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confectionery

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Recent Examples on the Web The price of butter is hitting food and confectionery makers already facing high costs for cocoa after prices for beans hit a record earlier this year. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 July 2024 Already stressed about finances after a rent increase, Tina loses her job managing payroll at a confectionery company. —

Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024 Last year, $1.98 billion in chocolate and $615 million in other sugar confectioneries were shipped from Canada to the U.S. for consumption — both all-time highs — according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024 The influx of spending in Canada’s confectionery sector doesn’t mean suppliers are throwing in the towel in the U.S. just yet. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for confectionery

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