date:Sep 13, 2012
is year, an Illinois governor also proposed eliminating a state sales tax exemption on candy and soda.
The Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries (CAOBISCO), whose members include Mars and Kraft Foods, recently slammed food taxes in its 2011 annual report released in July, calling them damaging to the EU market.
Healthy future
There is potential for confectionery to have a healthier angle, said Cope.
He identified two inventive ways for manufacturers to refresh thei