Every email you write represents yourself and your company. “A recent survey of more than 2,000 managers and employees in 10 different countries found that employees increasingly depend on technology to communicate with their colleagues, including email (45 percent), text messaging (15 percent) and instant messaging (12 percent).” Author Lauren...
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News & Events
Jack Welch on good managers
Our NextGen 2019 class is complete! We will welcome 100 outstanding college students and faculty again this year. NextGen students and interns should watch this video by Jack Welch Management Institute on the skills necessary to get ahead in school and see that very different people skills are necessary to...
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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...
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NextGen Mentors to be inducted into Candy Hall Of Fame
We are thrilled that our Vice Chairman Katherine Clark and NextGen Mentors Jerry Hagedorn (Barry Callebaut) and Brent Cotten (The Hershey Company) along with NextGen sponsors Frank Amato (Just Born Company), and Tim LeBel (Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC) and Pat Collins (Jelly Belly Candy Company) will be inducted into...
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Register for NEW Bean to Bar Chocolate class
Register now for June 10-14, 2019 chocolate processing class in Utah State University’s Aggie Chocolate Factory Learning and Research Center. Kick off your summer with learning how to make delicious chocolate. To register and see the schedule for this very special, limited enrollment hands-on course. This is a great class...
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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...
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Plan a Spring Candy Break
Looking for fun excursions during spring break? The Confectionery Foundation’s map of candy factory outlet stores and candy factory tours showcases great American companies that create many of your favorite treats. Visit our Plan a Trip Map tab and enter your zip code to discover more than 120 destinations across...
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