Category Archives: Wonka

Oddball Flavor Spinoffs Uncovered! Orange Milk Duds and Sweet & Spicy Fun Dip!! [April 1st Warning.]

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Jason Liebig

I’ve often stated that one of my favorite things to uncover and learn about are the little-known extensions and flavor spinoffs from the well-known candy brands we love.  Today, I get to reveal a pair of them that you almost … Continue reading →

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My Year in Collecting: 2013!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Though it arrives a few weeks later than I’d planned this year, I still wanted to squeeze in my annual “Year in Collecting” post.  This year-in-review is something I started doing back in 2009 over on Flickr while continuing the … Continue reading →

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Meet Mark Sweet: The Real-Life Willy Wonka!

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Today marks CollectingCandy.com’s second anniversary (launched on February 6th, 2012 with our Retrospective of Big League Chew) – and it’s also our 450th post!  With so much to celebrate, we wanted to bring you a great feature as well as … Continue reading →

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Breaker Confections’ Great Goliath and his Giant Jawbreaker!

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Today’s post is an especially fun one as I get to premiere the only known images and information for a candy product that would otherwise be forgotten to time.  Not only is it something you’ve never seen before, but it … Continue reading →

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Willy Wonka’s Xploders — From Around the Globe!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Back in 1998, Nestle UK introduced the Wonka Xploder bar to the world – at least the United Kingdom part of it.  A chocolate bar infused with carbonated popping candy (ala Pop Rocks) – it seemed like a perfect kind … Continue reading →

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7-Eleven’s Name Brand 7-Select Candy!

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Store brands or “private label” candy offerings are typically generic treats like jelly beans and gummy bears but sometimes they’re repackaged name brand candies.  7-Select, the private label brand from 7-Eleven recently offered up a few name brands within their … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Uncovering Wonka’s 1991 Christmas Boxes!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Jason Liebig

I’ve often pointed out that where candy packaging is concerned sometimes tracking down a specific piece can be much like archaeology. Oftentimes you start without any hard evidence that a piece existed at all. Sometimes that first evidence is a … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Gingerbread for 2013!

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Today we’re kicking off our 2013 Twelve Days of Christmas series with a look at some new gingerbread-flavored candy. Today’s post will showcase the great new limited edition releases of 2013 that all bring gingerbread flavoring into the mix.  Including … Continue reading →

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Australia’s Awesome New Wonka Bars for 2013!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Wonka is one of my favorite brands so I take notice even when they release something really neat on the other side of the planet.  Such was the case when the Australia-New Zealand arm of Nestle released a quartet of … Continue reading →

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Willy Wonka’s Halloween Bag Line Brochure from 1984!

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Jason Liebig

Willy Wonka is a huge brand name in the candy business today but it might be the 1980’s when the brand experienced its first golden age of success with new introductions like Nerds.  The 80’s are also when non-Wonka products … Continue reading →

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