American Manufacturing

Sweets & Snacks EXPO 2015 educational tours and programs

Mark your calendars for America’s largest convention of the sweets and snacks industries. National Confectioners Association Sweets & Snacks EXPO will be held next year Tuesday May 19th through Thursday May 21st in Chicago’s McCormick Place. Would your company like to get involved with our educational outreach programs? We invite...
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Job openings for skilled confectionery manufacturing talent

Are you a chocolate panner? A skilled candy maker? An experienced R&D Food tech? Our industry has job openings now in these areas. Fill out the general contact form under Contact Us and start the conversation to build your career opportunities. Let us know in what part of the country...
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Register for the 82nd annual Western Candy Conference

Register for the 82nd annual Western Candy Conference March 18-22, 2015. Business speakers, trade show and networking dinners. Expand your knowledge, build your relationships. Strengthen your business. Click to learn more about Western Candy Conference...
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Congratulations to the 2014 Candy Hall of Fame Inductees

Congratulations to this year’s inductees into the Candy Hall of Fame! Thank you all for your extraordinary contributions and lifetime achievements. Joe Conti, Charles Dodson, Joseph Donnelly, Brian Gold, Dan Gray, Randy Hofberger, John Holland, Robert Huzinec, Steve Martinez, and Stuart Selarnick. Two posthumous awards to: Daniel Peter and Otto...
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BakingTech 2015

Learn more about increasingly sophisticated baking processes at BakingTech 2015 next March 1-3, 2015 at the Chicago Hilton. Next year’s theme: Engage the Future – People, Products, Processes. BakingTech is the baking industry’s leading technology conference and exposition. ASB’s annual conference offers technical solutions, insight and experience. Over 1,300 baking...
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Mini meals and snacking fit our busy lifestyles

The trends show more of us consume mini meals and snacks than traditional meals. Working and commuting longer hours contribute to this change as do the diet professionals’ recommendations to eat smaller portions more frequently. According to The State of the Snack Industry article by Bob Gatty: “The average number...
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