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Sweets & Snacks EXPO mobile app ready to download

Sweets & Snacks EXPO introduces the 2014 mobile app. The FollowMe App, created by Core-Apps, provides easy-to-use interactive capabilities to enhance your event experience. Get organized with “My Schedule” and add sessions and events with one touch. Maximize your time by bookmarking Exhibitors you want to visit, locating them on...
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Chocolate bunnies and Easter egss

The largest chocolate bunny ever made weighed in at 6,635 lbs and was 12 ft tall; it took a team of four people in South Africa three days to sculpt it. The largest Easter egg hunt, held in 2007 at Cypress Gardens Advernture Park in Florida, contained 501,000 eggs. According...
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Chefs are trusted to communicate about food research and development

Speaking at Food Vision Conference in Cannes, Chris Cornyn, founder and President of Dine agency, recommended bringing chefs on board to communicate to consumers about innovative R&D and new product offerings. Read the entire article: Celebrity chefs needed to sell food science to consumers...
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Plan your celebrations with Pinterest.com/Confectionlink

For fun entertaining, baking and decorating ideas plus factory tours and candy manufacturing videos, visit our Pinterest boards. Did you make a beautiful dessert or design with confections? Post photos on your Pinterest boards and add #confectionlink. We’d love to see your creativity! Click to visit us on Pinterest...
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Manufacturing Skills Gap Taking Toll on Industry

“Rob Nelson, president and CEO of Elmer Candy Corp., says fundamental leadership and accountability skills are among the most desirable characteristics an applicant can have. ‘In our industry, food safety, quality, and our reputation are everything so we have to identify people who care and want to do the right...
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Getting the Word Out About a Sweet Career

“By reaching out to students who love food and want to produce food for Americans, we’re inviting them to come and see the wealth of opportunity they can find in our confectionery industry, and in turn build a stronger industry.” Click Here to read the full article!...
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Bain reports research on 100,000 shoppers re: brand growth

According to Bain & Company, the best way brands can grow over the long term: They need to grow the number of buyers. That may sound obvious or even like circular reasoning. But the reality is that it’s a counter-intuitive departure from the way generations of consumer goods marketing plans...
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