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willing to
experiment with unusual
favors—those that are not
traditionally associated
with candy, like jalapeño or
cola. They also like crossover
favors, like seeing a bubble
gum or cotton candy in items
that those favors were not
originally meant for."
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—Robin Helfand,
sweets & snacks: booth #1290
Robin's Candy
new york
fancy food: booth #4208
Salty Twists. Salt—already ubiquitous in
the caramel category—is being sprinkled
elsewhere in confections, most notably licorice. "Salty licorice flavors are our best
sellers," says Helfand, whose store offers
more than 75 licorice varieties. "Products
like Double Zout are unusual and power-
ful, and customers are drawn to the salty,
smooth flavor." And licorice spans all age
demographics, she adds. "I contribute strong
sales to the well-traveled customer base, who
have been to places where licorice is more of
a common treat."
That licorice love is not an isolated
incident. For customers at The Candy Store
in San Francisco, "salty licorice has become
a store addiction," says Campbell.
Elizabeth Erlandson, owner and
partner at Licorice International, Lincoln,
Nebr., says salted licorice has seen a big
push in sales recently. "There has been a
substantial and noticeable increase in customers placing orders for salty licorice," she
says. The e-tailer specializes in licorice from
around the world and carries more than
20 varieties of salted licorice hailing from
Finland, Germany and The Netherlands.
Peculiar Profiles. Flavors that lend themselves to some skepticism, as well as those
that cross over into other candy categories,
are keeping customers' interest. "People are
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS
Here are more manufacturers of hard, chewy or gummy candies. To learn more,
search the Product Finder on specialtyfood.com.
• Dillon Candy Company brittles; dilloncandy.com
• Hillside Candy GoLightly sugar-free candy, GoNaturally organic candy and
Hillside Sweets hard candies; hillsidecandy.com
• Koppers Chocolate chewy and hard candies; kopperschocolate.com
• Lammes Candies taffies; lammes.com
• Linda's Lollies lollipops; lindaslollies.com
• Marich jelly beans and licorice; marich.com
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• Melville Candy Company lollipops;
NET WT 2.25oz (64g)
melvillecandycompany.com
• Red Rocker Candy brittles; redrockercandy.com
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(642.25o 4g
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• Savannah Candy Kitchen licorice, jawbreakers,
Swedish fish; savannahcandy.com
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• Sconza Candy Company gummy bears, sour
de in the usa •
worms and jawbreakers; sconzacandy.com
• SweetWorks pressed candies and gum;
sweetworks.net
5735 n. washington st. denver, co 80216
1-888-candy-99 • hammondscandies.com
• Taffy Town taffy; taffytown.com
• Webb Candy Whistle candy; webbcandy.com
Summer Fancy Food Show Booth 4208
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Koppers' dark chocolate licorice