Frankford Candy & Chocolate Co.
(215) 735-5200

Frankford is introducing a series of new items for Halloween 2004. They include illuminated Fright Light Lollipops, each of which carries a suggested retail price of from $2.29 to $2.99. Two new laydown bags will be available from Frankford for Halloween. A 7.75-ounce bag of Nickcandy Sour Buddies includes 22 packs of fruity gummies and has a suggested retail price of from $1.99 to $2.49. Another laydown bag offering is the 4.76-ounce bag filled with 45 Fairly Odd Parents Magic Wands, which are composed of "sparkling fairy dust and bubble gum bits." The suggested retail price for that laydown bag is $1.99 to $2.49.

Ford Gum & Machine Co.
(847) 955-0003

Ford's 2004 Halloween line includes Haunted Heads Bubble Gum Balls in 12-ounce bags; Yowser!! Bubble Gum Balls in 12-ounce bags; one-pound bags of twist-wrapped Chunk-A-Chew in three assorted bubble gum flavors; and one-pound bags of original flavor Chunk-A-Chew Bubble Gum. Also available for Halloween 2004 are 260-count Chunk-A-Chew Jars in both original and grape varieties as well as the new 260-count Chunk-A-Chew Witch's Kettle in assorted flavors. This new item features a reusable witch's kettle and has a suggested retail price of $6.99.

R.M. Palmer Co.
(610) 372-8971

R.M. Palmer gets a bit crazy with craniums with its lineup of humorously labeled Insane Brains. Each brain is a creamy fudge candy in a chocolatey shell. Each brain has its own personality reflected on its foil wrap. These include Lame Brain, Brainiac, Brain Drain, Super Brain, Brain Freeze, Scatter Brain, Brain Dead and No Brainer. Pack types include a six-ounce bag with a suggested retail price of $1.29; a 12-ounce bag with a suggested retail price of $2.39; and a 24-pound bulk package with a suggested retail price of $3.49.

Madelaine Chocolate
Novelties
(718) 945-1500

Madelaine's six-inch-high Stackable Pumpkin features three keepsake boxes filled with eight ounces of crispy milk chocolate balls wrapped in delightful holiday foil. Once the chocolate is consumed, the pumpkin tower can be used to stash "trick-or-treat" booty or to decorate any fall feast. Also available from Madelaine for Halloween are Chocolate Peanut Butter Pumpkins. These are creamy milk chocolate, semi-solid balls filled with smooth peanut butter and wrapped in four different Jack-o-Lantern face pumpkin foils. They are packed in three clear acetate tubs with 40 pieces in each tub, three tubs per case.