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. Since first introducing the Five…

With so many varieties to choose from, determining how much store space should be allotted to candy (chocolate, non-chocolate, gum and mints) grows more challenging every day. Depending on the size of the store, a minimum of 12 to 18 feet of inline display space should be reserved for sweets, which represent the fifth largest…

Thousands of new SKUs and services are launched each year. Which ones will be successful and gain traction? CStore Decisions let our retailer panel of judges decide. In this video-based product contest, winners were determined by a point system that included innovation, packaging, likeliness to carry or implement in stores and more. New products/services are […]

Haribo is adding to its growing portfolio of gummies by introducing two new varieties — Rainbow Worms and Z!NG Sour Kicks. Each Rainbow Worm has a five-color rainbow effect in a fun worm shape and features three flavors: Black Currant, Lemon and Strawberry. The new Z!NG Sour Kicks boast the classic punch of Haribo Z!NG […]

Halloween consumer spending this year is projected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 billion, up from $8.05 billion in 2020, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. “This year in particular, we see an emphasis on Halloween spending from families,” said Prosper Insights Executive Vice President…

The Twix Salted Caramel bars are packed with salted caramel, crunchy cookie and covered in a milk chocolate coating, The new innovation features the classic three layers — crispy cookie, soft caramel and milk chocolate — but with a pinch of salt. Twix Salted Caramel has hit shelves at select retailers in September, with nationwide […]

Hershey is releasing 13 special new treats in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. Hershey has taken inspiration from classic holiday treats and transformed its candies to create a large lineup of holiday innovations, including Reese’s Peanut Brittle Flavored Cups — the first-ever Reese’s holiday flavor — and KIT KAT Gingerbread Cookie Flavored Miniatures. Adding…

Hilco has joined with Kraft Heinz to create Kool-Aid brand treats for Halloween 2021. The treats include Kool-Aid Ghoul-Aid brand three-pack Popping Candy peg bags and Kool-Aid brand 40-count Popping Candy laydown bags with triangular pouches. Each Kool-Aid Ghoul-Aid brand peg bag contains three pouches of popping candy in Scary Berry flavor for Halloween. The […]

Nerds and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) launched the new limited-edition Nerds Gummy Clusters and Rainbow Nerds Theater Box packaging nationwide. They feature a team of six new D&D-inspired Nerds characters, each representing a different type of Nerds personality. From Sept. 1 through December 2021, customers who purchase the candy with this packaging can join an […]

Are you wondering what Halloween candy to stock up on this year? In a national survey, the National Confectioners Association (NCA) found that Americans prefer chocolate (60%) to non-chocolate (40%) in their trick-or-treat pumpkins, so it’s no surprise that chocolate came in first place, followed closely by Americans’ second choice: gummy candy. Americans’ third choice…