CHICAGO - Knechtel Laboratories is the pre-eminent candy lab in the country – the place big companies, or small ones with big ideas, turn to when they want to create something new. It has birthed the ...

'The texture of it depends so much on the ratio of corn syrup, sugar and water. We can control that a lot by what temperatures we cook it to,' Tessa Porter says "Candy is more complicated than a lot ...

Sprinkk founder and candy scientist Tessa Porter has opened two new candy development facilities in Nebraska. The Omaha R&D lab and Albion manufacturing site aim to lower barriers for new ...

Candy-crafting is the perfect addition to any holiday bucket list and a great family tradition to start. Our candy crafts are made from only the sweetest food items, and each one is unique which makes ...

Champlain Islands Candy Lab co-owners Michael McCarver-Reyes (left) and Albert Reyes-McCarver Credit: Oliver Parini From the day they started dating in 2002, Albert Reyes-McCarver and Michael McCarver ...

Imagine being Willy Wonka for a day, creating new formulas and mixtures of delicious candy. Believe it or not, it's a real job — it's called a candy scientist. And a Nebraska lab is hoping its new ...