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Whether it's breeds of dog or kinds of alcohol, the more humanity loves something, the more varieties of said thing there tend to be. This is especially true of chocolate, which might be one of the most nuanced and diverse categories of food out there. Chocolate bars, coins, drinks, baked goods, coated fruits and even chocolate-covered potato chips are just a few of the subcategories of chocolate out there, and each one of these sub-categories can be divided into sub-sub-categories, and those into sub-sub-sub categories, and ...

The bar industry will bring in half a trillion dollars this year. Is this just an excuse to write about beer? No. Well, okay, yes it is, but I have a good reason.

Freeport, New York-based, Chocolate Inn Ltd., the premier chocolate supplier in the promotional products industry, announced that it has finalized a strategic partnership with Nassau Candy Distributors Inc., the largest specialty confectionery distributor in the United States, a leading confectionery and snack manufacturer, and a leading gourmet foods importer and distributor.

Largo, Florida-based Corvest, a top-25 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It’s All Greek To Me, announced the launch of Corvest Asia. The operation is responsible for product sourcing, quality assurance, product safety processes and factory social compliance initiatives, as well as a variety of other duties.

Benchmark Capital Partners LLC of Palm Desert, Calif., announced it had acquired Indio, California-based Taymar Plastics, a leader in acrylic displays and custom fabrication of POP, merchandising and retail displays for 26 years.

Largo, Florida-based Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It’s All Greek To Me, has appointed Jason Miller as president. Miller brings with him more than 15 years of leadership and management experience within the promotional products industry, including seven years with BIC Graphic International.

James Habzda, CAS, vice president of sales and marketing for Lewiston, Maine-based Geiger Promotional Products, and Dale Miller, CAS, president of Corporate Promotions Inc. based in Atlanta, have announced the affiliation of the two companies. The affiliation was effective on Monday, Aug. 24, 2009.

This week, Chocolate Inn, Freeport, N.Y., will release its 2007-2008 catalog featuring a new look, a selection of new products and new packaging options. “We’ve revamped the whole catalog,” noted David Miller, president. “It has a different look—a lot more upscale and more elegant. I think when people see it, they will think of a Godiva catalog.” In addition to the catalog’s fresh face, one of the most exciting things that has happened at the company, according to Miller, is the redesign of its packaging. “We have revamped most of the packaging on our line and we feel that the new look of the