confectionery

noun con·fec·tion·ery \ kən-ˈfek-shə-ˌner-ē \

|Updated on: 28 May 2018

Definition of confectionery

plural confectioneries

1 : the confectioner's art or business

2 : sweet foods (such as candy or pastry)

3 : a confectioner's shop

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Recent Examples of confectionery from the Web

Graham posted from the iconic Market Street confectionery on May 23.

— bailey loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "Here's where 'Top Chef' hosts and judges have stopped in Louisville," 24 May 2018
Google’s Android, true to its confectionery naming scheme, is distributed more in slices than as a whole.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "What do we even mean when we say ‘Android’?," 11 May 2018
Earlier this year, Nestlé sold its U.S. confectionery business, which includes the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth brands, to Italian candy maker Ferrero International SA for $2.8 billion in cash.

— brian blackstone and julie jargon, WSJ, "Starbucks Sells Nestlé the Rights to Offer Its Coffee in Stores," 7 May 2018
Grindings reflect the amount of raw cocoa processed into butter and powder for the manufacturing of confectionery and chocolate, and are often seen as a proxy for demand.

— david hodari, WSJ, "Hot Cocoa: Chocolate Ingredient Soars—and Could Go Higher," 20 Mar. 2018
Now, the confectionery whizzes at Mars-Wrigley are introducing a new bar to add to the Milky Way family of treats.

— perri ormont blumberg, Southern Living, "Milky Way's Newest Flavor Has Us So Excited," 19 Apr. 2018
Witness testimony indicated that the fire alarm did not go off and that staff did not arrange for the evacuation at the shopping mall, which was converted from a former confectionery factory in 2013.

— Washington Post, "Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported," 26 Mar. 2018
Nestle has said its Purina division is a central focus as the company divests slower-growing units like its U.S. confectionery business.

— samy adghirni, Bloomberg.com, "Nestle Sees Demand for Premium Pet Food Driving Purina Growth," 16 Mar. 2018
Eyewitnesses also said that staff did not arrange for the evacuation at the shopping mall, which was converted from a former confectionery factory in 2013.

— nataliya vasilyeva, BostonGlobe.com, "64 killed in fire at Russian shopping mall," 26 Mar. 2018

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