Archive for April, 2021

Did you know that ice cream is one of the most profitable items you can sell at a concession stand? It’s true! Along with popcorn and cotton candy, ice cream has a high-profit margin and is one of those items that everyone wants to buy on a hot summer day.

Whether you’re selling soft-serve or hand-dipped ice cream, you can increase your profits per scoop by adding an up-charge for toppings. After all, who wouldn’t want to top off their dish or cone with sprinkles, cherries, or pieces of their favorite candy bars?

Did we just say candy bars?

Sure did!

We had a feeling you didn’t know that many of the most popular candy bars are available as ice cream toppings. Available in bulk packing, these candy bar toppings are already chopped up and ready to put in your service area without any additional work by you or your staff. Simply create a few signs advertising your available toppings, sit back and watch your profits add up!

Here’s are a few candy bars that are packaged and ready to go as ice cream toppings:

Kit Kat
You don’t have to break off a piece of a Kit Kat bar to top a cone, the work is already done for you in this 10lb bag of chopped Kit Kat bars. That’s enough to top about 300 ice cream cones or sundaes.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Everyone loves Reese’s and it’s going to be hard to “top” this perfect combination of chocolate, peanut butter, and ice cream. These chopped-up Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups come in a 5lb bag and are perfect for topping sundaes, cones, or used in milkshakes.

Twix
Can you tell which is Left Twix and which is Right Twix? Nope! Not here because there’s a whopping 10lbs of both left and right Twix chopped up and ready to top off the perfect ice cream cone or sundae.

Snickers
We all know that “Snickers satisfies,” and these chopped-up Snickers bars will certainly satisfy your customer’s ice cream cravings. This huge 5lb bag is full of delicious Snickers chocolate, peanuts, and nougat pieces.

Of course, there are a lot more ice cream toppings available than just candy bar pieces. We stock all of the most popular ones including sprinkles, jimmies, marshmallows, cherries, and all flavors of syrups. Be sure to check out all of our ice cream toppings for use at home or at your snack bar, concession stand, ice cream shop, or convenience store.

With little league season starting up soon, we’re here to help you hit a home run at your concession stand! So far, we’ve written about how ice cream has a great profit margin and the creative ways you can “top off” the sale with our selection of ice cream toppings. We’ve also shared must-have fan-favorite candy, snacks, and of course snack bar supplies.

Today we’re touching three new, unique items that are sure to make your cash register ring! Let’s start off with an amusement park and county fair favorite…

Cotton Candy
No need to invest in equipment, supplies, and training with our ready-to-sell cotton candy! Plus, the unique names, flavors, and bright colors attract attention and become an almost instant sale. We stock nearly two dozen flavors of ready-to-eat cotton candy including churro, root beer, pickle, pizza, and even bacon!

Jositos Wild Fire Chili & Lime Corn Chips
There’s a new player in the game-day snack lineup! New for the season is Jositos corn chips that combine a bit of heat with a hint of lime. Pair them with a cold drink and your fans will be chillin’ in the stands while the game (and their mouth) heats up!

S’moresles
Your fans are going to absolutely love these S’moresles candy treats. The delicious taste of s’mores is now bite-sized! Each of these graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate-coated pieces are packed in a concession stand size box – that’s perfect for sharing.

Keep in mind that when choosing candy to sell at your concession stand, we recommend keeping the weather and temperature in mind. Chocolate and candy that can melt do not hold up well in transit and with most concession stands not being air-conditioned, you don’t want to be throwing away melted candy.

Need help in deciding what to carry at your snack bar this season? We can help! We’ve been in the business for over 80 years and help leagues, fire departments, schools, and other organizations stock their stands with products that sell. Feel free to contact us with any questions you have.

Lately, in the candy world, everything old is new again! And that’s great news for nostalgic candy fans. We recently wrote about the return of one of our favorite candy bars, the NECCO Sky Bar – and today we have news about another NECCO classic.

If you follow our blog, you probably know that in 2018 NECCO, the New England Confectionary Company closed after filing for bankruptcy. The company is best known for its candy wafers which have been produced since 1847. Like Sky Bar, the NECCO Wafers were almost lost forever when the candy company closed shop.

Shortly after NECCO closed, Spangler Candy scooped up the recipe and equipment used to make NECCO Wafers, and production resumed in 2019. Almost immediately after hitting the shelves from their short vacation, NECCO Wafers became an instant hit once again. Fans of the classic candy were delighted to have one of their favorites back, while the press and excitement surrounding their return garnered a whole batch of new fans.

NECCO Wafers come in eight delicious flavors – lemon, lime, orange, clove, cinnamon, wintergreen, licorice and chocolate. Now, can you guess which is the most popular?

If you said “chocolate,” you’re right! Spangler kept the taste of seven flavors exactly the same but tweaked the chocolate to have a richer cocoa flavor which fans instantly noticed.

In response, Spangler has introduced a roll of… you guessed it… all chocolate NECCO Wafers!

“Once we brought back the original assorted roll of Necco Wafers this past summer, the demand for the chocolate roll was almost instantaneous,” says Diana Eschhofen, Spangler director, corporate communications. “We know this has been a long-awaited return, and we’re ready to give chocolate candy lovers something they’ve been missing.”

Both the assorted roll of NECCO Wafers and the new all-chocolate roll are in stock in our huge candy warehouse, so be sure to buy a box of both! Speaking of nostalgic candy, we’ve got the largest selection of all your favorites so be sure to check out everything we have – you may just find an old-time candy favorite you forgot about!

There’s a lot of excitement at our huge candy warehouse this week. Why? Well, we’re excited over the return of one of our all-time favorite nostalgic candy bars – Sky Bar!

Sky Bar was manufactured by NECCO, the New England Confectionery Company, from 1938 up until their bankruptcy in 2018. This unfortunate event also paused the production of the famous NECCO Wafers which made their return in 2019.

Production of Sky Bar has resumed using the original recipe by the Sky Bar Confectionery Company – a small candy company based in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The company began making Sky Bars in small batches and production ramped up as word got out about the famous candy bar’s return.

If you’re not familiar with Sky Bar, it is considered a “molded chocolate bar” – something pretty revolutionary for 1938. The bar is made in a mold that features four individual “compartments.” Each compartment is first layered with rich milk chocolate then infused with fudge, vanilla, peanut, and caramel. A top layer of chocolate is added to complete the bar and make it one single piece. To eat the Sky Bar, you simply break off one of the four “compartments” and enjoy this delicious 4-in-1 candy bar!

The four flavors inside Sky Bar have evolved over the years. The four original flavors were English toffee, nougat, nut butter toffee, and fudge parfait. A slight change was made in 1955 and English toffee, honey nougat, peanut whip, and fudge parfait were the four flavors. Today’s fudge, vanilla, peanut, and caramel flavors were introduced in 2001.

While we were sad to see NECCO leave the candy scene, we’re happy that companies such as Sky Bar Confectionary Company have stepped up to bring back some of this nostalgic candy that many of us love so much.

Earlier we mentioned that NECCO Wafers are back. Those are being produced by the Spangler Candy Company and are available in the original roll of assorted flavors as well as a roll of all chocolate NECCO Wafers.

If we got your taste buds watering for some old-fashioned candy, be sure to check out our selection of nostalgic candy – you may find one of your favorites is still being manufactured today!

What’s the best way to cool off in the summer? Ice cream of course! If you run a concession stand or snack bar adding ice cream to your menu can net you some serious profits – not to mention happy fans.

Besides having a great profit margin, ice cream appeals to fans of all ages and will have your customers lining up! Whether you’re serving soft-serve or hand-dipped ice cream, be sure to provide plenty of toppings. Here are some of our most popular ice cream bar toppings:

Mellowcream Chocolate Fudge
Ice cream and chocolate go hand-in-hand and no sundae would be complete without a good scoop of hot fudge on top! The creamy chocolate taste is sure to be a hit with your customers and the convenience of this #10 can that is easy to warm up and serve will be a hit with your staff.

Ready to Use Marshmallow Topping
No CMP is complete without the “M” for marshmallow and this topping is one of our favorites not just for its great taste but its fluffy texture that is perfect for adding to an ice cream sundae. Available in a resealable half-gallon container.

Rainbow Sprinkles
Depending on where you’re at, this favorite ice cream topping is either known as sprinkles or jimmies. Whatever you call them, there’s no doubt this is one of the most popular ways to top off a sundae! Kids love them and they’re a fun, colorful to brighten up a scoop or two.

Charms Marshmallow Bits
What’s the best part of Lucky Charms cereal? The marshmallows of course! Now they’re available all by themselves and guess what? They make a great ice cream sundae topping! Once your customers see these available as a topping, they won’t be able to resist. Trust us on this one!

Maraschino Cherries
No sundae is complete without a cherry on top, so be sure to stock up on the finishing touch. Sweet, delicious and available with or without the stem, these maraschino cherries are available in resealable half-gallon jars.

In addition to a great selection of ice cream toppings, we also have the supplies you need to serve up these delicious desserts. We offer banana split boats, parfait cups, and styrofoam bowls and lids.

For questions on what snacks, candy, and food items to add to your snack bar or concession stand, feel free to contact us. We also have a wholesale program available!

With the little league and summer sports season right around the corner, we’ve been sharing our favorite concession stand snacks as well as must-have concession stand supplies to help you get your stand ready for your fans. Today we’re going to take a look at some of the most popular concession stand candy that your customers will love.

When choosing snack bar candy, it’s important to keep the weather in mind. You may think that chocolate bars would be a good idea, but couple the summer heat with an unairconditioned candy counter, and you have a recipe for disaster. So unless you have the ability to keep chocolate from melting, we advise sticking some alternatives such as these:

Laffy Taffy
Taffy has come a long way since it was first introduced back in 1880 and today the most popular brand of this chewy treat is none other than Laffy Taffy. For concession stands or parades, we recommend Laffy Taffy Ropes. These individually wrapped taffy ropes come in an assortment of flavors and are perfect for selling by the piece.

Nerds
Everyone loves Nerds so be sure to stock some at your concession stand! Available in several different flavors, the small boxes of these sweet (or sour) treats don’t take up a lot of space and their price point makes them a perfect choice. Start out with a few flavors such as grape/strawberry or What-a-Melon/cherry to tickle your fan’s taste buds.

Twizzlers Licorice
Another perfect concession stand candy is individually wrapped Twizzlers – just like you would find at old-fashioned candy counters! Each box contains 180 Twizzlers and we can guarantee you that your customers will buy more than one because nobody can resist the great strawberry flavor licorice fans crave.

Charms Super Blow Pops
Lollipops have long been a candy counter staple and here’s one that’s always a favorite because it’s actually two treats in one. Charms Blow Pops contain a bubble gum center that’s surrounded by a delicious lolly. This display-ready box contains 48 pops in assorted flavors.

Bazooka Bubble Gum
Want to give your fans a little nostalgia? Here’s one that will really take them back in time – Bazooka bubble gum in retro throwback packaging. Each box contains 12, 6-packs of this classic gum that people will instantly recognize and enjoy.

These are just a few of our recommendations. Be sure to check out all the concession stand candy we recommend and don’t forget to check out our selection of snacks and snack bar supplies to help you increase profits at your concession stand this season.