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The choco-giant churns out its confectioneries at 14 US plants, including in Hershey, Pennsylvania (of course!), as well as Virginia, Tennessee and Illinois.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Meanwhile, confectioners’ sugar gained popularity in the US due to the ingredient’s use in the baking and confectionery industries.
—Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
Custom Flavors makes organic, natural and artificial flavors for products such as bakery, beverage, confectionery, dairy and supplements, and sports nutrition industries.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
But while snacks, pastries and confectionery are part of the French lifestyle that Vuitton is keen to export, the culinary collective is all about cross-cultural exchanges.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Meanwhile, confectioners’ sugar gained popularity in the US due to the ingredient’s use in the baking and confectionery industries.
—Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
Custom Flavors makes organic, natural and artificial flavors for products such as bakery, beverage, confectionery, dairy and supplements, and sports nutrition industries.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
But while snacks, pastries and confectionery are part of the French lifestyle that Vuitton is keen to export, the culinary collective is all about cross-cultural exchanges.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confectionery
confectionary
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The unusual combination comes at a difficult time for confectionaries.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The result is that marshmallows eaten out of the bag, with fingers, are presumptive confectionaries, while those toasted over a heat source and used in the making of s’mores receive a dubious VAT exemption.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Confectionery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confectionery. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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