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Cleveland, OH — Twelve candy business professionals will be honored with induction into the Candy Hall of Fame in Tampa, FL on October 23, 2010.

The honorees are: Robert Bandel, Mars Chocolate North America (Retired); Cornelis Boon, BENEO-Palatinit, Inc.; Russell Crosio, Crosio & Associates, Inc.; Patricia Green, The Chocolate Tree, Inc.; Reginald Groves, Groves & Co.; Gary Guittard, Guittard Chocolate Co.; Frederick Hintlian, Varick Enterprises, Inc.; Pat Magee, PMagee Enterprises; Eric Ostrow, Ce De Candy, Inc.; Tom Pagano, Ferrara Pan Candy Co., Inc.; Edward Seguine, Mars Chocolate North America and Thomas Zucca, L.J. Zucca, Inc.

The event will take place during the National Confectionery Sales Association’s (NCSA) 111th Annual Meeting at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza, October 22 to 24, 2010.

Inductees are to be recognized at a gala dinner and highlighted in audio/visual biographies of their personal and professional lives.

About 300 industry dignitaries, family members and friends are expected to attend the induction banquet, including many international guests.

For more details on the NCSA and the Candy Hall of Fame, visit candyhalloffame.org or visit the association’s booth at the SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO in Chicago May 25 to 27.