Candy/Confectionery

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Consumers push the trends in this market, which include flavor diversity, health and wellness appeal, convenience/resealability and clean label. There are opportunities for manufacturers, such as sustainable processes and increased productivity levels, to keep up with demand.

For most of the past decade, consumers around the world have increasingly shifted their spending from brick-and-mortar to online stores, appreciating the convenience and immediacy of digital shopping. But that trend could be reversing as members of Generation Z begin flexing their economic muscle.

JLS Automation names Pete DeSuno as regional sales manager, North Central Region for the U.S. and Canada.

Pride events celebrating equality and inclusivity take place around the U.K. and other countries. And for the past two years, Skittles has "given up" its iconic multicolored candies and packaging, "because during Pride only one rainbow matters."

In the end, not everything ends up where it should with an online shipment, and there is a lot of waste involved. It’s also a problem Amazon is aware of, and is seeking to rectify by pushing its vendors to use recyclable packaging materials certified under Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging program.

Looks do count when it comes to presentation of a product. An item that catches the eye on a shelf has a stronger chance of being purchased by consumers. Here we go over the importance of packaging and presentation for a product.

Fischer Paper Products will be launching its TruKraft line, a new line of sustainable products, in June.

Hershey's is making it sweeter to share your mood with 25 different emoji options to choose from. Instead of the “Hershey’s” etched into the pieces of a milk chocolate bar, an emoji will be shown in its place.

Flexible bags remain one of the most popular packaging formats in the snack industry due to their excellent barrier properties, cost-effective production and consumer convenience. High-speed vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) technology offers significant advantages in this category because it enables manufacturers to maintain ambitious throughput targets and optimum productivity.