
Cordial Lovers Sampler
World’s Finest Chocolate
(800) 366-2462
World’s Finest Chocolate is offering fans of its
recently acquired Queen Anne chocolate-covered cherries a new option for
Valentine’s Day. The 9.9-ounce Cordial Lovers Sampler box includes 15
cordials in three varieties — milk chocolate, dark chocolate and
burgundy milk chocolate. The suggested retail price is $2.99.
Heart Gift Boxes
Madelaine Chocolate Novelties
(718) 945-1500
Madelaine offers miniature milk chocolate foiled hearts
in a heart-shaped, clear acetate package in two sizes — 6 ounces and
12 ounces. Foil colors are red, purple and gold. The 6-ounce heart gift
boxes come packed 24 per case; the 12-ounce boxes are packed 12 per case.
The suggested retail price for the small box is $5.30; $10.70 for the large
box.
Peeps Decorating Kit
Just Born
(800) 445-5787
The Valentine’s Day Peeps Decorating Kit comes
with a 4-count tray of pink Peeps marshmallow candy hearts, one tube of
either red or white Cake Mate decorating gel, and on-pack decorating ideas.
The kit has a suggested retail price of $1.99 and will be shipped in a
12-count case.
‘Red Neck’ Tins
R.M. Palmer Co.
(610) 372-8971
Capitalizing on the popularity of Jeff
Foxworthy’s Red Neck humor, these “You Might Be a Red Neck
If…” tins contain peanut butter cups in bright red foils. Each
candy piece has a punch line printed on the inside of the foil. The tins
are packed 8 per case.
Dark Chocolate Hearts
Madelaine Chocolate Novelties
(718) 945-1500
Madelaine’s new heart-shaped, all natural, solid
dark chocolate hearts have a 72 percent cocoa content. Foiled in deep brown
and copper, the hearts are sold in bulk, 15 pounds per case.
Double Crisp Roulette Wheel
R.M. Palmer Co.
(610) 372-8971
A 4-ounce Double Crisp molded chocolate Roulette Wheel
comes packaged in a gift box titled “Take a Chance on Me” or
“You’re a Winner.” A small chocolate roulette ball rolls
around the wheel mold and chocolate poker chips are included.
A Look at Valentine’s Day 2006 | ||||
% Change in Dollar Sales vs. Prior Year | ||||
Food/Drug/Mass*
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Food | Drug | Mass | |
Total Candy | +0.1% | -3.1% | +2.1% | +0.9% |
Chocolate | +1.8% | -1.5% | +4.4% | +1.8% |
Non-Chocolate | -6.4% | -8.6% | -6.7% | -1.7% |
*Excluding Wal-Mart
Source: National Confectioners Association/Information Resources Inc.
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