Anyone taking a quick walk down the...

Anyone taking a quick walk down the groceries store's candy aisle these days might easily follow away with the impression that all candies eventually take forward a chew form. That certainly looks to be the case for many of the major manufacturers, who are taking advantage of their branding power and transferring it to the chewy candy section

"There has been an explosion in the introduction of of the present day gummy and chewy candy varieties," says Tricia Bowle manager-division and brand affairs for snug USA Confections & Snack division of snuggle USA, Glendale, Calif. "Manufacture's appear to be leveraging brands that