With plenty of variety and possible strategies, chocolate, candy and mints provide distributors with a product that is memorable in look as well as taste. Like little kids in the piñata scrum, clients will want more. For distributors, that means a plethora of products that not only stand apart from the rest, but also reach clients on a different level—taste. Here are three things to keep in mind while selling chocolate, candy and mints.
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Earlier this month, 1,000 law enforcement agents raided the Los Angeles Fashion District. The target: dozens of apparel companies, including several wholesalers, suspected in a Mexican drug cartel money-laundering scheme.
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Read MoreWhatever You Do, Don’t …
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The Dayton Business Journal named Anita Emoff, Shumsky Promotions’ and Boost Rewards’ president, to its Dayton BizWomen’s Power 50 list. Compiled by the paper’s editorial board, the list includes the 50 most influential women in the Dayton, Fla. region based on their positions and community impact.
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Read MoreBDA Receives $75 Million in Financing from American Capital
American Capital Ltd., an equity firm and global asset manager based in Bethesda, Md., announced it has committed $75 million in financing for Bensussen, Deutsch & Associates Inc. (BDA). The money will fund with the distributor’s growth plans.
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