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Category Archives: 1990’s
Twenty-Three Years of Starbucks Chocolate and Candy and M&M’s — Oh My!
Starbucks Coffee has a long history of offering their own branded confections – in fact it goes back much farther than I expected. Today, I’ve got an array of Starbucks confectionery product packaging spanning twenty-three years that I’m excited to … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, M&M's
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Coffee, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging design, Seattle, Starbucks, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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My Year in Collecting: 2015!
As I have for the past six years, today I will be taking a look back at the past twelve months of my hobby life, bringing together some of my favorite additions to the CollectingCandy.com archives. So make the jump … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Hershey, M&M's, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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A History of Willy Wonka’s Valentine’s Gobstopper Heartbreakers!
With Valentine’s Day arriving tomorrow, I thought it was the perfect time to dig into the history of a seasonal spin-off that has become a holiday classic: Willy Wonka’s (Gobstopper) Heartbreakers! Make the jump to check it out.
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Hard Candy, Holiday, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, packaging, packaging design, seasonal, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrappers, Wonka, wrapper
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New Moon Pie Bites! Plus Some History on the Full Cookie Dough Bites Lineup!
The folks who produce Cookie Dough Bites are rolling out their latest creation across the country; a “Bites” version of the classic treat, Moon Pies! Today I’m going to be covering those as well as the entire Cookie Dough Bites … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Boxed, Chocolate, Christmas, cookies
Tagged bite-sized, bites, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, cookie, cookie dough, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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400 Halloween Candy Images in Four Minutes!
As part of the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for Zombie Mouth Bubblegum, today I created a video incorporating over 400 Halloween candy images from the CollectingCandy.com archives that display in a seizure-inducing, Technicolor rapid-fire period of four minutes. Make the jump … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Bubble Gum, Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Fleer, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday, M&M's, Mars, Necco, Nestle, Novelty, Peanut Butter, Sour Candy, TheCandyGeek, Topps, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Kickstarter, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Halloween Candy Then-and-Now: Sweetarts Skulls n’ Bones!
Sweetarts have been a Halloween staple since the 1960’s and at least as early as the 1990’s the brand has delivered a special seasonal Skulls & Bones edition. Make the jump to see how they looked then and how they … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1990's, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, packaging, packaging design, Sweetarts, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, vintage Sweetarts, wrapper
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Avengers Candy Assemble (again)!
This weekend Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is hitting theaters in the United States, so I thought it was the perfect time to revisit some Avengers-related candy pieces from my collection. Make the jump to check them out!
Posted in 1970's, 1990's, Canadian, Chocolate, Hershey
Tagged Avengers Age of Ultron, Avengers movie, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, licensing, Marvel, movie, packaging, packaging design, superheroes, sweets, The Avengers, tie-in, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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The Return (and History) of Reese’s Crunchy!!
This year the Hershey company has given the confectionery world a tasty flashback with their latest revival of Reese’s Crunchy! It’s exciting news and prompted me to look back over the history of Crunchy’s various revivals as well as its … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Hershey, Peanut Butter
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging design, peanut butter, peanut butter and chocolate, Reese, Reese's, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Sweetarts Easter Candy and More From the 1990’s!
Happy Easter, everyone! To mark today’s holiday, I’ve opened my archives and dug back to the 1990’s for a wonderful set of Sweetarts Easter promotional sales materials. These feature a surprisingly diverse and delightful array of Easter product under the Sweetarts … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Boxed, Easter, Gummies, Holiday, Nestle, Sour Candy, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging design, Sweet Tarts, Sweetarts, sweets, Sweettarts, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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The (Nearly) Definitive History of Nestle’s Choco’Lite! — Plus: CollectingCandy.com’s Third Anniversary!
Today is special to me as it marks the Third Anniversary of CollectingCandy.com – first launched on February 6th, 2012. And while I wasn’t able to program a week-long anniversary celebration as I did last year, I have endeavored to … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, British, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged aerated chocolate, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate with bubbles, Chocolite, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, discontinued, Nestle, Nestle's, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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