Don't snicker at the confectionery business: Sales in the $32 billion -- plus industry are expected to be up almost 4% this year. Until candy's Christmas arrives on October 31, sate yourselves with these informational bonbons, which, thankfully, can be enjoyed guilt-free.READ»
Designer Jason Santa Maria tapped seven writers to craft odes to their favorite candy, then transformed them into delectable bite-sized illustrated pieces.READ»
Sure, we've all heard about the addictive effects of chocolate. I mean, what would you do for a Kit Kat bar? But the latest breaking news on CNN.com -- a British woman who bought every last Mars bar at her local Woolworths (over ...READ»
Companies are leaping aboard the social media platform left, right and center...but a recent re-design to Skittles.com shows that it's not a simple game to play. Skittles change was forced by social media abuses.
Last year ...READ»
How far would you go to build your brand? Would you turn your website’s homepage into a snaphot of what people are saying about your product via a twitter feed if you knew it would generate buzz and make your website go ...READ»
Tuesday night, I stumbled across an episode of "Unwrapped," a Food Network program that explores the history and background of classic American foods such as marshmallows. This 2001 installment focused on cinema snacks and provides ...READ»
We've heard the story before: Brand wants to inspire user generated content. Brand inspires user generated content. Brand hires lawyers, and shuts down user generated content.
Think, record labels and Napster users. Think, ...READ»
The first major product placement I can remember is the use of Reese's Pieces in the film ET. After M&Ms passed on the chance to be featured, Hershey picked up on the opportunity -- resulting in one of the more successful candy ...READ»
Sweet-toothed consumers will spend $214 million on candy canes this holiday season -- 2 billion of them in all. Sales are expected to be up 2% over last year -- growth that Dylan Lauren, founder of the New York sugar palace ...READ»
Rashad Robinson, 30, organized GLAAD's inaugural Media Awards in Advertising in October to applaud gay-positive creative in both the LGBT and mainstream press.READ»
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) are more energy-efficient than incandescents and cheaper than LEDs, but sometimes the light emitted from the mercury-filled bulbs is a little harsh. So what better way to mellow it than with a ...READ»
It's a tough week for cigarette companies looking to recruit the next generation of smokers. Cigarette companies can no longer lure the young with claims of "light," "mild," "medium," or "low." And candy-flavored cigarettes have ...READ»
Gourmet Chocolate Presents – Celebrate Easter Like the French
This Easter, what better way to celebrate the coming of
spring with a box of award-winning French truffles handmade in France and delivered right to your ...READ»
First Cadbury announced a plan earlier this year to buy fair-trade cocoa from Ghana. Then Mars promised to source all chocolate from sustainable suppliers by 2020, and now Nestle--the world's largest food manufacturer--has followed ...READ»
When one speaks of the Lenten season, sacrifice usually comes to mind. This is the time of the year when we are meant to pause and think about the sins we've committed. But along with this, one should also think about the day ...READ»
We recently gave kudos to Nestle U.K. for a plan to source the chocolate in Kit Kat bars from fair-trade suppliers. That wasn't enough for Greenpeace U.K., which attacked the candy maker this week for sourcing palm oil from Sinar ...READ»
A raw caramel craze is sweeping Japan. At the same time, fishermen in the Sea of Japan are tormented by invasive swarms of Echizen Kurage (Nomura's jellyfish), a giant jellyfish that weighs 450 pounds and measures two meters ...READ»
