As a candy packaging collector, it’s always fun when a standard brand undergoes a packaging redesign. The evolution of packaging design is one of the aspects of collecting that I find the most fascinating. So it was with a great amount of collector-enthusiasm that I greeted the new Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin designs on shelves this year.
For the past several years, Reese’s Pumpkins have been sold in a cool purple package with bats and a Halloween moon as the backdrop.
Hershey’s – Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin – candy wrapper – October 2010
I’d become pretty accustomed to seeing that design each Halloween, and I’d often save a few in the fridge to devour over the winter. Because of that, I knew them well. So, when I spotted this year’s version, I immediately recognized it as something different.
Hershey’s – Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin – candy wrapper – October 2012
While the central composition of the logo and pumpkin outline remains similar to the outgoing design, the rest of the wrapper has been more mainstreamed. By mainstreamed, I mean that now the package looks much more like a standard Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup wrapper in color and composition. While I’ll miss the outgoing look, I understand the value in having the Reese’s Pumpkin immediately recognized as a Reese’s product.
So, a package design has changed, and now the outgoing version becomes a vintage piece; one connected to a certain span of years.
And that’s everything I’ve got to share on Reese’s new Peanut Butter Pumpkin package designs.
One last image to share – just something I had leftover from last year. It’s the groovy multi-bag for Halloween Reese’s Miniatures:
Reese’s Miniatures – Halloween – 11oz multi-bag candy package – October 2011
And that’s really it for today. See you next time!
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Are the Halloween Reese’s in these cool packages pumpkin-shaped? I imagine so, otherwise no need to call so much attention to it on the package? I’ve just never tried the Halloween version. If it is pumpkin-shaped, that would be awesome!