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NCA’s Sweet Life video candy shorts return for second season

By Anthony Myers

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Roll it: A still from the National Confectioners Association's new Sweet Life season. Pic: NCA
Roll it: A still from the National Confectioners Association's new Sweet Life season. Pic: NCA
The NCA launched the second season of its award-winning streaming series, The Sweet Life, at its State of the Industry Conference for a behind-the-scenes look at the secrets of the confectionery industry.

Following John Downs’s opening keynote speech​, in which he praised the frontline workers in manufacturing, The Sweet Life is a dynamic streaming series that provides viewers with exclusive access to the companies and people who make chocolate, candy, gum, and mints.

Produced by the National Confectioners Association, with an award-winning documentary team, the second season of The Sweet Life focuses on the following companies:

Participating companies in season two are:

•           American Licorice Company – La Porte, Indiana

•           Atkinson Candy Company – Lufkin, Texas

•           Enstrom Candies – Grand Junction, Colorado

•           Fannie May – North Canton, Ohio

•           Maud Borup – Le Center, Minnesota

•           Rocky Mountain Chocolate – Durango, Colorado

•           Stuckey’s – Wrens, Georgia

•           Taffy Town – Salt Lake City, Utah

“The confectionery industry is the quintessential American manufacturing success story, and The Sweet Life shines a spotlight on the hard-working people who have mastered the craft of candy making,” said John Downs, NCA president and CEO.

 “We are proud to feature and showcase the stories of the companies and their employees in a powerful and compelling format and style.”

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