Sugar Savvy

Candy trends are fun and funny. Back in the day, dark chocolate was just a trend, and now it’s pretty much the norm. Recent trends that I can think of include bacon, chili chocolate, and “superfruits” like pomegrante, acai, and goji.
So what’s the next big candy trend? Here’s what the National Confectioners Association has to […]

Do you love the holidays and all the foods that are an integral part of the celebration?  Do you miss the holiday season when it is over?  Well, did you know that it is a holiday almost every day of the year?
You can celebrate with your favorite foods almost every day thanks to National Food […]

Via Serious Eats, 15 illegal immigrants tried to stow away in a tanker truck full of cocoa powder. While it’s funny joke about being immersed in chocolate or to refer to desserts claiming “death by chocolate,” the cocoa powder was pretty dangerous and could have suffocated those men. A headline about 15 dead immigrants being […]

I am sure some of you have been following the peanut butter recall associated with a recent Salmonella outbreak, which has affected over 400 people across America in just the past few months.
According to the FDA, the recall concerns industrial peanut butter and peanut paste (not jarred peanut butter) manufactured since July 1, 2008 by […]

My friend Rita, who gave me my box of Aplets and Cotlets, shared this article with me about how a Washington state representative wants to make them the state sweet.

I think making a brand name product an official state anything crosses a line, but I must admit that Liberty Orchards makes tasty confections. Their fruit […]

I am excited to announce that Chocolove, one of my favorite chocolate companies, is holding a sweet contest to have their head chocolatier, Timothy Moley, create your fantasy chocolate bar. How sweet is that?
Go visit their website and there you can take their survey and describe what your fantasy chocolate bar would be. The drawing […]

Much loved Mother’s Cookies, a Northern California institution for over 90 years, announced that it is filing bankruptcy and will cease production of its cookies as of this Monday.   The company claims that rising prices for raw materials and fuel were the reasons behind the rather abrupt announcement made last Friday.
It is sad to see […]

Mars in the UK is taking some of their favorite candies to a whole new level with a bunch of special treats developed for entertainment lovers and movie goers alike.
Set to hit shelves in 2009, the new candy offerings are cleverly packaged to be played with or taken to the movies were you can opt […]

Got a spare $1,250 lying around? Who doesn’t, right? Clearly you want to spend that money on a dozen chocolates: 4 covered in 22-carat gold, 4 covered in pure silver, and 4 accented with diamond. You can find the Royal Collection at Cocoa Gourmet.

Kind of makes the gold-flake covered pralines (photo above) that Melissa from […]

Brace yourself (and your children, if applicable) for the sugar rush that the International House of Pancakes, a.k.a. IHOP, has dreamed up. The breakfast-centric restaurant chain has paired with 20th Century Fox for a special cross-promotional menu to celebrate the opening of its film Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! Jim Carrey voices the elephant […]