
Easter
New Licensed Peepsitems From Flix
Flix Candy
(847) 647-1370
Flix Candy is hatching some new novelty licensed Peeps
products for Easter 2007. Peeps Easter Eggs are translucent pastel eggs that open to reveal
miniature Peeps chick- and bunny-shaped marshmallow-flavored candies in
assorted pastel colors. The egg also stores a colorful sheet of Peeps
stickers.
Also introduced to the Flix Candy Peeps line are Peeps Lollipop Rings. Perfect for
sharing, the two-pack set includes two rings with edible chick-shaped
lollipops in a yellow marshmallow flavor and a pink strawberry cream
flavor.
Peeps Pop Slider is a
sliding sucker with a collectible character toy on top. The Peeps toy can
be easily removed to reveal the 12-gram blue raspberry, marshmallow or
strawberry cream flavored lollipop underneath. Slide the character back
down to preserve the rest of the candy for later.
Suggested retail price for all of the items is 99 cents
to $1.29.
Easter Egg Surprise Lollipops
Ford Gum
(847) 573-0800
A colorful, shrink-wrapped basket with a suggested
retail price of 99 cents holds three 15-gram lollipops each covered with a
psychedelically-decorated Easter egg. The plastic egg opens easily to
expose a lollipop that comes complete with a bubble gum center. Each egg
closes easily to allow for later lollipop licking. A case contains two
12-count cartons.
Sugar-Free Peeps
Just Born
(800) 445-5787
Responding to the continuing demand for sugar-free
products, the Peeps brand will celebrate Easter 2007 with the rollout of
Sugar-Free Peeps Chicks. Sweetened with Splenda, Sugar-Free Peeps Chicks
come in three-count packages and have a suggested retail price of 99 cents.
They are available in a 24-count display-ready case and a 72-count
floorstand display.
Easter Bunny Egg Head Family
Ford Gum
(847) 573-0800
A family of egg heads is a good thing when it’s
Ford Gum’s latest Easter treat and boasts a suggested retail price of
just 99 cents. The “family” is comprised of three large
plastic eggs packed in a clear Easter egg carton. The ears on each Bunny
Egg Head may be popped off, revealing a pour-spout, from which flavorful
candy powder (40 grams) may be poured into waiting hands and/or mouths. The
Egg Head Family comes packed two 12-count cartons per case.
Gorgeous Jelly Eggs
Brand Castle LLC
(216) 292-7700
Gorgeous is the brand name for these new hand-decorated
jelly eggs, but it’s an apt descriptor for the colorful, attractive
candies as well. A 12-piece, 4.2-ounce package has a suggested retail price
of $1.99.
Peeps Go Green
Just Born
(800) 445-5787
Just in time for Easter and St. Patrick’s Day,
marshmallow Peeps will be available in a new color — green. Five-,
10-, and 15-count trays with suggested retail prices of 59 cents, 99 cents
and $1.19 respectively will be offered.
Easter Pop-Its
Galerie
(859) 538-8000
This air-filled PVC egg shows off a fun Easter plush
item and a generous supply of jelly beans inside. The suggested retail
price is $4.99 to $5.99.
Spring-Themed
Crafty Cooking Kits
Brand Castle LLC
(216) 292-7700
A new player in the confections category, Brand Castle
LLC, is targeting candy buyers with its new Crafty Cooking Kits, including
two geared to the Easter/spring season. The
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Kits allow
the user to easily create the popular cereal-based treats in shapes
including bunnies, bugs, baseballs and more and then adorn them with
colorful icings and jelly beans. With the Crayola
Spring Rainbow Cookie Kit, cookie/craft lovers
can create sugar cookies in shapes such as bunnies and bumblebees; 24
ounces of sugar cookie mix and red, blue and yellow powders for decorating
them are included in the kit. The kits have a suggested retail price of
$3.99 and ship in 9-count case packs, as well as in a 48-kit
floorstand (24 of each variety) and a PDQ shipper that contains 12 Rainbow
and 13 Rice Krispies kits.
Peeps Cocoa Bunnies
Just Born
(800) 445-5787
New from Just Born are Marshmallow Peeps Cocoa Bunnies.
The new cocoa-flavored bunnies will be packaged in eight-count packages
that carry a suggested retail price of 99 cents and are available in a
24-count display-ready case.
Pre-Filled Eggs Deliver anEaster Solution
Galerie
(859) 538-8000
Marketers at Galerie give new meaning to the term
“filled eggs.” Last year the company introduced several themed
varieties of colorful plastic eggs filled with an assortment of wrapped,
branded candies. The concept is designed to eliminate the
“assembly” process that traditionally goes into readying
plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts and Easter baskets, explains Allen
Middleton, Galerie sales manager for mass channels.
The items performed very strongly among the mass
channel retailers who stocked them for the 2006 Easter season, racking up
sell-through rates in the high 90s range, according to Middleton.
This year Galerie will continue to offer 16-count Egg
Safari, Surfing for Eggs and All-Star Eggs — all with a suggested
retail price of $5.99. In addition, the company is unveiling a 45-count
plastic bucket of pre-filled Racing Eggs. The candy inside the eggs
includes jelly beans, Bubble King bubble gum and Lemonheads. The suggested
retail price range is from $9.99 to $12.99.