Category Archives: Nestle

Whoa…a blizzard. Preparing for Mr. Snow!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jason Liebig

So there’s this giant blizzard heading my way, and they’ve dubbed it Nemo. I don’t recall blizzards ever getting names in the past.

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CollectingCandy.com’s Anniversary Celebration – 15 Of My Favorite Posts!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Jason Liebig

As I mentioned yesterday, on February 6th 2012, CollectingCandy.com officially launched.   To celebrate this first birthday, I’ve gone back over the site’s 293 entries posted so far and have selected fifteen of my favorites to highlight and discuss.   Let’s get … Continue reading →

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Nestle’s Calypso Bar!

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Though I don’t remember the Nestle Calypso bar, I’ve had a 1960’s wrapper in my collection for a few years and it’s pretty neat.  Recently I acquired a previously-unknown 1970’s Calypso bar wrapper with a completely different design and thought … Continue reading →

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That Time Nestle Gave The Finger to Butterfinger!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Though the title of today’s post might sound like some negative thing, it’s not.   Because today’s post is all about when Nestle promoted the Butterfinger brand with a slightly edgy, humorous take on itself.  It’s also how they renamed Butterfinger … Continue reading →

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Wacky Wednesdays – Nastee Crush!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Welcome back to another edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays!  For this week’s post, I’ll be looking at a “lost Wacky” that was originally intended for release in 1973’s Wacky Packages series 5 but was pulled before the series was released.  … Continue reading →

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A Fun one for Friday: Rowntree’s 1970’s TEX bar!

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Back in March of last year, I wrote about Rowntree UK’s nostalgic 70’s favorite, the Texan bar.  What I didn’t know at the time was that around that same period in Rowntree’s history, their South African branch produced a different … Continue reading →

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My Year in Collecting: 2012!

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Since 2009, I’ve had an annual tradition of taking a look back at my hobby by assembling a collage of some of my favorite pieces from the previous twelve months.  I’ve been sharing those collages on Flickr and today I’d … Continue reading →

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A Few Spooky Kit Kat Goodies!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Jason Liebig

As we rapidly approach Halloween (it’s here tomorrow!), I realize that it’s been a pretty packed month on the site but it’s gone really fast.  I thought I would have trouble filling 31 posts with nothing but Halloween candy content, … Continue reading →

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Nestlé Canada’s 2012 Halloween Lineup!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jason Liebig

For Halloween 2012, Nestlé Canada has whipped up cool repackaged versions of four of their biggest brands.  Today I’ll be taking a look at these spooky offerings from up north.

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Happy 46th Birthday, Star Trek! Featuring 1975’s Star Trek The Animated Series Bars!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today marks the 46th Anniversary of the original television broadcast of Gene Roddenberry’s creation, Star Trek.   In honor on that entertainment milestone, I’ll be sharing a set of UK Nestle wrappers from 1975, and based on Star Trek the Animated … Continue reading →

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