Lifetime achievement award

Herman G Rowland, chairman of the board for Jelly Belly Candy Company, received the first ISM Lifetime Achievement Award on 26 January at a formal gala dinner in Cologne, Germany, held during the International Sweets and Business Fair (ISM).

Mr Rowland was selected by an international jury of industry members. Mr Rowland accepted the award from Bastian Fassin, chairman of the International Confectionery Fair Taskforce (ASIM) and Gerald Böse, CEO Koelnmesse GmbH with an introduction from Salvatore Ferrara, president of the ICA, International Confectionery Association, and CEO of the Ferrara Pan Company in Chicago. Mr Rowland was praised for his creativity, initiative and good humour.

Jelly Belly Candy Company makes more than 100 flavours of Jelly Belly jelly beans and more than 70 other confections.