Category Archives: Holiday

Twelve Days of Christmas: A Decade of Christmas Hot Tamales & Mike and Ike!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Jason Liebig

This year the Just Born company has introduced a pair of brand-new designs for their holiday editions of Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales.  They’re both fun designs so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to review a few … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Gingerbread for 2013!

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Today we’re kicking off our 2013 Twelve Days of Christmas series with a look at some new gingerbread-flavored candy. Today’s post will showcase the great new limited edition releases of 2013 that all bring gingerbread flavoring into the mix.  Including … Continue reading →

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It’s November 1st and Halloween 2013 Gives Way to the Next Holiday!

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Yesterday we celebrated Halloween 2013 and today it becomes yet another day from our past, relegated to what one hopes is fond memory.  Here on this site, we celebrated the lead-up to the spooky holiday all month long by looking … Continue reading →

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Hershey’s Humorous Halloween Tombstone Wrappers and more Hershey Halloween Fun!

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Happy Halloween everyone! Yep, it’s October 31st and the finale of our second annual participation in the Countdown to Halloween.  It’s been quite a fun month, where we posted 27 new entries dedicated to Halloween candy packaging and marketing.  [Note: … Continue reading →

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New for 2013: Starburst Candy Corn and Brach’s New Look! Plus a Big Dose of Candy Corn History!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Jason Liebig

October 30th is National Candy Corn Day — well, at least that’s what Alton Brown told me when I saw him on the Food Network last week.  Alton’s alert prompted me to do a little Google search to read up … Continue reading →

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New for 2013: Hubba Bubba Bubblegum Halloween Boxes and More!

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Jason Liebig

New for Halloween this year, Wrigley has released a cool trick-or-treat-friendly big bag of little boxes of Hubba Bubba bubble gum.  So today we’re going to take a look at that as well as a few fun earlier Hubba Bubba … Continue reading →

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Stark’s Bone-Chilling Halloween Treats from 1985!

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Today we’re going back to the 1980’s and taking a look at the contents of a Halloween candy trade ad from the Howard B. Stark company.  We’ll also be catching a glimpse of some seriously spooky decades-old unopened Stark candy!

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New for 2013: Nestle-Japan’s Pumpkin Pudding Halloween Kit Kats!

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Jason Liebig

For today’s “New for 2013” post, we’re jumping to the other side of the globe to check out Nestle-Japan’s limited edition Kit Kat flavor for the 2013 Halloween season:  Pumpkin Pudding!

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New for 2013: Necco’s Red Hot Cinnamon Batwing Wafers!

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Jason Liebig

The last couple years I’ve been impressed with Necco’s seasonal offerings.  For a company that’s been around over a century, they’re finding ways to bring cool contemporary products to market .  In 2012 they blew me away with their Skybar … Continue reading →

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From 1972: Topps’ 250-Piece Bubble Gum Haunted House “Door-Knobber” Halloween Package!

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Jason Liebig

While coming up with a vintage Halloween candy item to cover today, I recalled a fun piece of Topps bubble gum packaging that I picked up recently known as a “door-knobber”.  In the process of researching the origins of that … Continue reading →

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