Category Archive for "American Manufacturing"

16Mar

Learn Local!

Has your school switched to online? Learn about confectionery companies, American manufacturing and sweet brands in your community and across the county! Click to see NCA’s Sweet Life video tours of the candy manufacturing companies making Elmer’s Valentines chocolates, Peeps® brand marshmallows, Spangler candy canes, Smarties® candy, Madelaine Chocolate Company’s...

12Mar

COVID-19 Update

The Confectionery Foundation is planning a virtual Next Generation Program for Wednesday May 20th focused on building your networking skills while learning about industry segments, confectionery companies and your favorite brands. If you are a college student and would like to login from your home and participate on May 20th,...

22Feb

Curious about Next Gen?

Read this great article in Candy & Snack TODAY about a day immersed in the confectionery industry. The student application period is open now!...

20Feb

Vote for Southern Lehigh Middle School today!

…for their visual factory tour of Just Born Quality Confection’s PEEPS® and MikeandIke® brand candies. Scroll down the competition page. Vote for and click the video created by Southern Lehigh Middle School for the annual What’s So Cool about Manufacturing contest. Purple PEEPS® brand marshmallow candies? Check it out! Voting...

16Apr

Final week for NextGen applications

Create happiness for your career? We do! Every day! Confectionery Foundation’s Next Generation Program application period ends April 23rd. The NextGen program includes valuable networking, career fair, immersion into the culture of our industry. Click to see the application We encourage our student guests to read the following Harvard Business...

29Mar

Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program

Announcing an innovative and unprecedented mechatronics apprenticeship program in New Orleans area thanks to a partnership of Elmer Chocolate, Laitram, and Zatarain’s with Delgado Community College, Northshore Technical Community College, and Nunez Community College. Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering blending electrical and mechanical systems, electronics, robotics and control...

10Mar

Guide your work team to success

Google studied effective teams for 2 years and it’s not so hard to see what works. Respect your team and company: Be on time and deliver your work on time. Understand the greater meaning and purpose of your work. Employ what was identified in this Inc Magazine article as psychological...