{"id":13482,"date":"2014-02-28T13:08:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T18:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13482"},"modified":"2014-02-28T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T18:32:41","slug":"the-return-of-aw-and-hawaiian-punch-gum-plus-the-secret-history-of-hawaiian-punch-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13482","title":{"rendered":"The Return of A&W and Hawaiian Punch gum! Plus: The Secret History of Hawaiian Punch Candy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Starting just over a year ago, Wrigley began introducing new beverage-inspired flavors to it’s Hubba Bubba lineup.\u00a0\u00a0 The first two to land in stores were Hubba Bubba Dr. Pepper<\/a> and Hubba Bubba Orange Crush<\/a>.\u00a0 Now arriving early in 2014 are the new Hubba Bubba A&W Root Beer and Hubba Bubba Hawaiian Punch flavors.\u00a0 Today we’ll take a look at those as well as a few earlier confectionery releases that carried these classic beverage brand names!<\/p>\n

I’d like to start off by looking at Hubba Bubba’s A&W Root Beer flavor.\u00a0 It’s great to see this as a gum flavor again as it was famously part of Amurol’s liquid-filled gum lineup from the early 1980’s:<\/p>\n

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Amurol’s 1980’s beverage-inspired gum lineup [Slush Puppie gum is from a bit later.]<\/p><\/div>The new release is a soft chunk bubblegum, unlike its liquid-filled predecessor.\u00a0 The new wrapper features the current A&W stylized logo as well as the Hubba Bubba beverage style packaging:<\/p>\n

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A&W Root Beer Hubba Bubba – old-school background<\/p><\/div>\n

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A&W Root Beer gum packs – new and old stacked<\/p><\/div>\n

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A&W Root Beer gum packs – new and old<\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s a look at both the 1980’s Amurol A&W wrapper as well as the new Hubba Bubba version:<\/p>\n

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Amurol – A&W Root Beer liquid center bubble gum pack wrapper – 1983<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wrigley – Hubba Bubba A&W Root Beer – bubble gum candy wrapper – February 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

A&W is a natural brand to find its way into the world of confection and I have a few other pieces in my collection from previous A&W candy releases.\u00a0 The first is from Ferrara Pan:<\/p>\n

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Ferrara Pan – A&W Root Beer candy box – early 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Next up are a pair of individual candy wrappers featuring the A&W brand.\u00a0 The first would have likely held a classic root beer barrel hard candy:<\/p>\n

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A&W – Root Beer Barrel – cellophane candy wrapper – 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

This next comes from Glenn Candies – folks best known for their wax confections like wax lips and their Wowee Whistles<\/a>.\u00a0 Unlike the other pieces I’m showing today, which feature the A&W Root Beer flavor, this one is for an A&W Cream Soda-flavored treat:<\/p>\n

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Glenn Candies – A&W Cream Soda – individual candy wrapper – 1980’s<\/p><\/div>\n

I would like to note that Brach’s has released A&W branded root beer barrels candy in recent years<\/a>, though I have none in my collection.<\/p>\n

The last piece of A&W candy I have to share today is a root beer flavored lollipop that was given out at an A&W restaurant a pal of mine visited a couple of years ago.\u00a0 While this is a very recent item, the cellophane wrapper sports a 1976 copyright date – so my guess is that these have been produced as an in-store giveaway for decades.\u00a0 The wrapper features the A&W mascot “Rooty” or The Great Root Bear as he is formally referred to:<\/p>\n

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A&W restaurant in-store lollipop<\/p><\/div>\n

Now on to the new release of Hawaiian Punch branded gum!<\/p>\n

Hawaiian Punch is a classic fruit drink brand and one I recall fondly enjoying during my youth.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are a pair of vintage can labels I have in my nostalgic packaging collection:<\/p>\n

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Hawaiian Punch – fruit juicy red – can label – 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hawaiian Punch – Fruit Juicy Red can label – 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Similar to the story of Hubba Bubba’s A&W flavor, Hawaiian Punch-flavored bubble gum has seen earlier releases from other manufacturers.\u00a0 In this case, there was a Hawaiian Punch flavor of Bubble Yum in the early 1990’s.\u00a0 Here’s a look at the new Hubba Bubba version as well as two different packs of the earlier Bubble Yum variety:<\/p>\n

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2014’s Hawaiian Punch Hubba Bubba with 1991’s Hawaiian Punch Bubble Yum background<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hawaiian Punch gum packs – new and old stacked<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hawaiian Punch gum packs – new and old<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s great to see Hawaiian Punch back on a big soft-chunk brand of bubble gum.\u00a0 The 1990’s Bubble Yum packs are some of my favorites from that era, so this is a welcome return.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at a flat wrapper for one of the 1990’s Bubble Yum packs and the new Hubba Bubba:<\/p>\n

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Planters-Lifesavers – Bubble Yum Hawaiian Punch Fruit Punch – NEW – bubble gum candy wrapper – 1990<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wrigley – Hubba Bubba Hawaiian Punch – bubble gum candy wrapper – February 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

As we covered some of A&W’s other confectionery history, so we can also do with Hawaiian Punch and starting with a bubblegum release from Amurol.<\/p>\n

Hawaiian Punch was not a part of Amurol’s early 80’s liquid-filled gum lineup, but as shown here, they did get their hands on the license in the later 1990’s with this candy-coated bubblegum product:<\/p>\n

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Amurol – Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red Bubble Gum – bubblegum candy package – 1990’s<\/p><\/div>\n

More recently, there have been Hawaiian Punch jelly beans sold under the Brach’s name:<\/p>\n

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Farley’s & Sathers – Brach’s – Hawaiian Punch Jelly Beans – 11oz candy package – 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

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Farley’s & Sathers – Brach’s – Hawaiian Punch Jelly Beans – 6oz candy package – 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

As you can see, Hawaiian Punch has had a few crossovers into candy over the years.\u00a0 But I promised you a secret history of Hawaiian Punch candy and I saved that golden nugget until the very end.<\/p>\n

This last Hawaiian Punch candy item is one that may have never been produced, as the only evidence I have for its existence comes from an ad agency concept board.\u00a0 I’ve never found this product mentioned anywhere else.<\/p>\n

This advertising board [actually a photographic slide of it] was uncovered by my Flickr contact Jordan Smith and posted under his The Pie Shops Collection<\/a> account – it dates all the way back to the late 1960’s:<\/p>\n

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RJ Reynolds Foods – Hawaiian Punch candy bar advertising concept board – circa 1968 – Image Source: The Pie Shops Collection<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The concept board describes the Hawaiian Punch candy bar as “A double candy bar, the color and flavor of red Hawaiian Punch and the consistency of taffy, on a cardboard tray in a glassine wrapper.”\u00a0 Sounds pretty cool!<\/p>\n

Does anyone remember this unusual Hawaiian Punch candy bar actually coming out?\u00a0 If you do, leave a comment or e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And that’s everything I’ve got to share today on the return of A&W and Hawaiian Punch bubble gum!<\/p>\n

See you next time!<\/p>\n

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Old and New Hawaiian Punch and A&W Root Beer gum packs – closing image<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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