The newest addition to the Snickers line is sure to please even the most rampant chocoholics. The candy offers roasted peanuts covered in chewy, chocolate caramel, which are layered on top of fluffy chocolate-flavored nougat, and all of it is, of course, covered in milk chocolate.
Think Gum is an aromatic, herbal gum designed to enhance concentration and memory. It’s sugar-free, naturally caffeinated and contains a proprietary blend of herbal ingredients including peppermint, rosemary, guarana, bacopa, ginkgo and vinpocetine. The gum is softer than ordinary gums and tastes like normal peppermint gum with a green tea-like herbal finish.
M&Ms has teamed with CandyRific and Lucasfilm, Ltd. to release new Star Wars-themed character flashlights. Each flashlight features one of three iconic characters: Orange Clone Trooper, Yellow Vader and Red Darth Maul. A fourth character, Blue General Grievous, will be released later in 2012.
The newest Skittles are sure to mess with your mind. Skittles Riddles are bite-sized chewy candy with colors that don’t match the flavors. Skittles Riddles flavors include: strawberry, apple, watermelon, fruit punch and raspberry.
An indulgent 80-calorie granola snack, Nature Valley granola thins are available in both dark chocolate and dark chocolate peanut butter. The thins are 100% natural, made with delicate, crispy toasted granola and dark chocolate. Aimed at convenience store retailers, General Mills says they offer incremental sales opportunities and build on the success of Nature Valley granola bars.
Two classic candies join together to put a new spin on a traditional fall favorite. New M&M’S Candy Corn White Chocolate Candies combine M&M’S Chocolate Candies and candy corn. In the distinctive orange, yellow and white candy corn colors, these bright candies will bring a festive and delicious approach to snacking and decorating this fall.
The days of eating Peeps’ candy just at Easter are long gone. The company has created a new marshmallow and crispy rice confection for Halloween. The treats are shaped like either a ghost or a pumpkin and each one is sprinkled with compressed candy and individually wrapped.
Thompson Chocolate will feature several holiday treats for both Christmas and Halloween. These specially wrapped chocolates feature several different seasonal themes: the Groovy Ghost chocolates, for example, are shaped like ghosts and wrapped in foil that shows a ghost carrying a Jack-O-Lantern.