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Australia’s Starburst Gummies & More!
As a candy enthusiast, historian and collector, I love finding unusual product or flavor extensions of candy brands I already know well. There’s just something especially compelling about that familiar logo matched up with unfamiliar elements that makes up a … Continue reading
Posted in Gummies, Mars
Tagged Australia, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gummi, Gummies, gummy, mascot, New Zealand, packaging, packaging design, Starburst, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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1997’s Cadbury Spice Girls Chocolate Bars!
Today I’m flying back to the heady days of the mid-1990’s to take a look at the confectionery output of the pop-culture musical phenomenon known as The Spice Girls! Make the jump to check it out.
Posted in 1990's, British, Cadbury, Canadian, Chocolate
Tagged Australia, Cadbury, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, celebrity, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, licensed, music, packaging, packaging design, Spice Girls, sweets, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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The History and Triumphant Return of Crispy M&M’s!
After vanishing from American store shelves for the last decade, Mars has brought Crispy M&M’s back from the grave. I first spotted their newly-minted bright green packages a month ago and by now they should be available across the country. … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, Japanese, M&M's, Mars
Tagged Australia, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, international, Japanese, M&M, M&M's, Mars, mascot, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Australia’s 7-Eleven Rocks with Slurpee Shocks!
Back in January I devoted a three part series to the history of branded confectionery offerings from 7-Eleven stores here in the United States. I made special note of the two versions of Slurpee gum lines that were released in … Continue reading
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Tagged 7-11, 7-Eleven, Australia, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, carbonated, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, Pop Rocks, Slurpee, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Willy Wonka’s Xploders — From Around the Globe!
Back in 1998, Nestle UK introduced the Wonka Xploder bar to the world – at least the United Kingdom part of it. A chocolate bar infused with carbonated popping candy (ala Pop Rocks) – it seemed like a perfect kind … Continue reading
Posted in British, Chocolate, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged Australia, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, carbonated, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, England, mascot, Nestle, New Zealand, packaging, Pop Rocks, sweets, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka, wrapper
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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
New Zombie Candy from New Zealand!
I returned to New York last night after spending nearly three weeks away visiting friends and family for the holidays. While away I had planned to post regularly to this site, but I have to admit that it was tough … Continue reading
Posted in Sour Candy
Tagged Australia, Australian, Australian candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Down Under, foreign candy, New Zealand, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, zombie candy
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Christmas Countdown: Cadbury’s Santa’s Workshop Dairy Milk – From New Zealand!
It’s Christmas Eve and here at my mother’s house that means we are preparing things in anticipation of our big Christmas Eve dinner. I’ve temporarily cleared a place at the dinner table to write today’s post before everyone arrives, … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Cadbury, Christmas, Holiday
Tagged Australia, Cadbury, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, Christmas candy wrappers, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, New Zealand, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Catching Up With CurlyWurly!
Over the last two posts I’ve focused entirely on Curly Wurly – first with the CurlyWurly Club Kit and then on the saga of the American CurlyWurly. Today I’ll be wrapping up my CurlyWurly coverage by catching up with the … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, British, Cadbury, Chocolate
Tagged Australia, Australian, British, Cadbury's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Curly Wulry, CurlyWurly, New Zealand, packaging, sweets, UK, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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1970’s UK Cadbury Monster Bar Wrappers – My Complete Series 1 and 2!
Today I get to share one of my favorite releases that came out of 1970’s Cadbury in the UK – Cadbury’s Monster Bars! Monster Bars were an imaginative and wonderfully-illustrated series of chocolate bar wrappers that received two different six-wrapper … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, British, Cadbury, Chocolate, Novelty
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 1970's chocolate, 70's, Australia, Australian, Cadbury, Cadbury's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Ireland, mascot, monsters, New Zealand, packaging, sweets, UK candy, UK sweets, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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