Category Archive for "Education Center"

06Jan

Allured Fund grant applications due January 15th

There are many fine training opportunities in our industry this Spring and Summer to build your skills. 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 on the 15th...

04Jan

HBR: Inspire to build effective teams

Creativity and developing the unexpected fundamentally depends on inspiration. To build an inspirational team, focus on elements of engagement, meaning, purpose and mission. This article by Eric Garton and Michael C. Mankins on HBR.org collected responses from 300 senior executives from companies around the globe....

23Dec

Smart Digital Marketing

Google Analytics expert Adam Singer delivers another great treatise on building your digital marketing platforms. Read the ClickZ article Smart Digital Marketing....

17Dec

Welcome to our blog – Why Blogging Matters

Owners of smartphones know that news, product messaging and creative opportunities arrive in your pocket or purse. With customers choosing products based on quality, brand loyalty, price and corporate philosophy, blogging becomes increasingly important. Read Adam Singer’s Why Blogging Matters: Data, Distribution and Ownership of Content in ClickZ...

29Nov

Apply for a grant through The Allured Fund to build confectionery skills

There are many fine training opportunities in our industry this Fall and Winter to build your skills. 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 on the 15th...

27Nov

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you, your families and your friends the happiest of Thanksgivings! Visit our ConfectionLink Pinterest boards for clever and delicious holiday recipes, gifts and decorating ideas....

18Nov

How long have we enjoyed chocolate in North America?

Atleast 1,200 years according to researchers at Canyonlands National Park. Discoveries of bowls in Utah and Colorado contain the oldest traces of cacao found in North America. Artifacts at Mesoamerican excavation sites have long shown chocolate enjoyment for almost 4,000 years. Since cacao grows in low altitude regions 20 degrees...