Celebrate summer with sweet treats in the confectionery aisle. Learn about the ingredients in your favorite confections and the #Power of Sweet impact that our jobs and companies make in the US.

Candy is a special treat that plays an important role in cultural traditions, seasonal celebrations and family occasions here in the U.S. and around the world. The confectionery industry directly employs 55,000 people in the United States, and more than 400,000 jobs in agriculture, retail, transportation and other industries rely in part on the sale of confections for their livelihood. For every job that is created in confectionery another seven are supported in related industries, which means that candy drives a multiplier effect of 1:7 or an impact of 700 percent.