Candy Product Update
Check out new products from Candy Dynamics, The Hershey Co., FunkyChunky, Pop Rocks, LaLaBoodle's, Verve, Jones Soda and SweetWorks.
Toxic Waste
Hi-Voltage Bubble Gum
Candy Dynamics
Indianapolis, Ind.
1-888-400-7606
www.toxicwaste.com
Toxic Waste Hi-Voltage Bubble Gum is filled with ultra-sour powder and comes 2 ft. to a package. Each pack features three flavors: Amp’d Apple, Black Out Blue Raspberry and Surgin’ Strawberry. The gum is available in 12-unit retail display boxes at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $.99 per unit.
Hershey’s All Natural
Extra Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate
The Hershey Co.
Hershey, Pa.
1-800-468-1714
www.thehersheycompany.com
Hershey’s All Natural Extra Dark Chocolate candy bar is made from 60% cacao and contains Pure Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate flavored Pieces.
FunkyChunky
Peanut Butter
FunkyChunky
Edina, Minn.
1-952-938-6663
www.funkychunky.com
The FunkyChunky line of gourmet chocolate snacks now includes FunkyChunky Peanut Butter, a decadent mix of crunchy pretzels covered in peanut butter and chewy caramel, drizzled in dark, milk and white chocolates, and finished with chopped roasted peanuts. The suggested retail prices are $12 for an 8-oz. canister, $20 for a 20-oz. canister and $3.20 for an individual grab-and-go bag.
Pop Rocks
Chocolate Bar
Zeta Espacial S.A., Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 588 76 77
Distributed in the U.S. by Pop Rocks Inc., Atlanta
1-732-801-9083
www.zetaespacial.com, www.poprockscandy.com
New from the maker of Pop Rocks comes a candy bar version of the favorite kid candy. This premium milk chocolate bat melts in your mouth while candy crystals pop. The suggested retail prices are as follows: $0.59-$0.69 for a single bar; $0.99-$1.19 for a mega bar.
LaLaBoodle’s
Gourmet Toffee
LaLaBoodle’s
Clinton, N.J.
1-866-336-4655
www. lalaboodles.com
Toffee seekers need look no further than LaLaBoodle’s, whose line of classic and distinctive toffees come in Milk and Dark Chocolate, Almond Brickle, Bourbon Pecan, Bananas Foster and Macadamia Nut.
Triple Berry
Glee Gum
Verve, Inc.
Providence, R.I.
1-401-351-6415
www. gleegum.com
New Triple Berry Glee Gum is a refreshing blend of raspberry, blueberry and strawberry flavors. Made from chicle sap, this all-natural product is free from artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners and preservatives. It’s also gluten-free and certified vegetarian. The suggested retail price per box is $.99.
Jones Soda
Carbonated Candy
Jones Soda Co./Big Sky Brands, Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1-416-599-5415
www. jonessoda.com,www. bigskybrands.com
Big Sky Brands has added two new flavors to its Jones Soda Carbonated Candy line: Pure Cane Cola and Pure Cane Rootbeer. Each tin retails for about $1.99. Merchandising options include 8-ct. trays, 6-ct. “1-inch wonder” sleeves, 24- and 36-ct. mixed counter displays, 72-ct. mixed power wings, 144-ct. floor displays and 18-ct. cooler door displays. Big Sky also offers a mixed 48-ct. counter unit that features all eight flavors of the Jones Soda Carbonated Candy line.
More Chocolatey & Peanut-Free
P-Not Butter Sixlets
SweetWorks/Oak Leaf Confections
Buffalo, N.Y.
1-716-204-0733
www. sweetworks.com
New from the SweetWorks come two new varieties of Sixlets: More Chocolatey and Peanut Free P-Not Butter. The former features an improved recipe and packaging, while the latter is a brand new flavor the delivers real peanut-free, peanut butter taste. Both offerings come in convenient flip-top boxes that hold 44 pieces and retail for $.69 each. The product is available in a 14-ct. shelf display.
Hi-Voltage Bubble Gum
Candy Dynamics
Indianapolis, Ind.
1-888-400-7606
www.toxicwaste.com
Toxic Waste Hi-Voltage Bubble Gum is filled with ultra-sour powder and comes 2 ft. to a package. Each pack features three flavors: Amp’d Apple, Black Out Blue Raspberry and Surgin’ Strawberry. The gum is available in 12-unit retail display boxes at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $.99 per unit.
Extra Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate
The Hershey Co.
Hershey, Pa.
1-800-468-1714
www.thehersheycompany.com
Hershey’s All Natural Extra Dark Chocolate candy bar is made from 60% cacao and contains Pure Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate flavored Pieces.
Peanut Butter
FunkyChunky
Edina, Minn.
1-952-938-6663
www.funkychunky.com
The FunkyChunky line of gourmet chocolate snacks now includes FunkyChunky Peanut Butter, a decadent mix of crunchy pretzels covered in peanut butter and chewy caramel, drizzled in dark, milk and white chocolates, and finished with chopped roasted peanuts. The suggested retail prices are $12 for an 8-oz. canister, $20 for a 20-oz. canister and $3.20 for an individual grab-and-go bag.
Chocolate Bar
Zeta Espacial S.A., Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 588 76 77
Distributed in the U.S. by Pop Rocks Inc., Atlanta
1-732-801-9083
www.zetaespacial.com, www.poprockscandy.com
New from the maker of Pop Rocks comes a candy bar version of the favorite kid candy. This premium milk chocolate bat melts in your mouth while candy crystals pop. The suggested retail prices are as follows: $0.59-$0.69 for a single bar; $0.99-$1.19 for a mega bar.
Gourmet Toffee
LaLaBoodle’s
Clinton, N.J.
1-866-336-4655
www. lalaboodles.com
Toffee seekers need look no further than LaLaBoodle’s, whose line of classic and distinctive toffees come in Milk and Dark Chocolate, Almond Brickle, Bourbon Pecan, Bananas Foster and Macadamia Nut.
Glee Gum
Verve, Inc.
Providence, R.I.
1-401-351-6415
www. gleegum.com
New Triple Berry Glee Gum is a refreshing blend of raspberry, blueberry and strawberry flavors. Made from chicle sap, this all-natural product is free from artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners and preservatives. It’s also gluten-free and certified vegetarian. The suggested retail price per box is $.99.
Carbonated Candy
Jones Soda Co./Big Sky Brands, Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1-416-599-5415
www. jonessoda.com,www. bigskybrands.com
Big Sky Brands has added two new flavors to its Jones Soda Carbonated Candy line: Pure Cane Cola and Pure Cane Rootbeer. Each tin retails for about $1.99. Merchandising options include 8-ct. trays, 6-ct. “1-inch wonder” sleeves, 24- and 36-ct. mixed counter displays, 72-ct. mixed power wings, 144-ct. floor displays and 18-ct. cooler door displays. Big Sky also offers a mixed 48-ct. counter unit that features all eight flavors of the Jones Soda Carbonated Candy line.
P-Not Butter Sixlets
SweetWorks/Oak Leaf Confections
Buffalo, N.Y.
1-716-204-0733
www. sweetworks.com
New from the SweetWorks come two new varieties of Sixlets: More Chocolatey and Peanut Free P-Not Butter. The former features an improved recipe and packaging, while the latter is a brand new flavor the delivers real peanut-free, peanut butter taste. Both offerings come in convenient flip-top boxes that hold 44 pieces and retail for $.69 each. The product is available in a 14-ct. shelf display.
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