CARIBBEAN FOOD INDUSTRY LAUNCHES NEW CONFECTIONARY AND SWEET FOOD PRODUCTS

BY WESLEY GIBBINGS, in Port of Spain, Trinidad THE WHITTLING away of preferential export markets for traditional Caribbean agricultural production has sparked economic pain in the region, but it has also generated innovation in the form of new confectionary and sweet baked products, available for export. K.C. Confectionary Ltd, of Trinidad, is one of the most important Caribbean manufacturers of over 30 varieties of hard candy, bubble gum, toffee, candy chews, lollipops, jelly beans, mints and gummy bears to markets throughout North America, Britain and Sweden ...


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