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Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker hosts candid conversations with confectionery industry insiders, who share their perspectives on a wide range of topics, including: retail strategies, manufacturing, ingredient sourcing, and more.
We spoke with Abby Massey, senior commercial partnerships strategist at Fairtrade America about how inflation and climate change have been posing challenges for the cocoa industry, and how chocolate producers can be more sustainable.
We chatted with Harley Sutton, founder, Thanks! Naturals, established in March 2023, about its CBD gift boxes, how to “say thanks” with a CBD gift, and how to choose a CBD provider.
Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker speaks with Troy Widgery, founder, and CEO, Liquid Core Gum Company, on how the company got its start, functional chewing gum trends, and what’s next for the brand.
Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker talks with Antonie Fountain, managing director, Voice Network, a global network of NGOs and trade union, about sustainability and addressing issues such as deforestation, poverty, and child labor in the cocoa industry.
Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker talks with Nestrud about The Curion Score, a benchmarking tool that allows brands to compare their product to 500M data points within Curion’s proprietary insights database, and companies that have used it, such as Mars.
Candy Industry Editor Crystal Lindell talks with Taylor about navigating licensing during the pandemic, predicting trends, and the Hilco acquisition in latest Confectionery Conversations Podcast episode.