Pop Rocks celebrates the 50th anniversary of its creation with the introduction of this new flavor suitable as a stocking stuffer. Pop Rocks Candy Cane flavor combines the explosive Pop Rocks with candy cane candy. It is available in limited edition for Christmas 2006.

The new winter holiday Guylian Twists Variety Pack of individually wrapped Belgian chocolates offers the popular, seahorse-shaped chocolates in six varieties. Three are new – dark chocolate with Cappuccino filling, milk chocolate with Caramel Crisp filling and marbled chocolate with Strawberry filling – to join the three original Guylian Twist flavors – marbled chocolate with Hazelnut Praline filling, dark chocolate with Orange Cream filling and milk chocolate with Truffle filling.

The white-and-gold upright impulse pack features a Christmas tree-shaped window. They come 12 to a case and also in a floor stand holding 48 packs. Suggested retail price for the 4.51-ounce package is $2.99. Every purchase supports Project Seahorse, a worldwide not-for-profit initiative to conserve endangered seahorses and their habitats.

Madelaine has updated the graphics on its Solid Milk Chocolate Lollies for the winter holidays. Showcased on red, green, gold or royal blue shiny foils, eight different designs include a snowman, penguin, candy canes, stocking with cat, reindeer, gingerbread man, bear in a Santa suit and a singing angel.

For the winter holiday season, World’s Finest Chocolate offers Queen Anne Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cordial Cherries in 36- and 24-count cases. Suggested retail prices for the 6.6- and 9.9-ounce boxes are $1.49 and $2.99 respectively.

Two new Christmas Popitz push-button gumball dispensers join Ford’s 2006 Carousel Holiday Gift Program – a Holiday Penguin wearing a Santa Claus hat and Santa Claus going down a chimney. Suggested retail price for the blister card of 15 assorted gumballs, games and riddles is $1.99. One 12-piece counter display is in each case. The gift program features a broad range of merchandise with a full range of price points, merchandising options and add-on products aimed at children and adults.

Following last year’s overwhelmingly successful launch of Blueberry Hill Foods’ Valentine’s Day line, the company has decided to continue production for 2007. The line includes Cinnamon Imperial Hearts and Cherry Jelly Hearts in colorful laydown bags. The bags have a suggested retail price of 99 cents to $1.29. Cinnamon Imperial Hearts come in 9- and 13-ounce bags; Cherry Jelly Hearts in 10-ounce bags. All Valentine’s Day items are packed 24 to a case and are OU Kosher certified.

The Queen Anne Cordial Lovers Sampler for Valentine’s Day is 9.9 ounces of dark chocolate, milk chocolate and burgundy chocolate-covered cordial cherries. It is available in a 24-count case and has a suggested retail price of $2.99. The company is extending the Queen Anne brand it acquired this year.

The Guylian Twists Heart for Valentine’s Day allows consumers to enjoy fine Belgian chocolate in moderation with individually wrapped Belgian chocolates. In dark chocolate with Cappuccino filling, milk chocolate with Caramel Crisp filling, marbled chocolate with Strawberry filling, marbled chocolate with Hazelnut Praline filling, dark chocolate with Orange Cream filling and milk chocolate with Truffle filling, the 6.11-ounce heart-shaped boxes have a suggested retail price of $6.99.