News & Events

Addressing America’s Skills Gap

Today’s manufacturing demands advanced technologies and state-of-the-art facilities, but this is not the impression held by many Americans. To secure its future, it is critical to update this perception in the eyes of students, parents and educators allowing the confectionery industry and many others to attract the talent needed to...
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Happy World Chocolate Day!

Celebrate our favorite ingredient today with Dark, Milk, White or Ruby!! NextGen students, Mentor Guides and Booth Hosts… Follow us on LinkedIn to stay connected!...
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Writing effective emails

Young Professionals Network panelists in our NextGen program last week offered hard-earned advice to the 100 students in the audience. The panel discussion titled, Managing Through Change, Transitioning your communication skills from college to the workplace focused on following through, asking questions, speaking and writing clearly in emails, voicemails, text...
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NextGen Class of 2018

Congratulations to the class of 2018! We will welcome 100 students and faculty from 24 schools across 12 states to learn about career opportunities in the confectionery industry. Thank you to the more than 70 industry volunteers who have committed their time to make the NextGen Program so successful. 2018...
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Applications & resumes look great for this year’s NextGen class

College students interested in learning more about careers in the confectionery industry should apply online for the Next Generation program and send us your resume in pdf via email. The Next Generation class is filling rapidly and looks great for May 23, 2018. Application and information are on our Students...
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Announcing new leadership of The Confectionery Foundation

Robert A. Nelson, CEO of Elmer Chocolate and Katherine Clark, Vice President of Sales for Capol LLC have been elected Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively of The Confectionery Foundation by the National Confectioners Association’s Board of Trustees during the 2018 State of the Industry conference in Miami, FL. Two new...
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