Category Archive for "Education Center"

04Jan

Defining taste – designing the better flavor wheel

You know what you like to taste, but can you quantify the experience of taste? Flavor wheels help translate sensory experiences into words, although perhaps not providing a lexicon for the development of flavors that occur when combining foods with beverages or influenced by temperature change. Sensory scientist Edgar Chambers...

28Dec

New year’s resolution to build knowledge? Allured Fund grant could help

There are many fine training opportunities in our industry this year to help build your skills. Look at these industry continuing education opportunities: American Association of Candy Technologists Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association Resident Course in Confectionery Technology Retail Confectioners International Events & Education The Allured Fund for Confectionery Education need-based...

20Dec

Confectionery Foundation Announces Candy Factory Tour Map

The Confectionery Foundation of the National Confectioners Association announces a new online map of candy factory outlet stores and candy factory tours showcasing great American-made treats. Visit ConfectionLink.org/plan-trip and enter your zip code to discover more than 120 destinations across the United States. “This interactive map provides the opportunity to...

15Dec

New Year’s PEEPSFEST® at SteelStacks in Pennsylvania

Thank you to Just Born Quality Confections for sponsoring PEEPSFEST® again this New Years! Bring your family on Dec 30th and 31st to SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for fun, excitement, 5k, cafe, arts and crafts, and the famous 4.5 foot tall PEEPS® Chick Drop!. Click to visit the SteelStacks PEEPSFEST®...

16Nov

RCI Chocolate Boot Camp registration opens

Learn the secrets of tempering chocolate and how to make your favorite meltaways, bark, truffles and ganache in Chocolate Boot Camp. This Retail Confectioners International comprehensive, hands-on course is taught by industry experts with years of experience. Participants will learn specifics of chocolate including prevention of bloom. This is a...

02Nov

Allured Fund continuing education grants are available

Select one of the many fine training opportunities in our industry for next year to help build your skills. The Allured Fund for Confectionery Education need-based grants provide financial help for industry members who wish to expand their food-science knowledge or confectionery skills through continuing education courses. Due dates are...

17Oct

Congratulations to NCSA’s Candy Hall of Fame Inductees

Congratulations to National Confectionery Sales Association’s 2016 class of inductees into The Candy Hall of Fame! Thank you for your lifetimes of contributions and leadership in our wonderful industry. Greg Cater of Sweets Candy Company, Shelly Clarey of Adams & Brooks, James Day of Esther Price Candies Corp., Vivian Farber...