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One of the best parts about working at NCA is learning about all the cool new candy products that are introduced every year. Nothing equals the ALL CANDY EXPO when it comes to a providing a great launching pad for new confectionery items, but Halloween comes pretty close.
Here’s a photographic look at some of the new items that caught my eye this year (read all the way to the bottom for a BIG announcement about some of these products!):
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| 20 packs of delicious snacks with Vitamin C, natural flavors and real fruits and fruit juice. Florida’s Natural by Au’some Inc. | Conversation hearts with messages related to the best selling books and hit movies. Sweethearts Twilight by NECCO. |
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| Strawberry Jam or Centipede. Each color of jelly bean has two possible flavors – one is YUM, one is YUCK! Bean Boozled by Jelly Belly. | Three great tastes that taste great together. Pretzel, peanut butter and chocolate! Peanut Butter Pretzel Sandwich by Snyder’s of Hanover. |
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| Themed lollipops are a sweet surprise. Spiral – Twisted Terrors lollipops with four Halloween rings. Bouquet – Five pops in one arrangement. Foreign Candy Co. | Purple, green, orange and brown candy coated sunflower seeds will liven up Halloween trail mix. Sunny Seeds Drops by Sunflower Food Co. |
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| Three assorted packages – Ghost (traditional flavors), Candy Corn (tastes like the seasonal treat) and Bats (blood orange flavor). Dots by Tootsie Roll. | Three perfect little Kisses in each single serve bag. This new size is great for Trick-or-Treaters. Kisses by The Hershey Co. |
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| TREAT STRONG. Fun gummi bracelets with sayings like “Spooky”. Boooo Bands by Flix Candy. | Seasonal candies for your own Candy Dish. Dove and assorted fun size candies from MARS Snackfood, US. |
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| Make a statement on your tongue. These Halloween themed images are sure to leave an impression on you. Tung Toos distributed by Galerie. | A Halloween remix. Four new flavors for this classic candy: vanilla, s’mores, raspberry and banana peanut butter. Mary Janes by NECCO. |
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| This wax moustache might be exactly what your Halloween costume needs. Lovely Kristin not included. Mr. Stache Wack-o-Wax by Concord Confections |
Hopefully you spotted an item or two that you can’t spend Halloween without because we’re giving away prize packs. The contest will be announced tomorrow so be sure to check in with us then.
5:03 pm on October 13th, 2009
I’ve been looking for those Mary Janes everywhere here in SoCal. (The Licorice Zombies they also have sound awesome and equally hard to find.)
9:47 am on October 14th, 2009
Mary Jane? For real? Isn’t that a euphemism for…
9:52 am on October 14th, 2009
Easy there. We are a family-friendly group here. Mary Janes are a classic. I remember one day many years ago, sitting in the back yard eating them when I was a kid and my mother telling me they were already a classic when she was a kid. And as Paul McCartney sang, “and she was born a long, long time ago.”
10:03 am on October 14th, 2009
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6:20 pm on October 14th, 2009
So if it’s not peanut butter, is it really still a Mary Jane? I am too old to learn new candy tricks!
I like the little kisses packs. I wish the candy people would make halloween treat packages all year!
11:48 pm on October 14th, 2009
Carl, I suspect you did not take these pictures. (I know because they look like mine.) See – if you ever feel unappreciated, know that your photos are admired!!!!!
11:02 am on October 15th, 2009
Right you are, Denise. That was Susan’s handiwork. Thanks for noticing!
6:57 am on October 31st, 2009
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