Candy

Snack time just got a little more fun thanks to some new gummy treats that just arrived at our huge candy warehouse!  Now these aren’t your ordinary gummy candy like gummy bears or gummy worms, these new arrivals are gummy versions of popular food and snacks.  So without further delay, let’s do some introductions!

Gummy Kraft Mac & Cheese
You don’t need a stove or microwave to enjoy this mac and cheese!  The iconic blue box may look just like regular Kraft Macaroni & Cheese but if you look a little closer, you’ll see this box is chock full of gummy elbow pasta with… you guessed it… cheese flavor.

Gummy Lunchables Cracker Stackers
Whoever said, “don’t play with your food,” better not buy these gummy treats.  These Gummy Lunchables are designed to be played with.  Build your own snack by stacking gummy meat and cheese between gummy crackers and enjoy.  Pack one of these along with a real Lunchable for an afternoon snack at work or school.

Gummy Lunchables Pizza Kit
Let us deliver your next pizza… Gummy Lunchables Pizza that is!  Next time you have a hankering for pepperoni and extra cheese go the sweeter route and open up this buildable gummy candy kit and assemble your very own gummy pizza.  Top the gummy crust with sweet and delicious gummy pepperoni and cheese and get snacking.

Oscar Mayer Gummy Bacon
Here’s one more reason to love bacon – it’s now available as a delicious gummy candy.  What may appear like an ordinary package of Oscar Mayer Bacon is actually a pack of fruit-flavored gummy candy that looks just like the real thing.  You probably won’t want to top off your cheeseburger with this bacon but you will want to have a slice or two when you’re looking for a sweet afternoon snack.

Oscar Mayer Gummy Hot Dogs
Hot dog!  No need to fire up the grill because these Oscar Mayer Gummy Hot Dogs are ready-to-eat right out of the package.  Forget the ketchup, mustard, and relish too because these gummy dogs have a flavor all their own and you’ll even save on carbs because no bun is required to enjoy these tasty treats.

All this talk about food has us a little hungry, so while you’re checking out all our new candy or our full selection of delicious gummy candy, we’re going to go and pick one of our favorites for a little snack!

Guys, we know you might not always look forward to Valentine’s Day. It’s not that you don’t want to show affection to the special person in your life, but there’s just so much pressure!  While we can’t give you advice on which “fancy” gift to give on Valentine’s Day, we certainly can help you with the “sweetest” gift of all… candy!

Each year, many candy manufacturers come out with trendy, new treats for holidays, and Valentine’s Day is no exception.  However, there are some tried-and-true favorites that have withstood the test of time and are guaranteed to be a hit with your sweetheart.  So here are some of our faves – old and new – for you to consider this year:

Sweethearts aka Conversation Hearts
Conversation hearts are the classic Valentine’s Day candy.  They have been around since the mid-1800s and are one of the most sought-after candies every year.  Buy some of your sweetheart’s favorite candy bars, gum, or snacks and put them into a pink, red, or purple gift bag.  Use some colored tissue paper in the bag as well, then pour a package of conversation hearts into the gift bag as cute filler.

Giant Hershey’s Kiss
A sweet kiss is so romantic on Valentine’s Day, but a Giant Hershey’s Kiss? An absolute must! Hershey’s Kisses are another favorite Valentine’s Day candy, and just as we love the little Hershey’s Kisses, the giant ones are even more delicious.

Heart Shaped Box of Dunkin’ Chocolates
Don’t give your sweetie just any box of chocolates this Valentine’s Day.  Take their love for Dunkin’ and give them a special box of chocolates that come in the flavor of three of the most popular Dunkin’ Donuts flavors – Chocolate Creme, Brownie Batter, and Boston Kreme.  Giving this box of chocolates may lead to you being mistaken for Cupid himself.

Reese’s Giant Peanut Butter Hearts
When the package says, “better than a card” you gotta believe it!  After all, nobody can resist the delicious combination of Reese’s peanut butter and milk chocolate.  These giant peanut butter hearts are a whopping 8oz each and since there are two in each pack there’s one for you to enjoy as well.

Now that we have shared some of our top pics for Valentine’s Day candy this year, be sure to pick some favorites of your own to add to a gift package and give to your sweetheart.  Just remember one thing… don’t forget the card!

If you or your kids are a fan of TikTok, you know there are plenty of funny videos on the app of people doing some crazy stuff for laughs.  But did you know there are plenty of videos on there featuring some of our unique candy?

It’s true!  After all, there’s no sweeter way to rack up the likes than to create some videos using super sour, insanely sweet, or totally outrageous candy to prank your friends or just do a taste test.

One of our most popular TikTok candies has a strange enough name – Toxic Waste Slime Licker.  While the name itself may have you scratching your head, the taste will have you puckering up!

Slime Licker Sour Candy Squeeze
If you prefer to squeeze your sour, slimy candy from a toothpaste-like tube right onto your tongue, this is option is a perfect choice!  Grab a tube of the blue raspberry, cherry, and green apple and either enjoy it yourself or have one of your unsuspecting friends give it a taste and be sure to have your phone ready to record their reaction… trust us, it’s sour!

Mega Toxic Waste Slime Licker
For those who just can’t get enough and *really* enjoy the pucker-up sour taste of Slime Licker, we’ve got the mother load… the Mega Slime Licker!  These super-sized bottles of sour liquid candy roll on your tongue for the maximum sour-to-tongue coverage ratio.  Fun for kids as well as adults who want a LOT of sour candy in their life!  Again, don’t forget to have the camera ready to capture those reactions and share the video of your favorite sourpuss on TikTok.

Toe of Satan Lollipop
If sour isn’t your thing and you’re looking for something that will bring on the heat, hang on!  Our Toe of Satan isn’t just an ordinary lollipop.  This is one red-hot sucker!  Just how hot is it?  Well, this lolli turns up the heat that’s equivalent to 900, yes 900!, jalapeno peppers.  We’re sweating just thinking about it!  Now here’s the deal.  This lollipop is not for those under the age of 14 and comes with a warning about just how hot it is.  While it’s great for a TikTok video to see just how many licks you can take, it’s not a prank lollipop!

When you’re ready to take your TikTok videos to the next level, be sure to check out all our TikTok candy for some sweet, sour, hot, and spicy surprises!

Gingerbread houses are a time-honored tradition during the holidays. Getting your family together, enjoying some sweet desserts, and putting on some holiday music is the perfect way to create your own gingerbread house.

Now if you’re a baker at heart and want to fire up the oven and bake your own gingerbread to be the foundation for your creation, we won’t judge!  But we’re here to make it easy for everyone to build their holiday dream home the quick and easy way with one of our gingerbread house kits.

Step 1: Choose the perfect gingerbread house kit.
Each year our shelves are stocked with all types of different gingerbread houses, from the traditional to ones centered around favorite candy such as the Airheads Gingerbread House or the Tootsie Roll Gingerbread House.  Pick your favorite, or if you’re baking your own, be sure to pick up plenty of gingerbread house candy to decorate.

Step 2: Make sure you have the right supplies on hand.
Have a lot of free time during the holidays? We didn’t think so. Our gingerbread house kits have all the gingerbread house decorating supplies you’ll need, such as icing mix, gingerbread, and all the perfect candy to trim your gingerbread house, included right inside it. This makes decorating so much easier, and you won’t need to run to the store mid-way through gingerbread house creating!

Step 3: Decide what you’d like to decorate.
Decorating the roof and walls of your gingerbread house is a must, but also consider decorating the outside surrounding area of your gingerbread house kit it really makes your gingerbread house look spectacular!  If you’re looking to go all out and add some additional decor to your holiday hut, we’ve got plenty of extra bling to add around the exterior such as gingerbread men and more!

Step 4: Have food coloring on hand.
Have some food coloring left over from Easter? Just your basic colors are needed to enhance your gingerbread house kit even more.  You can drizzle some blue food coloring over the icing trim on the roof of your gingerbread house, or turn the candy inside your gingerbread house kit to whatever color you’d like!

Step 5: Top it with a sprinkle of holiday shimmer.
Everything seems to shine with a special glow during the holidays, doesn’t it? Sprinkle some gold and silver shimmer dust over your gingerbread house, and it’ll add the perfect magical touch to your gingerbread house kit!

After doing all your homework and scoping out the best deals online, you’ve finally decided on the perfect holiday gifts for everyone on your list. Only problem? You’d still like to pick out an extra small gift for each of them, something extra “sweet” you know they’re going to love.  What is it?  Candy of course!

Chocolate Christmas Candy is a tasty gift that also just happens to be deliciously affordable, making it the perfect way to top off your holiday gift list. Here’s a list of our top picks:

The Grandparents: Grandma and Grandpa will love traditional Christmas candy favorites including Cella Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries and old-fashioned Thin Ribbon Candy.

Mom and Dad: Chocolate Christmas candy brings a dash of instant happiness to the stressful holidays, so be sure to gift your parent’s some chocolate favorites like delicious Candy Cane HERSHEY’S Kisses and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Santas.

Your Significant Other: The holidays are so full of magic and love, aren’t they? Shower your sweetie with some chocolate holiday sweets, including a Giant Hershey’s Kiss and Gardner’s Assorted Boxed Chocolates.

Your Little Ones: Gift your little Princes and Princesses (no matter how old they are!) with mouth-watering chocolate Christmas candy, such as Harry Potter Butterbeer Gummy Barrels, Elf on the Shelf Double Crisp Chocolate Bars, or a GIANT Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup!

Your Relatives: Gifting your relatives and their families can be expensive, but you want to show them how much you care. This is where our personal size Christmas candy treat boxes come in handy!  They’re inexpensive, can be ordered in any quantity and are filled with an assortment of popular candy that everyone will love.  It’s the perfect gift when you have so many to buy for!

Chocolate Christmas Candy is that perfect “extra” gift for the holidays. After all, chocolate brings about a feeling of joy, which is something we all need during those busy holiday shopping days!

There are those holiday traditions that stick with us for generations – trimming the Christmas tree together, having to continually find new spots to hide the presents, and of course, filling Christmas stockings.

Whether you hang them from the mantle of your crackling fireplace or simply have them lined up under the Christmas tree, Christmas stockings are just meant to be filled with delicious Christmas Candy! After all, the big presents are under the tree, so the holiday stockings are the perfect place to stow delicious chocolate and fun holiday-themed treats.

If you’re looking to fill your own family’s Christmas stockings with some Christmas candy favorites, we’re here to share our directions on creating the ultimate holiday stocking!

First, gather up your supplies.  Here’s what we recommend (we taste-tested each one of these, so take our word for it!):

• 14″ Empty Stocking, one for each member of your family
• Gold and silver markers to write each family member’s name on the stocking
• Christmas Candy, including:
  • Lindt Chocolate Santa
  • Christmas Popcorn Balls
  • Chocolate Marshmallow Snowmen
  • Rudolph Chocolate Lollipops
  • Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees
  • Bob’s Old Fashioned Peppermint Sticks
  • HERSHEY’S Holiday Chocolate Kisses
• And all some of your own Christmas candy favorites!

Use the shiny gold and silver markers to write the name of each family member on the stocking. Then, fill the stocking with the scrumptious Christmas candy you’ve chosen, as well as a few small gifts for each family member.

Our family-owned business has been helping families celebrate the sweetest season of the year for three generations, so from all of us to you… happy holidays!

The holidays are right around the corner and it’s time to get out your best ugly sweater and set the stage for family photos! Oh, we just heard that collective groan coming from the kids, but holiday photos are a tradition for many families and a great way to see just how much the kids have grown up over the years.

Whether you’re taking photos to be used for your holiday greeting card, or you’re snapping shots in front of the tree for use on Facebook, we have a few ways you can sweeten up those photos and have a tasty treat once the camera is put away.

First, make sure the tree is decorated, there are no burned-out bulbs, and the background looks just perfect.  Next, let’s get out some festive props… in the form of Christmas candy!

Candy Canes

Next to a decorated tree, the most recognizable symbol of the holidays is of course a candy cane!  People use candy canes as decorations on the tree, on garland used around the house, as a garnish for a mug of hot chocolate, or crumbled up and used in baking Christmas cookies.  So why not use them as a prop for some of your photos?  Have the kids pose as they hold candy canes, or take photos of them decorating the tree with them.  Then take some silly photos of everyone enjoying those candy canes – those pictures are sure to get some laughs and “likes!”

Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses tend to capture the essence of the holidays, don’t they? They’re so much to create, and a photo of your kids all pitching in to build a gingerbread house will have you remembering your own childhood.  Add a touch of whimsy to your photos by saving one gingerbread house to eat and take pics of everyone enjoying this delicious holiday tradition.

Christmas Lollipops

Like candy canes, lollipops make a great prop for your Christmas photos, but we’re not talking just any lollipop here!  We have some fun lollis that are perfect for some lighthearted photos.  Our giant Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer lollipop is great prop for home photos or even taking along to the mall for a pic with Santa!  Looking for an even more unique Christmas lollipop?  How about one made from Marshmallow PEEPS?  Yes, everyone’s favorite marshmallow treat comes in lollipop form just for the holidays and with their festive colors, Marshmallow PEEPS Lollipops are guaranteed to fit right into your holiday pictures.

Candy canes, Christmas lollipops, and gingerbread houses are all holiday candies that capture the festive Christmas spirit and add that merry finishing touch to your family holiday photos. Your family will enjoy taking photos this year when they see what kind of delicious candy additions you have ready to be photographed and eaten after, of course!

When you go to the movies there is no way you’re walking into the theatre without stopping at the concession stand to pick up a big bucket of popcorn, a cold soda pop, and some candy, right?  We thought so!  After all, I think we all go to the movies just to have those fantastic snacks.

Cinemark, one of the nation’s largest theatre chains, has carefully watched what we eat when we go to the movies and has compiled a list of the most popular movie theatre candy by state.  Let’s take a look at their findings:

M&M’s – plain and peanut – is the most popular movie theatre candy, number one in 12 states.  The melt-in-your-mouth-not-in-your-hands candy is perfect for snacking on during the film and is great for sharing.

Red Vines is a big hit on the west coast and we’ll admit, it is one of our favorite licorice candies right next to Twizzlers.  While the tastes of Red Vines and Twizzlers are distinctly different, there’s no doubt this sweet treat is a huge winner among moviegoers.

Speaking of Twizzlers, the strawberry licorice treat is a favorite in four states.  We’re surprised it isn’t a favorite in more because like Red Vines, Twizzlers are great for sharing and are better to chew on than your fingernails during those scary movies!

Reese’s Pieces gets some love in only two states.  The chocolate-peanut butter cousin to M&M’s is a delicious treat that we are huge fans of but then again, any candy with that delicious combination is a winner.

Nestle Buncha Crunch candy is the number-one seller in four states.  This chocolate treat is just like a Nestle Crunch bar but in bite-size pieces making it perfect for snacking and sharing.

Fans of Cookie Dough Bites will be happy to hear this delicious treat is number one in six states.  While it doesn’t specify which flavor moviegoers are munching on, Cookie Dough Bites are available in chocolate chip, fudge brownie, cookies and cream, peanut butter, birthday cake, and even gingerbread for the holiday season.

Rounding out the list of top-selling movie theatre candy are Sour Punch Straws, Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers (perfect for spooky movies) and Sweet Tart Ropes which is number one in Alaska!

Of course, you don’t have to go to the theatre to enjoy all these movie candy favorites.  We can ship all of them to you in movie theatre-size packs perfect for enjoying movie night at home.

The holidays truly are the most wonderful time of the year. From decking the tree with tinsel and pretty ornaments to wrapping presents in shiny wrapping paper, the Christmas season is a time to enjoy the company of family and friends, especially when it comes to holiday decorating.

Christmas Candy Canes are a sweet treat, but did you know they make great decorations as well? Being BIG candy lovers, our homes and offices are decorated from chimney-top to basement with Christmas candy canes, so read on for how you can incorporate them into your holiday decorating, too!

Trimming the Tree
Ornaments, tinsel, and garland are a must on a Christmas tree, but it’s time to add some fun! Choose Bob’s Original Christmas Candy Canes, get your family together, bake some cookies, and start decorating. Add them throughout the tree, and don’t be skimpy! Once Christmas day is over and Santa is back at the North Pole, invite the family over for dinner, and have the kids take the candy canes off the tree, and enjoy them as a dessert or dip them in hot cocoa for an extra special treat.

Gorgeous Garland
Silver garland looks elegant during the holidays, doesn’t it? Trim the stairs, as well as the mantle, or any areas you deem fit, with pretty silver garland. Hang some Skittles Candy Canes from the garland – the vibrant colors of the candy canes intermingled with the shimmering silver tinsel will make for a festive look for the holidays!

Holiday Themed Accents
Bob’s Peppermint Sticks lack the traditional “hook” of a candy cane but are just as wonderfully delicious as their original holiday candy cane counterparts. Pick up a few small glass jars or cheap (but pretty!) stemware at a local discount store, and display it on end tables throughout your home.

With a dash of creativity and festivity, you can find fun ways to decorate your home or apartment with Christmas Candy Canes this holiday season. Remember, the holidays are meant to be fun, so don’t be afraid to experiment with your Christmas candy cane décor this year!

As a family-owned business for over 80 years, Blair Candy Company loves to share stories about other entrepreneurial family businesses, and one, in particular, comes to mind every year around this time – Bobs Candy Canes (no apostrophe!).

Bobs Candy Canes is a Christmas tradition, and like us, they have a rich history that we just love to tell. Grab a cup of hot cocoa, a comfy chair, and a Bobs Candy Cane while we treat you to the story of how a famous candy company came to be!

Bob’s Candies started out as McCormack’s Famous Candy Company in 1919, founded by Bob McCormack. The company saw success selling coconut, peanut sticks, hard candy, and taffy candies, and the boxes came emblazoned with “BOBS” on the front, and the iconic slogan, “I am Pure and Sweet.” There may have been sugar shortages during WWI, but Bob saw no shortage of candy success!

McCormack’s Famous Candy Company was growing faster than ever, and Bob Mills stepped in to help with administration. Together, Bob McCormack and Mills bought out the other investors, and in 1924, renamed the company Bobs Candy Company – creators of the Bobs Candy Canes we know and love today!

The Great Depression brought an end to many companies, but the strength and perseverance of “the Bobs” helped the company stay in business, and eventually expanded to salted peanuts, peanut candies, peanut brittle, and more. Then, in February of 1940, a tornado tragically leveled Bobs Candy Company.

With no tornado insurance, Bobs started from scratch, and within a short six months, Bobs was back up and running. With WWII candy rations taking hold, the company began vacuum-packing its candy to help it stay on the shelves longer – just like the Bobs Candy Canes we enjoy today.

The candy innovators also introduced attractive in-store supermarket advertising to entice customers to buy, and business picked up more and more. Finally, towards the end of the 1950s, the company was creating half a million Bobs Candy Canes every day, with $3.3 million in annual sales. Today, Ferrara Candy Company owns Bobs Candy Company, but the spirit of its strong founders continues to live on and Bobs Candy Canes continue to be a cherished holiday tradition.

Now that you know the story behind one of the most famous candy cane brands in history, it’s time to pick up a box along with all of your other Christmas candy favorites!