Imaginations Confections LLC.(The All Candy Expo Acts as Launch Pad for Candy Makers)(Varieties...

By Mike Beirne Sugar and spice are nice, but licensing deals let candy makers level the playing field against the heavy advertising budgets of national brands. At least that's the tack many were taking at the National Confectioners Association's All Candy Expo in Chicago last week, where such deals often ......

Shrek may just have been a movie about a heroic ogre, but its real feat comes from he fact the film made $250 million and became one of the top five selling DVDs ever. So, it's no surprise that Shrek 2 will find its way into the theaters in May ......

While the focus of licensing for packaged goods centers around the New York licensing show June 11-13, the All Candy Expo, held the week prior, has become a focal point for licensed merchandise for candy manufacturers as well as licensors pitching their properties. The following article outlines key initiatives from ......

What's in a name? Plenty, if you ask companies bolstering sales with co-branded products and consumers who are seemingly snapping up dairy products paired with everything from candy to cereal to motion pictures and cartoon characters. While there is something to be said for product purity, dairy manufacturers are not ......

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* Salvatore Ferrara II President/Chief Operating Officer Ferrara Pan Candy Co. Forest Park, III. Salvatore Ferrara's nomination reflects not only his dynamic leadership for Ferrara Pan Candy Co., but also his unwavering dedication to the confectionery industry. In joining the family business, Ferrara immediately recognized the potential for growth within ......

In the quest for creating an interactive or novelty candy that's--prepare yourself for these overused words--"new" and "different," some candy makers have turned to "tried" and "true" mainstays. Confectionery companies find themselves taking old-standbys and jazzing them up in ways that capitalize on the popularity of interactive/novelty candies. Tack on ......