Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Candy Tease: Sweets & Snacks Part 1The Sweets & Snacks Expo started today in Chicago, with 650 exhibitors profiling thousands of candy products. Here are a few highlight of the new products announced. Name: Tic Tac® Mixers Notes: It’s a fascinating idea, though not original. Layering flavors so that the product experience changes over time. The two flavors (Cherry + Cola and Peach + Lemonade) aren’t quite up my alley, but I’m curious how vivid the flavor definition is. Name: Russell Stover Freeze-it Big Bites Notes: I like the idea of a mint chocolate chip ice cream candy treat, though I find it hard to believe that it will taste better frozen than actual ice cream. Name: Caramel Creams® Pop Notes: I’m a huge fan of Goetze’s Caramel Creams and really enjoy eating the parts separately. But the proportions on this, based on the image, look completely odd. But I’m willing to give it a try.
Notes: This sounds dreadful. The only thing that sounds good is the salt. I don’t even understand the obsession with birthday cake, let alone making it into a candy that covers a snack.
Notes: Lindt does great chocolate, but this foray into panned candies and the morselization trend is a little odd. For Christmas they do make some panned nuts, but I don’t recall anything along these lines before. The descriptions for the individual products are a little vague. All images courtesy of their respective makers. Related Candies
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These birthday cake flipz were released on my birthday.
I would totally try the cherry and cola TicTacs. Hope they show up here in San Francisco. Checked the neighborhood Walgreens earlier—no luck.
I also like Caramel Creams, but a big part of the appeal for me is the texture. From that picture and description it seems like a brand extension that doesn’t really work for me.
WHEN AND WHERE?! YUMMY!!!!
Russell Stover Freeze-it seems to be a odd idea. I could take any of the Russell Stover and freeze it.
Hi Cybele! It’s funny, I don’t take many samples at the show but almost all the ones I picked up this year were of the “dual flavor” variety. I guess it’s a trend that grabbed my attention.
Starting with the TicTac Mixers. The outside flavor is the smooth panned layer while the inside flavor is crumbly and acidic. The peach was strong but the lemon inside tasted bitter and did not create a nice combo. The cherry seemed weak with a strong cola finish. I liked the cola better by itself. Again, the flavors didn’t really meld and I can’t say I enjoyed either one.
Did you see the Flaver Artisan Crafted Candies? Another compressed candy, going for modern flavor combos and made with natural colors/flavors. I have a sample here of Cherry/Caraway. Clean cherry flavor but no caraway detectable, which may be a good thing.
I got some Trident Layers Swedish Fish Berry + Lemon gum for the plane ride home. Just awful! It’s possible I’m too sensitive to artificial flavors, but this one tasted like perfume and makes me feel dizzy.
They were also giving out HotTamales TropicalHeat samples, which I assume is a new flavor. Pretty yucky tasting! The lime was maybe ok, but the mango, ugh. I don’t think any pineapple was included.
My two cents.
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