By making a $25 million, 40 percent equity investment in the Wedel chocolate company, their major candy manufacturer.

Tootsie Roll Industries is one of the largest candy manufacturers in the world.

He then worked for the former The Charms Company, a candy manufacturer.

"It's so exciting when the product and the concept come together," says John Sullivan, a candy manufacturer.

What's worse, you assume that candy manufacturers are reliable spokesmen for consumer concerns.

For example, a candy manufacturer may opt for heavy-up advertising during the two weeks prior to Halloween.

Loft was a candy manufacturer with retail stores that contained soda fountains.

If it's slithery, bear-shaped and translucent, candy manufacturers are betting children will love it.

For more sophisticated palates, candy manufacturers have revived two ingredients: butter and fruit juice.

Indeed, Affymetrix already counts a candy manufacturer and a cosmetics company among its customers.