Nerds added a new flavor extension to its Gummy Clusters after seeing success with the innovation: Very Berry. Adding a new twist to the original line of Gummy Clusters, each brightly colored piece offers a cluster of crunchy, tangy and mini Very Berry Nerds with a fruity gummy center. The Very Berry Gummy Clusters will […]

Overall candy sales picked up at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and have remained strong since, as nervous, confined Americans continue to reach for things to sweeten bitter times. Now, with the lockdowns over and many of our anxieties abated, consumers are getting back out there, and routines are returning to relative normalcy. So,…

The National Confectioners Association this week released Getting to Know Chocolate Consumers 2021: Exploring Consumer Demographics, Consumption Preferences and Shopping Habits for Mainstream, Premium and Fine Chocolate, a new report exploring chocolate consumption patterns and preferences. Conducted by 210 Analytics and made financially possible by the Fine Chocolate Industry Association and Barry Callebaut USA, the…

The Hershey Co. is releasing the first Reese’s brand holiday innovation. Reese’s Peanut Brittle Flavored Cups have peanut brittle-flavored creme wrapped around crunchy peanut butter. They come in gift-wrapped-themed packaging. They are available nationwide for a limited time only in a 1.4-ounce Big Cup with a suggested retail price (SRP) of 89 cents, a 2.8-ounce […]

CandyRific has released its M&M’S brand Tube Fans and Magic Tube Dispensers for the holiday season. The M&M’S Tube Fans have a Santa hat or Reindeer antlers on top. To use the M&M’S Magic Tube Dispenser, the customer must remove the top of the tube and fill it with M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies. They then […]

American Licorice Co. is releasing Red Vines Candy Corn Twists — chewy licorice twists that are fat-free, low sodium, Kosher- and Halal-certified candy. The four-ounce trays of chewy Red Vines Candy Corn Twists are available for a limited time only, $1.99 per single-unit and $14.99 per nine-pack. American Licorice Co. www.americanlicorice.com

The Hershey Co. will have a lot to celebrate this Halloween season, starting with a TV miniseries based around chocolate and Hersheypark. “Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey’s After Dark” debuted on Food Network on, Sept. 27, featuring not only the confection company’s hometown, as well. As the star of the show and one of the top Halloween…

One of many new holiday Hershey treats, the new Kit Kat Gingerbread Cookie Flavored Miniatures is being released by the Kit Kat brand. The classic crispy wafers of a Kit Kat bar combined with gingerbread-flavored creme are meant to recreate that first crisp bite of a gingerbread cookie. They are available for a limited time […]

Thanks to the Reese’s brand, pumpkin picking will never be the same. The brand created a pumpkin patch filled with Reese’s Pumpkins. Reese’s asked visitors which would they rather pick: an orange gourd full of seeds and pulp or a Reese’s Pumpkin coated in chocolate and full of peanut butter? “When we think of pumpkins,…

Mars Wrigley and Skittles brand announced that, after an absence of eight years, its infamous Lime flavor candies are returning to the rainbow permanently in Skittles Original packs. Original Flavor packs featuring Lime will start popping up on shelves in October 2021 with national rollout over the next few months. Both Original and Sour packs […]