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New for Halloween 2016: Cauldron Skittles! Plus: 2015’s Starburst Halloween Mix!!
For the Halloween season this year, Wrigley delighted candy fans by releasing a new Skittles flavor mix with a seasonal theme called “Cauldron”. This follows up their release last year of a super-fun Halloween Mix for their Starburst brand that … Continue reading
Posted in CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Frankenstein, Halloween, packaging, packaging design, Skittles, spooky, Starburst, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, witches, wrapper, Wrigley
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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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Easter Week 2014: Starburst Jellybeans! (They’ve been around longer than you think!)
If Halloween is the season of candy corn than Easter must certainly be the season of the jellybean. It no doubt has to do with how well the colorful confections complement the look of traditionally dyed Easter Eggs. These days, … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Boxed, Easter, Holiday, Mars, Sour Candy
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chewy, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, Easter candy, fruit flavored, holiday candy, jelly bean, jellybeans, packaging, packaging design, Starburst, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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From the Darkside to the Tropics – New on Shelves this Week!
Much of my work here on CollectingCandy.com is related to uncovering and celebrating the histories of candy packaging and marketing, but that still leaves room to eyeball the current crop of confectionery goodies and cheer lead them as well. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Bubble Gum, Mars, Sour Candy
Tagged 2012, 2013, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hubba Bubba, Necco, Necco Wafers, new, packaging, Skittles, Starburst, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Wrigley
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Candilicious – A 1980’s Fruit-Chew-Cousin to Bubblicious!
Back in 1988 Warner-Lambert, the company that created Bubblicious bubble gum a decade earlier, released Candilicious. A fruit chew confection that I’m guessing was similar to Starburst, Candilicious featured colorful packaging and a name/logo combination that was clearly inspired by … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Gum
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Bubblicious, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, fruit chew, packaging, Starburst, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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