September 30, 2008
CHOCOLATE MAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD GATHER AT WOLFGANG CANDY COMPANY TO LEARN FROM LEADING EXPERTS
Wolfgang Candy Company, Inc.
Press Contact: Mike Schmid
Managing Partner - Marketing
Phone: 717.843.5536
E-mail: [email protected]
September 30, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wolfgang Candy Company Hosts PMCA Chocolate School
Chocolate Makers from Around the World Gather at Wolfgang�s 88-Year Old-York, Pennsylvania, Original Chocolate Factory to Learn from Leading Experts
York, Pennsylvania. (September 30, 2008) Wolfgang Candy Company in York, Pennsylvania, is once again hosting a prestigious group of national and international chocolate chefs and manufacturers for a four-day course in �Chocolate and Compound Manufacture and Use,� offered through the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners� Association, PMCA. From, Tuesday, October 28 through Friday, October 31, 2008, chocolate students will review the science of chocolate and compound manufacturing, chocolate-making, specialty chocolate manufacturing and quality control processes. In addition to the Wolfgang Candy Factory hands-on experience, the attendees will tour the Blommer Chocolate Company and Readco Kurimoto.
Wolfgang Candy�s Managing Partner, Michael Schmid shares that he is honored to host this seminar again, saying, �PMCA programs attract premiere chocolate manufacturers from all around the world. Their courses provide fabulous opportunities to learn techniques and best practices from one another and to develop vital relationships with other quality-driven manufacturers.�
Robert L. Wolfgang III, Managing Partner, Food Safety and Quality, explained, �Most importantly, I think PMCA�s chocolate school provides Wolfgang machine operators and technicians with the theory and science behind what they do every day. It gives them yet a more fundamental appreciation for their craft.�
Yvette Thomas, Administrative Director, PMCA, said, �There is no training to match the live experience in a production facility, and in-plant training represents the most relevant, student preferred and most valuable educational experience. Wolfgang Candy Company has hosted PMCA�s Chocolate course for many years, helping to make it one of the association�s top course offerings. Companies, like Wolfgang Candy Company, who graciously open their doors to these students are helping to secure the transfer of quality information and training to future generations of confectioners and are helping to maintain the health and integrity of the industry.�
Schmid reflects, �Hosting PMCA�s Chocolate School is the quintessential experience for Wolfgang Candy to interacting with some of the foremost chocolatiers in the craft.�
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About Wolfgang Candy
Founded in 1921, Wolfgang is one of the oldest family-owned and managed confectionery manufacturers in the United States. From peanut brittle to hollow chocolates, Wolfgang offers one of the most extensive arrays of high-quality chocolates and non-chocolate confections available in the marketplace. In addition to the all-natural dark chocolate dipped Raspberries, Blueberries and Cranberries, some of the company�s most popular products include a wide assortment of solid and hollow molded chocolates � bunnies at Easter and Santa at Christmas, and fine boxed chocolates � chocolate-covered pretzels and animal crackers, chocolate-covered peanut butter marshmallow treats (marshmallow and peanut butter covered in milk or dark chocolate), hand-dipped raisin and peanut clusters, and other assorted milk and dark chocolates.
Wolfgang markets and distributes its products through retail, wholesale (private labeling and contract manufacturing), and fundraising sectors. The company is a market leader in the fundraising industry and a trusted name enabling organizations of any size to achieve their financial goals. With a sole focus on and commitment to its customers, Wolfgang demands unparalleled quality in its products, providing its customers with a truly enchanting experience in taste.
About PMCA
PMCA is an international non-profit trade association of confectionery manufacturers and companies in related industries with membership worldwide. Founded in 1907 as the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners� Association by candy manufacturers located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PMCA, as it is now known, today boasts more than 390 members worldwide. PMCA is a non-profit international trade association in the confectionery industry whose goals are to provide open forums for the free exchange of technical information through its Annual Production Conference, to promote and direct basic and applied scientific research in the science of chocolate and confectionery through its Research Program at leading universities and to educate and train technical and manufacturing personnel worldwide through its Short Course Program.