CANDY PROS BLOG

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 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.

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.

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!

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…

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!

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!

Hershey’s is debuting an Easter-oriented variant of their popular Hershey’s Kisses. However, unlike their Valentine’s Day “spinoff”, these won’t be delivering that familiar Hershey’s milk chocolate “kiss”.   Hershey's Carrot Cake Kiss. Image source. 

Just this past February, participating McDonald’s restaurants in Australia began offering a new variant to their popular McFlurry dessert! Available for a limited-time for McDonald’s patrons “down under” for a modest $4.80AUD, the Cadbury Crème Egg McFlurry offers to their beholders a rich, decadent blend of... Cadbury Crème Egg McFlurry. Image source.   

Step aside, milkshake and fries, because the McChoco Potato fries are here! Available for a limited time starting January 26... McChoco Potato. Image source

If you’re in the Greater London area between January 22nd and March 6th, Cadbury, the makers of the famous Cadbury Easter Crème Egg, is opening a limited-time... Cadbury Crème Egg. Image source

Beekeepers in the town of Ribeauvillé have been alarmed by the mysterious, unintended production of multi-colored batches of honey, and a local biogas plant may be largely to blame. M&M’s-infused honey. Image by Vincent Kessler via National Geographic