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Nestle’s Calypso Bar!
Though I don’t remember the Nestle Calypso bar, I’ve had a 1960’s wrapper in my collection for a few years and it’s pretty neat. Recently I acquired a previously-unknown 1970’s Calypso bar wrapper with a completely different design and thought … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Nestle
Tagged 1960's candy, 1970's candy, 60's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, coconut, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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That Time Nestle Gave The Finger to Butterfinger!
Though the title of today’s post might sound like some negative thing, it’s not. Because today’s post is all about when Nestle promoted the Butterfinger brand with a slightly edgy, humorous take on itself. It’s also how they renamed Butterfinger … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Nestle, Peanut Butter
Tagged April 1st, April Fool's Day, Butterfinger, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, humor, Nestle, packaging, parody, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, wrapper
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The Mystery of Willy Wonka’s Halloween Ghostopper and More!
Every once in a while I come across something that blows my candy historian-and-collector mind. Such was the case with a trio of digital files that recently landed in my inbox; files that reveal unused designs for a series of … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka candy, wrapper
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Nestlé Canada’s 2012 Halloween Lineup!
For Halloween 2012, Nestlé Canada has whipped up cool repackaged versions of four of their biggest brands. Today I’ll be taking a look at these spooky offerings from up north.
Posted in Canadian, Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Nestle
Tagged Canada, Canadian candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween candy, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Happy 46th Birthday, Star Trek! Featuring 1975’s Star Trek The Animated Series Bars!
Today marks the 46th Anniversary of the original television broadcast of Gene Roddenberry’s creation, Star Trek. In honor on that entertainment milestone, I’ll be sharing a set of UK Nestle wrappers from 1975, and based on Star Trek the Animated … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, Star Trek, sweets, UK Chocolate, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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The Original 1937 Rolo!
Just over two months ago, I wrote about the history of Rolo. At the time, the earliest wrapper I had to show you was from 1952, but today I get to reveal what the very first Rolo wrapper from 1937 … Continue reading
Posted in British, Chocolate
Tagged British, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate wrapper, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Mackintosh, Nestle, packaging, pre-war chocolate wrapper, Rolo, Rowntree, sweets, UK, United Kingom, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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The $100,000 Bar – A 100 Grand History.
[Note: For an updated look back at Nestle’s 100 Grand history, check out “50 Years of Nestle’s 100 Grand Bar History!”] According to my research, Nestle filed the trademark for the $100,000 bar way back in 1964, though some accounts … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Nestle, Uncategorized
Tagged 1960's candy, 1970's candy, 1970's candy wrappers, 1980's candy, 1980's candy wrappers, 60's candy, 70's candy, 70's candy wrappers, 80's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Whoops! I Missed a few Rolos!
Only a few days ago I posted an extensive Rolo Roundup, and somehow while bringing together dozens of foreign and domestic wrappers spread across seven decades, I missed a few. Trying to keep so many wrappers in so many spots … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, British, Chocolate
Tagged candy, Nestle, Rolo, South Africa, sweets, UK
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The Brief American Release of Nestle’s Aero Bar – Revealed!
The Aero bar is a well-known treat in the UK as well as in Canada, but here in the United States, it remains relatively unknown. But that almost wasn’t the case, back in the late 1980’s. [Edit: The US release … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Hershey, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Aero, candy, candy collecting, candy collector, collecting, confection, confectionery, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage
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Our Big Rolo Roundup! 75 Years of Rolo!
Today is unofficially my 100th article for CollectingCandy.com, so I wanted to make it a big one. [Note: This is actually post 105, but several of those were directing readers to other things, so this would be my 100th … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, British, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, anniversary, candy, candy collecting, candy collector, caramel, chocolate, collectibles, collecting candy, collection, collector, confectionery, history, Mackintosh, Nestle, packaging, retro, Rolo, Rowntree, sweets, UK, vintage
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