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Frozen Fun: Experience Kit Kats like never before!

Image Source.  Nestlé has introduced a brand new experience just in time for the heat of summer- frozen Kit Kat creations. If you’re lucky enough to be in Japan that is….

The votes are in: Coffee nut wins!

Image Source.  Earlier this year we were excited to announce a competition set by the M&M’S brand in celebration of their 75th anniversary. The three contenders were Honey Nut, Chile Nut, and Coffee Nut. Over 1 million fans of the chocolate morsels participated in the flavor frenzy each voting for their favorite, and now the results are finally in.

The Dazzling Craft of Amezaiku

Image Source.  Amezaiku is the Japanese art of candy sculpting, and if you haven’t heard of it before, you’re in for a treat! “Ame” means candy, while “saiku” means a craft or piece of handiwork, hence the name Amezaiku, or candy sculpture. These clever crafts are often found at Japanese festivals, and are are a popular novelty food item!

Brause Pulver: Fizzy Fun!

Image Source.  Brause Pulver has fans of all ages and is a sweet treat that anyone can enjoy. If you’re a fan of fizzy drinks, powdered candy, or candy in general, you might want to find yourself some Brause Pulver!

The Whimsical World of Cotton Candy Crafting

Image Source. Mixing street art with street food, cotton candy artists are able to sculpt the colorful fairy floss, turning it from a sugary cloud into a stunning work of art.

What?! Candy can get you arrested?! It certainly got these three arrested!

18-year-olds Wesley Moore (left), Devin Grothe (middle), and Austin Jordan are all accused of breaking into a Little League clubhouse and stealing candy in the wee hours of the morning. Image by Fresno Police Department via KMJ NOW. It may sound like something straight out of a Scooby-Doo episode, but it ended up being a real-life scenario that three Central Valley teens faced moments before getting booked into the Fresno County Jail.

With a candy collection like this, you’d wonder why his name isn’t Willy Wonka!

Image Source.   Have you ever wanted something in your childhood, but just never had the money to get it when you were younger? Well, hopefully you have the same level of persistence as Bruce Weiner!

Candy Pros, The Store is now open! Stop by and get your sweet savings today!

If you live in or will find yourself visiting the Greater San Diego area, we have good news for you! Candy Pros has opened a new retail location conveniently located within the Grossmont Center in La Mesa! With over 2,000 sq. ft of sweet merchandise, Candy Pros, The Store, is slated to be the East County go-to spot for all candy needs!

Will I have a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup or a couple of Reese’s Pieces today? Why not have both?!

Image Source. Two of the most popular Reese’s variants are going to be fused together into a marvelous creation that will make any candy aficionado’s dream come true!

It’s time to have a fiesta, a Bondy Fiesta, with these new surprise eggs!

Bondy Fiesta, a toy manufacturer based out of Mexico City, is a new face in the mini toy and novelty candy market and they have recently released an entire line-up of surprise eggs!  

The sweetest way to win $100,000!

The three newly-introduced M&Ms flavors. Image Source. In spirit of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election season, Mars Incorporated, the producer of the famous M&M candies enjoyed by many for the past 75 years, is holding their own election catered towards M&M aficionados in honor of M&Ms 75th birthday. Dubbed the “Vote for Your Favorite Peanut” promotion, Mars has thrown three new and unique Peanut M&M flavors and the original Peanut M&M flavor into a fray in which only one flavor will emerge as the victor.

Candy Jar brings more to the table than meets the eye

A typical candy jar. Image Source. You see them when you’re trying to get a loan for a home or a car. You see them when you have a chat with your child’s school principal. And if you work in Corporate America, you might even have one of these yourself. They’re the office candy jar. And they’re the source of an ongoing debate.

Candy for breakfast? Yes, please!

Promotional Picture for the new Twix Spread. Image by Tyler Essary via Mashable. Why chew it over with a Twix when you decide to have a snack or dessert, when instead you could have Twix with your morning breakfast toast? Now that’s the epitome of killing two birds with one stone in the candy world!

Express your feelings “irl” with chocolate emojis!

The five different wrapper variants of Lindt’s HELLO Emoji chocolate lineup. Image by Tyler Essary via Mashable. Recently, the emoji craze transitioned into the candy world with the introduction of Lindt’s HELLO Emoji chocolate lineup! Already available in Germany, South Africa, and other overseas markets, these edible milk chocolate emojis will be making their way to stateside storefronts this June…

I’m sure you’ve seen these strawberry candies on memes…

They’re red. They’re green. And they’re pretty much found everywhere. Yet for some odd reason, you can never seem to find them when you want to buy some for yourself. They just sort of…appear…seemingly out of nowhere!

Kinder was hindered in the US, but Choco Treasure and DreamWorks made dreams happen.

Just in time for this Easter, Kung Fu Panda’s Po and Penguins of Madagascar’s Skipper will be joining Choco Treasure’s current line-up of collectible toys!