{"id":13037,"date":"2014-02-03T17:53:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13037"},"modified":"2015-07-16T02:25:24","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T06:25:24","slug":"50-years-of-nestles-100-grand-bar-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13037","title":{"rendered":"50 Years of Nestle&#8217;s 100 Grand Bar History!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13105\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_50Year100GrandHistory_TITLE-PLATEb.jpg\" alt=\"CC_50Year100GrandHistory_TITLE PLATEb\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_50Year100GrandHistory_TITLE-PLATEb.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_50Year100GrandHistory_TITLE-PLATEb-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today is the beginning of our week-long two-year anniversary celebration for CollectingCandy.com &#8211; where each day we hope to share an extra-special post &#8211; culminating on Thursday, February 6th &#8211; when the site turns two.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off our celebratory week is a retrospective of the $100,000 bar, or the 100 Grand as it is now known. \u00a0\u00a0We first touched upon the history of the 100 Grand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=4879\" target=\"_blank\">way back in June of 2012<\/a>, but since then we&#8217;ve added a number of remarkable discoveries to what was previously known about the brand.\u00a0 So please make the jump for our definitive coverage of Nestle&#8217;s 100 Grand &#8211; a classic chocolate bar which turns 50 this year!<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Nestle filed the trademark for the $100,000 bar fifty years ago, in 1964.\u00a0\u00a0 Though it is unclear if the brand was offered nationwide right away, it at least found its way into one market &#8211; as this clipping from a Toledo, Ohio newspaper reveals:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13042\" style=\"width: 824px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13042\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13042\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-newspaper-ad-Toledo-Ohio-October-14-1964-Courtesy-Jason-Kaphingst.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's 100,000 newspaper ad - Toledo Ohio - October 14, 1964 - Courtesy Jason Kaphingst\" width=\"814\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-newspaper-ad-Toledo-Ohio-October-14-1964-Courtesy-Jason-Kaphingst.jpg 814w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-newspaper-ad-Toledo-Ohio-October-14-1964-Courtesy-Jason-Kaphingst-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s $100,000 newspaper ad &#8211; Toledo Ohio &#8211; October 14, 1964 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gbnfgroceries.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Courtesy Jason Kaphingst<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After hunting for one for several years, I was finally lucky enough to be able to add an example of this earliest version of a $100,000 wrapper to my collection &#8211; it&#8217;s the only one I&#8217;ve ever come across:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13043\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13043\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13043\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-wrapper-1-3_4-oz-10-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-rookie-1964.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's - $100,000 bar wrapper - 1 3\/4 oz - 10-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1964\" width=\"1024\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-wrapper-1-3_4-oz-10-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-rookie-1964.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-wrapper-1-3_4-oz-10-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-rookie-1964-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s &#8211; $100,000 bar wrapper &#8211; 1 3\/4 oz &#8211; 10-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1964<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that a beauty?\u00a0\u00a0 As a collector, it&#8217;s always exciting to add a &#8220;rookie wrapper&#8221; to my collection, and this classic is no exception &#8211; it&#8217;s a brand I&#8217;ve long been a fan of.<\/p>\n<p>I really dig how the &#8220;A Fortune in Flavor&#8221; tagline ties into the brand&#8217;s theme.\u00a0 That tagline was utilized in Nestle&#8217;s cross-promotion of the then-fledgling bar on it&#8217;s well-known offerings, as you can see here:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13048\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13048\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13048\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-Nestles-Milk-Chocolate-and-Crunch-100000-promo-9_16-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1960s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - Nestle's Milk Chocolate and Crunch- 100,000 promo - 9_16 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1960's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"928\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-Nestles-Milk-Chocolate-and-Crunch-100000-promo-9_16-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1960s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-Nestles-Milk-Chocolate-and-Crunch-100000-promo-9_16-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1960s-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s Milk Chocolate and Crunch- $100,000 promo &#8211; 9\/16 oz chocolate candy bar wrappers &#8211; 1960&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The initial version of $100,000 wrapper would stick around for at least a few years, as can be seen in the following trade ads:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13045\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13045\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13045\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-trade-ad-February-1967.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100,000 bar trade ad - February 1967\" width=\"800\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-trade-ad-February-1967.jpg 800w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-trade-ad-February-1967-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100,000 bar trade ad &#8211; February 1967<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13046\" style=\"width: 718px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13046\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13046\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-10-cent-bars-candy-trade-ad-March-1969.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's - 10-cent bars candy trade ad - March 1969\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-10-cent-bars-candy-trade-ad-March-1969.jpg 708w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-10-cent-bars-candy-trade-ad-March-1969-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s &#8211; 10-cent bars candy trade ad &#8211; March 1969<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13047\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13047\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13047\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-Vending-trade-magazine-ad-1969.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's - Vending trade magazine ad - 1969\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-Vending-trade-magazine-ad-1969.jpg 705w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-Vending-trade-magazine-ad-1969-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s &#8211; Vending trade magazine ad &#8211; 1969<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 1960&#8217;s would see the introduction of the first $100,000 fun-size or &#8220;miniature&#8221; bar, as shown by this wrapper:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13055\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13055\" class=\" wp-image-13055  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-dollar-bar-mini-wrapper-1960s-Dan-Goodsell_B.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle $100,000 bar mini wrapper - 1960's\" width=\"467\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-dollar-bar-mini-wrapper-1960s-Dan-Goodsell_B.jpg 973w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-dollar-bar-mini-wrapper-1960s-Dan-Goodsell_B-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle $100,000 bar mini wrapper &#8211; 1960&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The original wrapper design would finally see an update right around 1970, when the bar would change to a 2-piece format:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13056\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13056\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-New-2-Piece-Bar-10-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1960s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's - $100,000 - New 2 Piece Bar - 10-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper - late 1960's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-New-2-Piece-Bar-10-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1960s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-New-2-Piece-Bar-10-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1960s-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s &#8211; $100,000 &#8211; New 2 Piece Bar &#8211; 10-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; late 1960&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At this point in the wrapper&#8217;s design evolution much of the original look remained including the 10-cent printed-on price, though the &#8220;A Fortune in Flavor&#8221; tagline was dropped.<\/p>\n<p>But by 1972 even the 10-cent price was gone:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13057\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13057\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13057\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-Dollar-Bar-candy-wrapper-early-1970s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's - $100,000 Dollar Bar candy wrapper - early 1970's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-Dollar-Bar-candy-wrapper-early-1970s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-Dollar-Bar-candy-wrapper-early-1970s-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s &#8211; $100,000 Dollar Bar candy wrapper &#8211; early 1970&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is at this point in the history of the 100 Grand that I want to make my first of two important detours to foreign releases of the bar.\u00a0 When I first began researching the $100,000 bar I assumed it was only ever sold in the United States, but I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest foreign release I have been able to track down was produced by Nestle for the South African market,\u00a0 and due to currency differences, its name was given three extra zeros.\u00a0 Take a look at Nestle South Africa&#8217;s $1,000,000 bar! [Note the &#8220;A Fortune in Flavor&#8221; tagline.]:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13058\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13058\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13058\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_South-Africa-Nestle-1000000-bar-wrapper-circa-1972.jpg\" alt=\"South Africa - Nestle - $1,000,000 bar wrapper - circa 1972\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_South-Africa-Nestle-1000000-bar-wrapper-circa-1972.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_South-Africa-Nestle-1000000-bar-wrapper-circa-1972-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Africa &#8211; Nestle &#8211; $1,000,000 bar wrapper &#8211; circa 1972<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s so much fun to track down and uncover the unusual releases from a brand&#8217;s past &#8211; especially when they originate in another part of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Traveling back to the United States, the year 1973 would see the first major overhaul of the wrapper design for Nestle&#8217;s $100,000 bar &#8211; a change described in the following trade clipping:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13061\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13061\" class=\" wp-image-13061 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-trade-clipping-June-1973.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle $100,000 bar trade clipping -  June 1973\" width=\"238\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-trade-clipping-June-1973.jpg 397w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-trade-clipping-June-1973-116x300.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle $100,000 bar trade clipping &#8211; June 1973<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I refer to the following versions of the $100,000 bar design as the &#8220;kid wrappers&#8221; and they are the ones I remember from my own childhood.\u00a0 I am pleased to have an example of one of these first-run &#8220;kid wrappers&#8221; to share and here it is:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13062\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13062\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13062\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-wrapper-first-kid-wrapper-1973.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's - $100,000 bar wrapper - first &quot;kid wrapper&quot; - 1973\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-wrapper-first-kid-wrapper-1973.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-wrapper-first-kid-wrapper-1973-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s &#8211; $100,000 bar wrapper &#8211; first &#8220;kid wrapper&#8221; &#8211; 1973<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These initial $100,000 bar kid wrappers differentiate themselves from later versions by a few traits:\u00a0 no UPC code, use of the plural &#8220;Nestle&#8217;s&#8221; logo, and the phrase &#8220;now more chocolate&#8221; used in the yellow call-out.<\/p>\n<p>I have one other early run kid wrapper &#8211; the only noticeable difference being the inclusion of a 15-cent printed on price:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13064\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13064\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13064\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-15-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-second-kid-wrapper-1973.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle's - $100,000 bar - 15-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper - second kid wrapper - 1973\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-15-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-second-kid-wrapper-1973.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestles-100000-bar-15-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-second-kid-wrapper-1973-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle&#8217;s &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; 15-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; ?second? kid wrapper &#8211; 1973-74<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[Note:\u00a0 I&#8217;ve long been curious about the identity of the kid on these 1970&#8217;s $100,000 bar wrappers.\u00a0 I still don&#8217;t know, but one reader offered up the following information after my 2012 post on the matter:\u00a0 &#8220;I went to grade school with the kid on the wrapper<br \/>\nHis name is Ricky Mcbrierty and at the time he lived in New Milford, CT.&#8221;\u00a0 Without corroboration I can&#8217;t speak to the authenticity of my reader&#8217;s claim, but I include it just in case Rick Mcbrierty is out there and would be willing to verify for us.\u00a0 We&#8217;d love to hear from you!]<\/p>\n<p>By 1976, wrappers would get an update to the singular Nestle company name, while also receiving the then-new touch of a UPC code &#8211; also note the 20-cent printed on price and that &#8220;Now More Chocolate&#8221; has become &#8220;Chewy Caramel&#8221; in the yellow call-out box:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13067\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13067\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-20-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 Bar - 20-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1976\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-20-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-20-cent-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-Kallok-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 Bar &#8211; 20-cent chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1976<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of a fun-size version from that same year, 1976:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13071\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13071\" class=\" wp-image-13071 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-fun-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1976.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar - fun size - candy bar wrapper - 1976\" width=\"472\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-fun-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1976.jpg 787w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-fun-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-218x300.jpg 218w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-fun-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-746x1024.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; fun size &#8211; candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1976<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yet another fun-size variation from a year or two later:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13076\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13076\" class=\" wp-image-13076  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-Fun-Size-miniature-candy-bar-wrapper-1977.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 Bar - Fun Size miniature candy bar wrapper - 1977\" width=\"491\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-Fun-Size-miniature-candy-bar-wrapper-1977.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-Fun-Size-miniature-candy-bar-wrapper-1977-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 Bar &#8211; Fun Size miniature candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1977<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The next three kid wrapper variations I have to show are quite similar, but I include them as there are subtle differences that I&#8217;d like to document.\u00a0 By 1977, the standard $100,000 kid wrapper was in place without any printed-on price:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13073\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13073\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13073\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1977-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 Bar -chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1977\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1977-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1977-Kallok-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 Bar -chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1977<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This next version appears near-identical to the last, except that it inexplicably sports a UPC code different from the rest of the 1970&#8217;s full-sized $100,000 bar wrappers I have. [Note: My best guess is that this was a vending bar wrapper.]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13074\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13074\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-wrapper-chewy-caramel-1-1_4-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1970s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar wrapper - chewy caramel - 1 1\/4 oz - chocolate candy bar wrapper - late 1970's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-wrapper-chewy-caramel-1-1_4-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1970s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-wrapper-chewy-caramel-1-1_4-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1970s-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar wrapper &#8211; chewy caramel &#8211; 1 1\/4 oz &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; late 1970&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another major variation from this period is one that is notable as it is the only non-folded kid wrapper I&#8217;ve ever come across.\u00a0 This wrapper sports a pinch-seal style packaging that would become the norm after 1980:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13075\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13075\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13075\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Dollar-100-Grand-candy-bar-wrapper-1970s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 Dollar 100 Grand - candy bar wrapper - late 1970's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Dollar-100-Grand-candy-bar-wrapper-1970s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Dollar-100-Grand-candy-bar-wrapper-1970s-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 Dollar 100 Grand &#8211; candy bar wrapper &#8211; late 1970&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before I get to the final two USA kid wrappers in my collection, I want to make my second detour to foreign $100,000 bar editions.\u00a0 As was the case with the South African version from the early 70&#8217;s, this next wrapper came as a big surprise to me &#8211; but one that was delightful to discover.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that Nestle released the $100,000 bar to the Canadian market using the kid wrapper design, but with with a different (and I&#8217;m assuming Canadian) kid on the wrapper!\u00a0 Having previously been so familiar with the USA edition and kid, seeing this wrapper was akin to glimpsing a candy bar wrapper from a parallel universe &#8211; it was the same, but different.\u00a0 Here it is:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13077\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13077\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13077\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Canada-Nestle-100000-1-1_4-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-77.jpg\" alt=\"Canada - Nestle - 100,000 - 1 1\/4 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1976-77\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Canada-Nestle-100000-1-1_4-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-77.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Canada-Nestle-100000-1-1_4-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1976-77-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canada &#8211; Nestle &#8211; 100,000 &#8211; 1 1\/4 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1976-77<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that a crazy one?\u00a0\u00a0 This Canadian $100,000 bar wrapper example is the only one I&#8217;ve ever seen, making it especially remarkable I think.<\/p>\n<p>The last two kid wrappers I have to share both come from 1979 &#8211; the last year that the design was used.\u00a0 The first sports an offer that ran across a number of Nestle bars at the time &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=10457\" target=\"_blank\">a mail-away offer I covered previously<\/a>, for a Superman ring:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13080\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-wrapper-superman-offer-1979.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar wrapper superman offer - 1979\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-wrapper-superman-offer-1979.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-wrapper-superman-offer-1979-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar wrapper superman offer &#8211; 1979<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, here&#8217;s the latest-run kid wrapper I have to show &#8211; it sports a number of subtle changes from the earlier versions.\u00a0 For instance, the typeface used in the call out is thin rather than the bold used earlier, and the description of the bar uses two lines rather than just a single line:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13083\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13083\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13083\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1979-Jack-Thompson.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 Bar - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1979\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1979-Jack-Thompson.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1979-Jack-Thompson-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 Bar &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1979<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Final note on the $100,000 kid wrapper design &#8211; though it took over 30 years, it would eventually get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=4836\" target=\"_blank\">parodied in Topps&#8217; Wacky Packages Old School series 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1980 would mean the retirement of the $100,000 bar &#8220;kid wrapper&#8221;, replaced with a more streamlined look.\u00a0 The new wrapper featured a $100,000 logo made more bold with a bit of wood-cut styling to the edges and giving the stage light frame a drop shadow.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a look at what the first kid-less wrapper from 1980 looked like:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13087\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13087\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1980.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1980\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1980.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1980-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1980<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the new style came a new fun size\/trial size wrapper to match:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13089\" style=\"width: 801px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13089\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-10-cent-trial-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1981.jpg\" alt=\"_Nestle - $100,000 Bar - 10-cent trial size candy bar wrapper - 1981\" width=\"791\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-10-cent-trial-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1981.jpg 791w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-10-cent-trial-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1981-219x300.jpg 219w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-Bar-10-cent-trial-size-candy-bar-wrapper-1981-749x1024.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 Bar &#8211; 10-cent trial size candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1981<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Along with the smaller trial-size, this period is the earliest where I&#8217;ve found evidence of a larger 4-piece (later called king-size) version of $100,000 bar:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13091\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13091\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-New-4-Piece-Bar-2_5-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1982.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 - New 4-Piece Bar - 2.5 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1982\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-New-4-Piece-Bar-2_5-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1982.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-New-4-Piece-Bar-2_5-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1982-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 &#8211; New 4-Piece Bar &#8211; 2.5 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1982<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1982 would be the year of a pretty cool marketing promotion for the $100,000 bar brand &#8211; and one I am fortunate to be able to showcase all of the elements of.\u00a0 The next few images are all part of Nestle&#8217;s 1982 $100,000 bar &#8220;Rock Mini-Album&#8221; promotion:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13093\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13093\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-Free-Rock-Album-1_5-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1982-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar - Free Rock Album - 1.5 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1982\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-Free-Rock-Album-1_5-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1982-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-Free-Rock-Album-1_5-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1982-Kallok-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; Free Rock Album &#8211; 1.5 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1982<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13094\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13094\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13094\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-mail-away-coupon-1982-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar - rock mini album - mail-away coupon - 1982\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1111\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-mail-away-coupon-1982-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-mail-away-coupon-1982-Kallok-276x300.jpg 276w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-mail-away-coupon-1982-Kallok-943x1024.jpg 943w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; rock mini album &#8211; mail-away coupon &#8211; 1982<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The actual mini-album would arrive from Young America, Minnesota &#8211; the location origin of so many mail-away premiums in the 1970&#8217;s and 1980&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13095\" style=\"width: 1006px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13095\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13095\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-mailer-envelope-1982-KallokB.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar - rock mini album - mailer envelope - 1982\" width=\"996\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-mailer-envelope-1982-KallokB.jpg 996w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-mailer-envelope-1982-KallokB-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; rock mini album &#8211; mailer envelope &#8211; 1982<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With tracks by Cheap Trick, Journey, Molly Hatchet and REO Speedwagon, it really was a nicely loaded little record that consumers would get.<\/p>\n<p>$100,000 bar wrapper graphics were featured prominently on the album sleeve and even printed on the record itself:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13096\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13096\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13096\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-45-sleeve-1982-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar - rock mini album sleeve - 1982\" width=\"1024\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-45-sleeve-1982-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-45-sleeve-1982-Kallok-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; rock mini album sleeve &#8211; 1982<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13097\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13097\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13097\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-vinyls-1982-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - $100,000 bar - rock mini album - vinyls - 1982\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-vinyls-1982-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100000-bar-rock-mini-album-vinyls-1982-Kallok-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; $100,000 bar &#8211; rock mini album &#8211; vinyl &#8211; 1982<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The mid-1980&#8217;s would see a major change for the $100,000 bar &#8211; as it received a name change from &#8220;$100,000&#8221; to &#8220;100 Grand&#8221;, the brand name it retains today.\u00a0 My earliest 100 Grand wrapper example comes from 1986:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13099\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13099\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13099\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1986-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1986\" width=\"1024\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1986-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1986-Kallok-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1986<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve read speculation that states the name change was related to the difficulty in Nestle trademarking the term &#8220;$100,000&#8221; while &#8220;100 Grand&#8221; was easier to lock down.\u00a0 It makes sense, but I can&#8217;t say for certain if that&#8217;s a fact.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a pair of wrappers from a few years after the name change:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13100\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1980s-to-early-1990s-Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - chocolate candy bar wrapper - late 1980's to early 1990'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1980s-to-early-1990s-Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1980s-to-early-1990s-Kallok-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; late 1980&#8217;s to early 1990&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13101\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13101\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13101\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-early-1990s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - King Size - 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - early 1990's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-early-1990s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-early-1990s-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; King Size &#8211; 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; early 1990&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 1992, 100 Grand would get the holiday edition wrapper treatment &#8211; at least the fun-size version would.\u00a0 The holiday fun-size 100 Grand wrappers were found as part of a holiday triple-pack that featured the return of Nestle&#8217;s classic 1950&#8217;s mascot, Farfel the Dog:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13102\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13102\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13102\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-Assorted-Fun-Size-Bars-Farfel-the-Dog-12-oz-Christmas-candy-package-December-1992.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - Assorted Fun Size Bars - Farfel the Dog - 12 oz Christmas candy package - December 1992\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-Assorted-Fun-Size-Bars-Farfel-the-Dog-12-oz-Christmas-candy-package-December-1992.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-Assorted-Fun-Size-Bars-Farfel-the-Dog-12-oz-Christmas-candy-package-December-1992-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; Assorted Fun Size Bars &#8211; Farfel the Dog &#8211; 12 oz Christmas candy package &#8211; December 1992<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13103\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13103\" class=\" wp-image-13103  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-Farfel-the-Dog-Christmas-candy-wrapper-December-1992.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand Fun Size - Farfel the Dog - Christmas candy wrapper - December 1992\" width=\"384\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-Farfel-the-Dog-Christmas-candy-wrapper-December-1992.jpg 800w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-Farfel-the-Dog-Christmas-candy-wrapper-December-1992-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand Fun Size &#8211; Farfel the Dog &#8211; Christmas candy wrapper &#8211; December 1992<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After 1993, 100 Grand wrappers, like all food product packaging, received mandatory nutrition labeling:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13107\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13107\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1990s_Kallok.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1990's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1990s_Kallok.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-1990s_Kallok-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 1990&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13108\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13108\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13108\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1990s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - King Size - 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - late 1990's\" width=\"1024\" height=\"986\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1990s.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-late-1990s-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; King Size &#8211; 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; late 1990&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The end of the 1990&#8217;s would see 100 Grand wrappers reflect Nestle&#8217;s promotional partnership with Disney-Pixar and Mattel toys:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13110\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13110\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Disney-Pixar-A-Bugs-Life-Free-Mattel-Toys-chocolate-candy-wrapper-1998.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - Disney-Pixar A Bug's Life - Free Mattel Toys - chocolate candy wrapper - 1998\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Disney-Pixar-A-Bugs-Life-Free-Mattel-Toys-chocolate-candy-wrapper-1998.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Disney-Pixar-A-Bugs-Life-Free-Mattel-Toys-chocolate-candy-wrapper-1998-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; Disney-Pixar A Bug&#8217;s Life &#8211; Free Mattel Toys &#8211; chocolate candy wrapper &#8211; 1998<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13111\" style=\"width: 726px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13111\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Disney-Pixar-Toy-Story-2-Free-Mattel-Toys-chocolate-candy-wrapper-1999.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2 Free Mattel Toys - chocolate candy wrapper - 1999\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Disney-Pixar-Toy-Story-2-Free-Mattel-Toys-chocolate-candy-wrapper-1999.jpg 716w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Disney-Pixar-Toy-Story-2-Free-Mattel-Toys-chocolate-candy-wrapper-1999-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2 Free Mattel Toys &#8211; chocolate candy wrapper &#8211; 1999<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 2000&#8217;s would bring about a notable fun-size bar outer package.\u00a0 It&#8217;s notable in that it is the first time since the 1980&#8217;s name change where I&#8217;ve encountered a 100 Grand package invoking significant dollar sign imagery, outside of the small $&#8217;s found in the description line (this package also sports a tag line of &#8220;That&#8217;s Rich!&#8221; I&#8217;ve never found elsewhere):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13113\" style=\"width: 803px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13113\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-bars-dollar-sign-polybag-2000s.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - Fun Size bars dollar sign polybag - 2000's\" width=\"793\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-bars-dollar-sign-polybag-2000s.jpg 793w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-bars-dollar-sign-polybag-2000s-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-bars-dollar-sign-polybag-2000s-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; Fun Size bars dollar sign polybag &#8211; 2000&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The mid-2000&#8217;s saw a trio of limited edition flavor extension 100 Grand bars, another first for the brand:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13115\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13115\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13115\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-with-Peanuts-2005-CandyWrapperArchive_com.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand with Peanuts - 2005 - CandyWrapperArchive.com\" width=\"610\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-with-Peanuts-2005-CandyWrapperArchive_com.jpg 610w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-with-Peanuts-2005-CandyWrapperArchive_com-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand with Peanuts &#8211; 2005 &#8211; Image courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.candywrapperarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CandyWrapperArchive.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13116\" style=\"width: 617px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13116\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Dark-2006-CandyWrapperArchive_com.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand Dark - 2006 -CandyWrapperArchive.com\" width=\"607\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Dark-2006-CandyWrapperArchive_com.jpg 607w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Dark-2006-CandyWrapperArchive_com-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand Dark &#8211; 2006 &#8211; Image courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.candywrapperarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CandyWrapperArchive.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13117\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13117\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13117\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-with-Coconut-chocolate-candy-wrapper-2006.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand with Coconut - chocolate candy wrapper - 2006\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-with-Coconut-chocolate-candy-wrapper-2006.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-with-Coconut-chocolate-candy-wrapper-2006-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand with Coconut &#8211; chocolate candy wrapper &#8211; 2006<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This all brings us just about up-to-date on the 100 Grand bar.\u00a0 Here is what a standard-sized bar looked like in 2012 (and still looks like now):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13119\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13119\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2012.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2012-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And a fun-size:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13120\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13120\" class=\" wp-image-13120  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - Fun Size chocolate candy bar wrapper - 2013\" width=\"499\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2013.jpg 923w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-Fun-Size-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2013-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; Fun Size chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 2013<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the standard wrapper has been the same for a few years, I noticed just last week that the King Size 100 Grand package received a little bit of a tweak recently.\u00a0 Here are both versions:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13121\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13121\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-2-Piece-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - 2 Piece King Size - 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - 2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-2-Piece-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2012.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-2-Piece-King-Size-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-2012-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; 2 Piece King Size &#8211; 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the new version, the 2-Piece King Size package becomes a 2-Piece Share Pack with a twist-to-close wrapper:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13122\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13122\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-2-Piece-Share-Pack-twist-to-close-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-January-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Nestle - 100 Grand - 2 Piece Share Pack - twist to close - 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper - January 2014\" width=\"1024\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-2-Piece-Share-Pack-twist-to-close-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-January-2014.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_Nestle-100-Grand-2-Piece-Share-Pack-twist-to-close-2_8-oz-chocolate-candy-bar-wrapper-January-2014-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestle &#8211; 100 Grand &#8211; 2 Piece Share Pack &#8211; twist to close &#8211; 2.8 oz chocolate candy bar wrapper &#8211; January 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And that brings us all the way up to 2014, and concludes our look back at the 50-year history of Nestle&#8217;s classic $100,000 (and later 100 Grand) candy bar.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s taken years to track down all of the pieces found in today&#8217;s post, so I hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed seeing them as much as I&#8217;ve enjoying sharing them with you.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s everything for today&#8217;s post &#8211; the first of four this week to mark CollectingCandy.com&#8217;s second anniversary.\u00a0 Check back every day for more exciting posts.<\/p>\n<p>See you next time!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13133\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_100000-Bar-holiday-tin-December-2012.jpg\" alt=\"$100,000 Bar retro holiday tin December 2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_100000-Bar-holiday-tin-December-2012.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CC_100000-Bar-holiday-tin-December-2012-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">$100,000 Bar retro holiday tin December 2012<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the beginning of our week-long two-year anniversary celebration for CollectingCandy.com &#8211; 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Kicking off our celebratory week &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13037\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,24,6,35,68,56,50,116],"tags":[1034,1035,1033,321,316,328,351,332,14,324,78,333,1216,21,334,15,348,11],"class_list":["post-13037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1960s","category-1970s","category-1980s","category-1990s","category-canadian","category-chocolate-2","category-holiday-2","category-nestle","tag-1034","tag-1035","tag-100-grand","tag-candy-collecting","tag-candy-collection","tag-candy-collector","tag-candy-wrapper-collection","tag-candy-wrapper-collector","tag-collectible","tag-collecting-candy","tag-confectionery","tag-confections","tag-nestle","tag-packaging","tag-south-africa","tag-sweets","tag-vintage-candy-wrapper","tag-wrapper"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2aFGk-3oh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13037"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17194,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13037\/revisions\/17194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}