Sweets & Snacks Expo Marks 25 Years of Fun Occasions
Posted May 26, 2022 by Alyssa Stahr
There’s no doubt that the buzzword of the 25th anniversary of the National Confectioners Association Sweets & Snacks Expo was “occasion.” IRI’s Sally Lyons Wyatt kicked off the party with the first eye-opener session of the trade show: “State of Snacking.” Within it, she opened up an unbeknownst metaphor. Today’s
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Sweets & Snacks Expo Delivers Mood Boosting, Trendy Event
Posted July 1, 2021 by Alyssa Stahr
The first in-person event in a year and a half for the Brightly Creative team had me in all my feels — but I wasn’t the only one. A major theme of the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Indianapolis was the emotional and wellness factors of food. The Discovery Theater
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Sweets & Snacks Expo Attendees Excitedly Get Back to Business
Posted June 29, 2021 by Alyssa Stahr
I woke up last week feeling like a kid on Christmas morning, ready to taste the trends we’ve been talking about as of recent on the show floor: namely gummies; popcorn; chocolate and (add ingredient here) combinations; and better-for-you confections and snacking products. I got that, of course, but there
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Confection Connection: Sweets & Snacks Expo Predictions
Posted June 24, 2021 by Alyssa Stahr
It’s finally here, and boy do I mean finally. After a year and a half of no work travel, Indianapolis is welcoming the Sweet & Snacks Expo in person. Not over Zoom, not virtually, but a bonafide, real, awaken the senses event. I’m peering into my crystal ball for this
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Brightly Creative Shares Favorite Halloween Candies, Traditions
Posted October 29, 2020 by Alyssa Stahr
“Halloween is happening,” the National Confectioners Association president declared in August, and there was a collective sigh of relief across America, as Halloween’s ghouls and goblins prepared for one of the most fun holidays of the year. We needed to hear that Halloween wasn’t just canceled like most of 2020,
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Our Favorite Things: Candy!
Posted June 9, 2020 by Alyssa Stahr
As if we didn’t need a reason before to enjoy candy, June is National Candy Month! The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has designed the month to celebrate “the unique role of candy in a happy, balanced lifestyle,” and we’re all for it. National Candy Month isn’t just about gorging oneself
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