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Twelve Days of Christmas: Jelly Belly’s Disney Christmas Packs!

Over the last couple of years Jelly Belly has made an entry into the checkout isle size packaged candy market with 1.2 oz jelly bean packs – including holiday releases.  I first took note of them with their 2013 Halloween … Continue reading

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Twelve Days of Christmas: A Quartet of Christmas Tootsie Roll Two-Packs!

It’s always great to find a new holiday edition package for a classic brand, and I’m pretty sure I’d never seen any kind of Christmas package for Tootsie Roll two-packs before this year.   So today I’m going to take a … Continue reading

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

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!

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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Happy 50th Anniversary Doctor Who – with Jelly Babies and More!

Today the BBC celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the classic television show Doctor Who.  Like countless others around the globe, I’ll be sitting down the join the Doctor(s) for what I hope will be one of his greatest adventures yet.  … Continue reading

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Australia’s Awesome New Wonka Bars for 2013!

Wonka is one of my favorite brands so I take notice even when they release something really neat on the other side of the planet.  Such was the case when the Australia-New Zealand arm of Nestle released a quartet of … Continue reading

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Leaf’s 1978 Star Wars-Inspired Bubble Gum – Space Wars!

The confectionery world is one that is never too shy to jump on a trend or fad, and that was certainly the case with the Leaf company.  They were skilled at re-branding their standard gumball assortments into products that reflected … Continue reading

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Hershey’s 1992 Apple-A-Day Sweepstakes!

Back in 1992, Hershey teamed up with Apple Computer to give away 365 Mac Classic computers to lucky consumers.  Today I’m featuring a marketing circular released as part of that Apple-A-Day Sweepstakes.

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Why Saving Unopened Candy Can Be a Very Bad Idea. Presented in Pictures!

As a candy collector, I’m often asked whether I save actual edible candy or just the packaging.  My answer usually goes that I’m technically a candy packaging collector, so I always try to separate a wrapper or box from the … Continue reading

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McCormick’s World of Flavors – Featuring a Red Velvet Cake Bar!

McCormick is a brand name those of us in the United States will immediately recognize for their association with the spice isle in most grocery stores.  But recently McCormick has dipped its toes into the packaged confectionery pool with a … Continue reading

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