| February 26, 2013 | News for the confectionery industry |
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- Sunsweet adds dried-fruit snacks
Sunsweet Growers has introduced two snack mixes containing its Plum Amazins diced plums: Amazin Berry Blend and Amazin Cranberries. "Our new Amazin products provide healthy snack options with less sugar and fewer calories for increasingly health-minded consumers," President Dane Lance said. The Shelby Report online
(2/25)     
- Thorntons posts revenue growth, plans more closings
Thorntons, which posted half-year revenue growth of 2.9%, said it will close 40 more stores as it shifts focus to multiple-channel sales growth. "We are encouraged by the overall progress we made during the first half of the year," said chief executive Jonathan Hart. "This performance demonstrates that our strategy is generating results as we continue to rebalance the business, revitalize the brand and restore profitability." FoodManufacture.co.uk (U.K.)
(2/25)
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Annual review summarizes 2012, highlights 2013 trends
During the 2012 Annual Confectionery Sales Review, NCA’s Larry Wilson will discuss what drove confectionery sales in 2012 as well as influencers that could affect 2013 category planning. The webinar, Monday, March 4 at 1 p.m. EST, is complimentary for all NCA members and retail and wholesale trade customers, and will identify growing channels that contributed to the size and scope of the industry in 2012 as well as macroeconomic drivers that continue to shape the U.S. industry. Contact Jenn Ellek.
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