2026 Sweets & Snacks Trailblazer Award Winner - Candy

This year, the Sweets & Snacks Expo introduced two new top honors – the Trailblazer Award and Powerhouse Award – ensuring the Most Innovative New Product Awards continue to recognize both disruptive emerging ideas and high-impact launches from established brands. With nearly 500 products entered this year – the largest field in program history – the awards spotlight breakthrough innovation, emerging trends and products poised to drive consumer excitement and category growth.

We are so honored to be chosen as the new 2026 Trailblazer Award - Candy winner for our Dark Chocolate Covered Cherry Mochi Gummies. As we begin to see an increasing number of mochi inspired products from other brands, we are so grateful to be recognized as a  candy "trailblazer" and mochi innovator, shaping the future of the industry.