The National Confectioners Association is currently seeking nominations of outstanding industry leaders across several disciplines for awards that will be presented at the 2025 State of the Industry Conference to be held March 2-4 at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort. The nomination period for all awards closes Friday, October 18.
Two Confectionery Leadership Awards will honour top retail or wholesale buyers, category managers, and executives for their effective business collaboration, category management best practices, and innovations in merchandising confectionery products in-store. Any employee of an NCA member company or a fellow retailer can nominate a deserving individual for a Confectionery Leadership Award.
NCA’s Woman of Influence Award, presented by NCA’s Women’s Leadership Group, honours a woman who has shown outstanding leadership, mentorship, and a track record of success in the confectionery industry. This award recognises those who inspire other women and create opportunities for their advancement across the industry. Nominations for the Woman of Influence Award can be submitted by any member of the confectionery industry.
The Candy Dish Awards celebrate the special relationship between manufacturers and the broker/sales agent community. The Golden Candy Dish Award is presented to a broker or sales agent industry member who has gone above and beyond to champion the confectionery industry, demonstrated exceptional leadership, built strong relationships, and created new business opportunities with confectionery manufacturers and customers. Nominations for the Golden Candy Dish can be made by fellow brokers or manufacturers. The Silver Candy Dish Award is presented to a leader in a sales, marketing, or management in confectionery manufacturing who has made significant contributions to expanding the confectionery category utilising a broker network. Only employees of an NCA broker member company may nominate someone for a Silver Candy Dish.
All the awards will be presented on Sunday, March 2 during a special recognition ceremony at NCA’s 2025 State of the Industry Conference. The conference will also feature one-of-a-kind education and networking events, the release of NCA’s proprietary State of Treating report, and two retailer-hosted roundtable sessions known as Treat & Greets. Learn more at CandyUSA.com/SOTIC.
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Editor: Kiran Grewal kgrewal@kennedys.co.uk
