Halloween and Christmas candy will be the focus of ECRM’s upcoming Winter Confectionery Efficient Program Planning Session, to be held Feb. 15-18, 2010, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla. For more information, visitwww.ecrm.marketgate.com.
R. M. Palmer Company
West Reading, Pa.1-610-372-8971
Palmer brand Eye Candy Mix features three different candy eyeballs, including fudge-filled Creepy Peepers, strawberry-flavored eyeball lollipops and eye gumballs.
S.R.P.: $5 per bag
Brown & Haley
Tacoma, Wash.1-253-620-3085
Limited-edition Candy Cane Almond Roca is a yuletide take on The Original Buttercrunch Toffee, with chocolate and peppermint candy.
S.R.P.: $7.99 per canister
Mars Chocolate North America
Hackettstown, N.J.1-570-629-9686
M&M’S Brand Chocolate Candies will come in a limited-edition Cherry Cordial flavor for Christmas 2010. As always, M&M’S are made with real chocolate.
S.R.P.: $3.49 per bag
Ford Gum & Machine Co.
Lincolnshire, Ill.1-847-955-0003
Halloween Scary Sounds Pumpkins clip onto a child’s backpack and feature spooky sound effects at the press of a button. Each one comes with 1.1 oz. of Smarties candy.
S.R.P.: $1.59-$1.79 each
Farley's and Sathers
Round Lake, Minn.1-800-533-0330
TROLLI Gummi Mummies come in black grape, gray cherry, orange orange and transluscent strawberry colors and flavors. They’re available in 1.75-oz. boxes and are packaged in 30-count trays, four trays per case.
S.R.P.: $0.59-$0.79
NECCO
Revere, Mass.1-781-485-4500
Sky Bars feature three flavors of milk chocolate: peanut butter, crème and caramel. Each package features one of three characters from the Twilight saga: Bella, Edward or Jacob.
S.R.P.: $1.00 per 2-oz. bar
Mars Chocolate North America
Hackettstown, N.J.1-570-629-9686
Dove Chocolate Snowflake Promises are hexagon-shaped with snowflakes embossed/imprinted on top. Foil wrappers also depict the snowflake design.
S.R.P.: $3.99 per bag
Bazooka Candy Brands, A Division of the Topps Company, Inc.
New York1-212-376-0300
Ring Pop Christmas features four fat-free, red, white and green Ring Pops, in three flavors, all made with real fruit juice.
S.R.P.: $1.00 per bag
