What’s Your Favorite Treat?
Chocolate, gummies, caramels, mints, gum – there are so many types of delicious treats available. But have you ever wondered how all of these different types of candy end up on store shelves?
The National Confectioners Association (NCA), which represents more than 550 confectionery companies, is currently hosting the Sweets & Snacks Expo where many of these products get their start.
The Sweets & Snacks Expo has four acres of products from the confectionery and snack industries and features more than 800 candy and snack companies displaying thousands of new innovations and traditional favorites. It’s the first time representatives from your favorite stores have the chance to see all these tasty treats and decide what will appear on their store shelves.
Many chocolate and candy companies will also debut products that give treat lovers more information, options and support to make informed choices about how they treat. This wave of innovation is thanks in part to the Always A Treat Initiative, a voluntary commitment made by America’s leading chocolate and candy companies to Partnership for a Healthier America to help people manage their sugar intake.
These companies are committed to tangible changes, including smaller pack sizes and clearer calorie labels. You’ll see these changes hit your local stores over the coming months.
The Always A Treat Initiative is also designed to show people how chocolate and candy can be part of a happy, balanced lifestyle.
Learn more about the Always A Treat Initiative by following #AlwaysATreat or by visiting AlwaysATreat.com. Learn what’s in store for the future of treating by giving the NCA’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram a follow as well.
What’s your favorite treat? Share your favorite in the comments or on social media with the hashtag #AlwaysATreat!
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Disclosure: This sponsored post is brought to you by the National Confectioners Association and coordinated by Wendy’s Bloggers.
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I like chocolate covered almonds.
My favorite snacks are pretzels and popcorn!
I don’t have only one favorite treat, I have many, but most of them involve chocolate….dark chocolate with almonds is my first choice.
I like anything made with white chocolate and some kind of nuts.
I love Skittles.
I’m a total sucker for a soft, chewy caramel. And if it’s enveloped in sweet milk chocolate or good dark chocolate with a little sea salt, all the better!
My favorite treat is chocolate truffles.
Reese’s Peanut Butter cups are my favorite.
Homemade fruit salad is so delicious.
My favorite candy: Brown and Haley Almond Roca
Looks like a lot of fun! I love peanut m&ms with cool ranch doritos!
My favorite treat is cheesecake.
My favorite treat is great dark chocolate!
Oink I like tons of junk food and candy!
Attending the Expo would be like walking into Candy Land. So many goodies!
I love Reese’s peanut Butter Cups.
I crazy love peanut butter m&ms with cool ranch doritos. That combination of sweet and spicy and crunch! Yummy!
My favorite treat is dark chocolate with almonds. If you go to that Expo can you ask them why they don’t make more chocolate and candy with Stevia instead of sugar? thanks
I have a weakness for peanut butter m&m’s
Oh my! Give me all the caramel ! Caramel and chocolate is the best sweet treat!
My favorite sweet treat is Ferrero Rocher.
A special treat for me is Godiva chocolates.
I love popcorn-sweet, savory, I don’t care!
I like Reese’s peanut butter lovers pb cups, Ghiradelli dark and Dove chocolates.
Chips and dip!
Cheese! Savory tooth here.
like fudge
To see that many goodies all at once. Oh my ,its so hard to just pick one thing I like so let see -Mars Midnight Bars, Heath bars, Dove chocolates and I’m a big gum chewer too from way back. Put goodies in our house they get gone real quick
I love anything sweet or savory, haha!
I love chocolate. Pretty much anything chocolate!
Lindor Truffle bars.
popcorn
chocolate with nuts, like Almond joy.
i love mm and gum even i am not supppose to to have them
I like a lot of sweets but i Favorited Twizzlers
Little Debbie banana twins are my favorite treat at the moment.
I love dark chocolate.
My favorite treat is frozen yogurt!
I think it’s great so many companies are thinking of helping out so many of us. I am not too big on sweets but I know my kids and many others who are.
I love peanut m&Ms as my treat.