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Category Archives: Chocolate
Top-Ten Weirdest Flavors of Candies You Love!
Today we’re going to look at some of the weirdest and most unexpected flavors and brand extensions from classic candies you know and love. These are some of my favorite things to track down and uncover in the world of … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Bubble Gum, Canadian, Chocolate, Gum, Hershey, Japanese, Lists, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Pangburn’s Trog-Lo-Dytes Action Packs – The MAD Fold-In of Candy Packaging!
In the 1970’s, the Pangburn Company of Fort Worth Texas created a novel bit of pop art paper craft when they came up with the cardboard packaging for their Trog-Lo-Dytes chocolates. There’s never been anything quite like it in the … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Novelty
Tagged 1970's candy, 1970's chocolate, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy packaging, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, fold-in, Mad magazine, packaging, packaging design, papercraft, sweets, Troglodytes, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from CollectingCandy.com!
Since launching back in early 2012, we’ve never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day here on CollectingCandy.com. The reason is pretty simple in that St. Patrick’s isn’t a holiday that has much of an association with candy – it’s mostly associated with … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, British, Bubble Gum, Cadbury, Chocolate, Gum, Holiday, Mars, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, Saint Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day, St. Pats, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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The Wombles! Cadbury’s Groovy 1970’s Chocolate Bars!
Today I’m taking a look at a series of wrappers released by Cadbury UK in the early-1970’s which featured characters from the classic children’s television show, The Wombles.
Posted in 1970's, British, Cadbury, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's candy, 1970's chocolate, 70's wrappers, BBC, British, Cadbury, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, The Wombles, UK, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, Wombles, wrapper
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Heath’s 1970’s Super Crunch with NFL Hall-of-Famer Dick Butkus!
Today we’re looking back at a bar first released in 1971 under the Heath brand and whose initial marketing push became intimately tied to fierce linebacker and NFL legend, Dick Butkus. Let’s take a look at the Heath Super Crunch!
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate, Hershey
Tagged 1970's candy, 1970's wrappers, 70's candy, 70's chocolate, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Dick Butkus, football, NFL, packaging, spokesman, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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A Variety of Valentine Wrapper Redesigns for 2014!
Over the course of time almost all candy packaging designs change and evolve – some subtly and some dramatically. Those changes are a big part of what makes collecting them and discussing them here so much fun. And just as … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, design, Mars, Nestle, package design, packaging, packaging design, Reese's, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Russell Stover’s Rich Variety of Valentine’s Hearts!
I’m happy to continue my coverage of Russell Stover’s holiday editions today with their 2014 variety of individually-wrapped hearts. Following up posts on Russell Stover’s Halloween Pumpkins and their wonderful variety of Christmas Santas and Snowmen, it’s fun to be … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Charlie Brown, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, peanuts, Russell Stover, Snoopy, sweets, V-Day, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, Whitman, Whitmans, wrapper
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My Year in Collecting: 2013!
Though it arrives a few weeks later than I’d planned this year, I still wanted to squeeze in my annual “Year in Collecting” post. This year-in-review is something I started doing back in 2009 over on Flickr while continuing the … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, British, Bubble Gum, Cadbury, Canadian, Chocolate, Christmas, Gum, Gummies, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle, Topps, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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50 Years of Nestle’s 100 Grand Bar History!
Today is the beginning of our week-long two-year anniversary celebration for CollectingCandy.com – where each day we hope to share an extra-special post – culminating on Thursday, February 6th – when the site turns two. Kicking off our celebratory week … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Canadian, Chocolate, Holiday, Nestle
Tagged $100, 000, 100 Grand, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, South Africa, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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