Au’Some Candies
732.951.8818
www.ausomecandy.com
This twin pack of Florida’s Natural Fruit Snacks features two bags banded together.

Each bag contains 33 single-serve packs and includes sticks, strings and nuggets. The fruit snacks are made with real fruit and 64 percent to 68 percent fruit juice. Each pack features three flavors — orange, strawberry and blueberry.

The Hershey Company
717.534.4200
www.HersheysGoodness.com
The Hershey Company is expanding its Goodness Chocolate portfolio with the rollout of Hershey’s Antioxidant Milk Chocolate and Hershey’s Whole Bean Chocolate. These new items join Hershey’s Extra Dark Chocolate and Hershey’s Sticks brands for a product line-up that touts its good-for-you benefits.

Hershey’s Antioxidant Milk Chocolate is higher in flavanol antioxidants than leading dark chocolate products, with 260 mg. of flavanol antioxidants per 40 gram serving, while still delivering a creamy, smooth taste experience.

Hershey’s Whole Bean Chocolate is made with the whole cocoa bean to create a mildly sweet, smooth chocolate that is lower in sugar (40 percent less than the leading milk chocolate bar) and high in fiber and antioxidants. One serving of Hershey’s Whole Bean Chocolate has seven grams of fiber and 180 mg. of flavanol antioxidants per 40 gram serving.

Both the Hershey’s Antioxidant Milk Chocolate and Hershey’s Whole Bean Chocolate bars come in 3-oz. take-home bars and 4.2-oz. pouches with suggested retail prices of $1.99 and $2.99, respectively. Support for Hershey’s Goodness Chocolate began last month and includes merchandising units, print and online advertising and sampling.

Russell Stover Candies
800.366.2263
www.russellstover.com
Russell Stover takes an upscale, contemporary approach with its new line of premium assorted boxed chocolates called Urban Modern World Chocolates. This line will initially be represented by a 3-oz. box with a suggested retail price of $4.99. The assortment is designed to be a sampling of what’s driving the world of chocolate these days. It features single origin chocolate, chocolates with unique centers and artistically decorated and molded pieces with multiple packaging design options offered.

Russell Stover Candies
800.366.2263
www.russellstover.com
Whitman’s Soho is a new line of premium, artist-inspired boxed chocolates from Russell Stover. Initially, the line will be represented with one SKU that carries a suggested retail price of $4.99. Each piece is uniquely decorated; the assortment includes varieties such as sea salt caramel, Madagascar vanilla brulee and cacao truffle. The packaging is distinctive as well; it features a domed, red crocodile-look top.

Masterfoods USA
908.852.1000
www.dovechocolate.com
There’s a new boxed option for Dove chocolate; a 7-oz. gift box has a suggested retail price of $8.99. Three varieties are offered — the Dove Smooth Milk Chocolate Collection, the Dove Rich Dark Chocolate Collection and the Dove Nut & Caramel Collection. Specific offerings in the assortment include: almond clusters, turtles, peanut butter mousse, caramels, truffle hearts, strawberry mousse and orange mousse. Also new for the Dove brand is a 6.2-oz. Dove stand-up pouch with a suggested retail price of $2.99.

Koko's Confectionery
800.638.6000
www.kokos.com
The newest candy from Koko’s Confectionery and Novelty is a taste treat that incorporates two classic flavors — apple and caramel. Each individually wrapped package contains four “slices” of realistic-looking tangy apple gummies alongside a tray of delicious real caramel for dipping. Saturated fat free, Caramel Apple Dips has only 10 grams of fat per serving. Eye-catching packaging highlights the value of the candy, which has a suggested retail price of 99 cents to  $1.09. There are 12 Caramel Apple Dips in a display box and six display boxes in a master case.

Flavored Caramels, Extra Dark Chocolate and Dove Origins will join the Dove chocolate line-up in the marketplace this June.

Dove Flavored Caramels combine buttery caramel with a burst of mint, raspberry or hazelnut wrapped in Dove dark chocolate. The Flavored Caramels have a suggested retail price of $2.99 per 6.2-oz. bag.

Dove Extra Dark Chocolate boasts offerings with two different cocoa contents created to appeal to consumers who favor higher cocoa content products. Extra Dark Chocolate with 63% Cocoa is available in a 3.5-oz. tablet bar and a 5.36-oz. stand-up pouch of miniatures, priced at $1.99 and $2.99 respectively. Extra Dark Chocolate with 71% Cocoa comes in a 3.5-oz. tablet bar with a suggested retail price of $1.99.

Dove Origins delivers the flavors of Ecuador, Ghana and the Dominican Republic. Made with pure cocoa beans from each location and featuring a 61% cocoa content, Dove Origins products are available in 3.5-oz. tablet bars and a 4.6-oz. stand-up pouch of tasting squares. The Origins bars have a suggested retail price of $2.99; the pouch, $3.99.

Masterfoods USA , 908. 852.1000, www.dovechocolate.com