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Turning candy wrappers into high fashion is a rite of passage at Chicago-based Candyality sweet shops. Terese McDonald, owner of Candyality, has been creating candy wrapper dresses, shoes, and … [Read more...]
Ellia Kassoff is officially the Comeback King. In 2010, the CEO of Leaf Brands LLC brought Astro Pops back from the dead, and this year he's bringing back four more classic brands: Wacky Wafers, … [Read more...]
I think Wonka hit it out of the park with its new Randoms Gummy Candy. Last week while burning through Target, I literally ran into an end cap stocked with these gummies. The bright green and … [Read more...]
Like many modern entrepreneurs, Heather Kelly got her start on Etsy. In 2008, the full-time working mom was making fortune cookies, caramels, chocolates, and marshmallow confections at night and … [Read more...]
Nothing says, "I love you" in my house like a Goetze's Caramel Cream. The creamy "bulls-eye" candies are my husband's favorite treat, so to shake things up around here, I showered his plate with … [Read more...]
Last year at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago, I stumbled across The Lovely Candy Company, an Illinois-based start-up specializing in gluten-free and gmo-free confections. Fast forward to … [Read more...]
Sweeterville is by far the most adventurous chapter in my candy industry career. I’ve been a chief editor for a candy magazine, VP of communications and blogger for an online candy retailer, and now the sugar maven of Sweeterville. Gulp! [Read More…]
