Yesterday a few NCA staff members had the chance to attend the PEEPS & COMPANY store opening at National Harbor outside of Washington, DC. It’s the first ever Peeps store, featuring the famous marshmallows chicks and bunnies on hats, water bottles, t-shirts and, of course, in candy form. There’s also significant shelf space dedicated to Hot Tamales, Mike and Ike, and Peanut Chews – some of Just Born’s other well known brands. Here are a few pictures from the event:
In all, there are more than 850 products that fans of the candy can grab to show how much they love their Peeps (including a sweatshirt that every Washington-area resident and visitor should have: DC PEEPS):
Following the grand opening, we were invited to a brunch that included a table so “sweet” you just have to see it for yourself:
And, of course, no store opening would be complete without the swag bag. PEEPS & COMPANY’s bag included a Mike and Ike mug, a plush stuffed Peep Bunny and plenty of candy. In the spirit of the holiday and with the thought that it is better to give than receive, Susan S offered to donate her swag bag to a lucky reader of the Candy Dish Blog (everyone say, “THANKS SUSAN S.”). Here’s a look at what you’ll receive if you win:
In order to win, answer the following trivia question. We’ll randomly choose a winner from everyone who guesses correctly.
TRIVIA:
Today it takes six minutes to create one marshmallow chick. How long did it take back in 1953 when they were first made?
(HINT: it’s an amount of time that you would not normally measure in minutes).
Good luck. Submit your best guess by Tuesday, December 15.
If you would like to see more pictures from the grand opening of PEEPS & COMPANY, take a look at my flickr set.
10:57 am on December 11th, 2009
Thirty minutes?
Fifteen minutes?
Does it have to be in separate comments to be valid?
12:28 pm on December 11th, 2009
27 Hours! But they are worth every minute it took! Thanks!
1:13 pm on December 11th, 2009
It took 27 hours in 1953. I love you Google. And in the spirit of the holiday season the kids and I are going to nuke some gingerbread men peeps in the microwave tonight.
3:01 pm on December 11th, 2009
[...] gift bags went out to muckity-mucks during the grand opening yesterday and the National Confectioner’s Association snagged one and is giving it away. Go take a guess at how long a peep took to make back in 1953 and you might win “a Mike and [...]
3:08 pm on December 11th, 2009
27 hours ^_____^
3:37 pm on December 11th, 2009
27 hours! and worth every darn second……mmmm….sugary goodness…..
4:31 pm on December 11th, 2009
27 hours! Totally worth it…mmmm…
4:39 pm on December 11th, 2009
27 hours!
4:42 pm on December 11th, 2009
27 hours to craft deliciousness!
6:56 pm on December 11th, 2009
27 hours of course! That’s… the same amount of time it now takes to make 270 peeps!
12:32 am on December 12th, 2009
27 hours. mmmmm peeps
3:11 am on December 12th, 2009
27 pain staking hours!
11:02 am on December 12th, 2009
27 hours! wow.
3:38 pm on December 12th, 2009
27 hours and worth it!
9:02 pm on December 12th, 2009
27 hours! Cruel & inhumane to wait that long.
8:51 am on December 13th, 2009
n 1953, it took 27 hours to create a Marshmallow Peep. Today it takes 6 minutes. ONLYJOY1959@YAHOO.COM (@madly59)
11:43 am on December 13th, 2009
27 hours in 1953.
10:56 am on December 14th, 2009
27 hours!
8:45 am on December 15th, 2009
I’ll guess 27 hours. No wait what did everybody else say?
8:56 am on December 15th, 2009
Hmmm, 27 hours!
10:18 am on December 16th, 2009
[...] Congratulations, Eriko! Using Random.org, we chose your name as the winner for our Peeps Swag Bag prize pack. [...]
3:14 pm on February 10th, 2010
I can’t believe it took that many hours tomake a peep!