5

Twizzlers has introduced a new flavor of Twizzlers Straws, inspired by the "dirty soda" trend (mixing standard sodas with flavored syrups, cream, and often lime juice). Read more: brnw.ch/21x0OAS

Pladis's Godiva brand has released its Spring & Easter Collection, featuring two new products. This year's offerings include an Egg Gift Box and a Bunny Tin. Read more: brnw.ch/21x0KOo

NCA unveiled a refreshed and enhanced AlwaysATreat.com, a digital resource designed to give consumers, policymakers, and the media clear, data-driven information about chocolate and candy and the unique role these treats play in Americans’ lives snackandbakery.com/articles/11535…

Catherine Barry, VP of marketing, National Honey Board, speaks on how consumers want their #chocolate indulgences to feel like more than just a guilty pleasure ... and that’s where #honey comes in. Read it here: brnw.ch/21x0HLr

Puratos has reported it will soon launch the world's first #chocolate product for professionals containing cultured cocoa. The product will be fully commercially available to its customers in the U.S. toward the end of 2026. Read more: brnw.ch/21x0G7w

Chocolove, the Boulder-based chocolatier, is rereleasing its LTO filled chocolate eggs for the spring season in three flavors: Milk Chocolate Marshmallow, Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel, and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter brnw.ch/21x0Ebs

Luker Chocolate has unveiled its Chocolate with Whey Protein. The latest creation, which delivers 5 g of protein per 30 g serving, has been developed to support protein-forward applications while maintaining a smooth sensory profile, the company says brnw.ch/21x0C1P

Americans drove a record $55 billion in #confectionery sales in 2025, according to the 2026 State of Treating report released today by the National Confectioners Association. Read more: brnw.ch/21x0AtK 📸: Elizabeth Iris/Pexels #chocolate #gummies #candy