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Everything You Need to Know About Mike and Ike Candy Mike and Ike are the two names behind their shared candy project that’s become a familiar and much-loved face in candy stores and along candy aisles. They’ve made candy history, split up, reconciled, and are still going strong today while churning out a steady stream of new products and flavors to their eagerly awaiting fans. But really … What is Mike and Ike? Mike and Ike candy is a brand of fruit-flavored candies that were first introduced in 1940 by the company Just Born, Inc., Pennsylvania, USA. Whether or not Mike...

Starburst: Everyone’s Fast-selling Favorite Starburst are box-shaped, fruit-flavored, individually-wrapped (sometimes) soft taffy candy manufactured by The Wrigley Company, a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated. They’re famous for their fruity flavor and have branched out into various candy markets with exciting new flavors and textures over the years, all without losing any popularity. We're going to unwrap what makes these much-loved candies so great and get to the bottom of the "unexplainable juiciness." Starburst: The Origin Story Starburst candies as we know and love them today, actually started out as Opal Fruits in 1959. Produced in the UK, the four original flavors...

Retro and Nostalgic Candy Canada Think back to your childhood.  Do you remember heading to the corner store on a Saturday morning with a grocery bag of pop bottles to cash in for candy?  What were your favorites? Maybe you remember relishing Fun dip at the lake with all of your cousins, or you used to have contests with your friends to see who could keep a Gobstopper in their mouth the longest. Imagine being able to help people relive those experiences, or better yet share them with a younger generation that they love.  Not only that retro candy makes...

Kervan is Turkey’s number one producer and exporter of Gummies, Licorice, and Marshmallow candy. Famous for their Bebeto and Yumy Yumy brands, Kervan also produces pretty much any candy flavor, type, and texture you can imagine! Providing almost 200 types of candy worldwide, Kervan have become a pillar of the confectionary industry, and quite the familiar name, as well. A short History of Kervan Kervan came to be in 1995 but didn’t get their first production line until 1998, meaning they spent three years up close and personal with their formulas and products, learning what does and what doesn’t work,...

Sour Punch Candy has been a staple on North American candy shelves for upward of three decades. Peering out from the shelves are the familiar, cheeky, sourly twisted faces that buzz about every Sour Punch packet. Behind their guard is hidden a world of chewy, sweet, sour-coated goodness that’s kept sweet tooth cravings at bay since 1990. Leaders in the Sour Confection Category American Licorice Co. knew they stood to hit it big by throwing their hat into the trendy sour, fruit-flavored straws ring. Since 1914, the candy manufacturer had been turning out American candy favorites, even claiming ownership of Red...