Ran across this today…

Buyers at the All-Candy Expo got scanners this year, and scanned the products they were interested. This also let everyone else track interest.

The top five included a gourmet chocolate-covered pretzel, organic hard candy, Tootsie Pop Drops (and Jr. mint minis, which they lump in), some kind of “lollystraw” and silly-fun-party candies for kids.

7,000 vendors…. and this is what they pick. Sigh.

It’s all here:
http://www.amonline.com/web/online/VendingMarketWatch-News/New-Confectionary-Products-Reflect-Consumer-Trends-At-All-Candy-Expo/1$22074