There are GREAT American Chocolate Bars and then there is THE Great American Chocolate Bar. Ironically, most of these candy bars are made by the same manufacturer!
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Did you know that April 5th is National Caramel Day?
Although its origins are unknown, they date back to ancient civilizations. Now, caramel is a timeless staple of the sweets industry.
Caramel is made by melting white sugar to a rich, decadent consistency, and depending on that consistency, the production process changes.
Caramel comes in many forms, from sauce to hard and soft caramels and even caramel filling, each with its own unique charm and flavor.
First, we have the classic caramels, including Werther’s and our classic Vanilla Caramel Squares. Vanilla caramel creams are also very popular caramel candy, just like Cow Tales are.
If you want to celebrate something other than the classic way, you can always go with a caramel lollipop!
Currently, we have the caramel Tootsie Pops, which add the flavor of decadent caramel to a classic Tootsie Pop.
However, if you’re looking for a pop that offers a cut to the rich caramel, look at Tootsie Pops Caramel Apple lollipops, which are typically a fall treat but taste good year-round.
The most popular types of caramel candies are all the different candy bars filled primarily with caramel.
One of the most decadent is the Cadbury Caramello bar, made of milk chocolate and smooth, sweet caramel. However, the most popular bars are Twix and Snickers, some of the most iconic candy bars ever.
So, on this National Caramel Day, we wish you a day filled with the joy of caramel sweets.
We’re curious: how do you like to enjoy caramel? Is it in a bar, by itself, or some other way?
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Cadbury Eggs have been an Easter classic for as long as we have been selling Easter Candy, and that’s been a very long time!
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With its old-school look and feel, Claeys is a candy that looks great and tastes better!
Almost 100 years after the real California Gold Rush, The Hoffman Candy Company created another kind of gold rush but this time, an extra sweet one.
The Cup-O-Gold candy bar came out in the 1950s from the Hoffman Candy Company, which invented all kinds of chocolate delicacies in the 1930s.
While the Hoffman Candy Company doesn’t produce Cup-O-Golds anymore, there are still efforts today to preserve their old building as a historical and cultural monument.
The Hoffman Candy Company was one of the earliest family-operated candy companies in Los Angeles, making history both within the city and the candy world. The Cup-O-Gold candy bar was part of why the Hoffman Candy Company thrived.
The Cup-O-Gold candy bar is a chocolate cup with a creamy marshmallow center. The chocolate, however, isn’t plain. Instead, it contains almonds and coconut. Like a Mallo Cup, the marshmallow center is sweet and cuts into its rich chocolate flavor. But, unlike a Mallo Cup, a Cup-O-Gold has a nutty twist that adds great flavor.
From Los Angeles, the biggest city on the West Coast, this candy became one of the top three candy bars sold in California from the 1950s to the 1970s. This candy was primarily sold in California and on the West Coast because it was beloved in the region.
Cup-O-Golds were sold until 1989 when the Hoffman Candy Company shut down and sold off the candies they owned.
However, Adams & Brooks, a company that traces its roots back to 1932, purchased the rights to this delicious candy bar and are selling Cup-O-Golds and other retro-inspired candies they own, such as Big Cherries, Whirly Pops, P-Nuttles, and more.
Cup-O-Gold is back on the market and we are proud to once again offer it on CandyFavorites. While it may be a West Coast delight, it will surely satisfy taste buds from every region.
Chances are, if you are reading this, you most likely inquired about a product that was discontinued and is no longer available for purchase despite our greatest wishes.
The disappointment someone feels when they find out their favorite candy is discontinued – sadly, something all too common these days – can be unmatched.
After all, when companies discontinue their products, we can lose parts of our childhood, our favorite foods, and our memories.
While it can seem nonsensical that your favorite candy is discontinued, there are many reasons a company either decides to or has to discontinue an item that, in some cases, has been around for many decades!
A product not being popular is one of the main reasons for it being discontinued.
This has happened for many candies such as Almond M&M’s and, ironically, Brach’s Ice Blue Mints, which were one of our most sought-after candies!
Popularity is measured in many ways and just because your favorite candy no longer exists, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t popular, it just may have not been a big enough seller for the manufacturer to justify continuing its production! A good example was Brach’s Villa Cherries which were our best-selling holiday item but didn’t sell enough in national chains. So much for the little guy…..
However, there are many more reasons than a product just not being popular to cause companies to discontinue them. Another reason could be that the candy company went out of business.
This happened to Clark Bars when New England Candy Company (NECCO) went out of business because the value of the real estate where their plant was located exceeded the value of the iconic brands they manufactured. So much for nostalgia…
While candies get discontinued frequently, they also get reintroduced and reinvented – for example, Clark Bars. The formula may have changed – the center is now slightly harder than the original – but the brand’s legacy lives on, and so does our childhood memories.
The same happened for Snickers Peanut Butter which is sold as Snickers Peanut Butter Squared: same great taste but different packaging for a new generation of candy lovers.
Since we started up business in 1927, we have seen many candies come and go, and the past few post-Covid years have seen the most significant decline of brands in our 97-year history.
Our website features a Discontinued Candy section where you can search for answers about some of your favorite ones. Sometimes we are just as confused as you about why we can’t find your favorite candies anymore, but when we can, we love to give you answers.
Even though we may never be able to enjoy some of our favorite childhood candies, we still have sweet memories to have forever.
Share YOUR memories below about your favorite discontinued candies and connect with other candy lovers and maybe even candy manufacturers who read our blog!
For over 96 years, been dedicated to delivering high-quality candy to our customers, and throwback candies are no exception. We believe that “the future of candy is rooted in the past,”
With this, we strive to provide the best retro candies on the market and pay tribute to their history.
To help in this venture to find some sweet nostalgia or learn more, we recently added our Illustrated History of Candy to our Candy University.
With these graphics, you can learn some speedy history while getting to know your favorite sweet treats better. Of course, the more you know about your favorite candies, the sweeter they taste!
We also have a section on our website where you can shop for candies based on the decade when they were invented. Candyfavorites.com was the first to offer this, and it has become a valuable resource to retro candy lovers.
Here is a timeline of Hannah’s favorite candies by the decade.
Some companies like to get caught up looking for new candies. While we always look for fabulous unique sweets and the latest trends, our main focus is offering candies that candy lovers have enjoyed for decades.
After all, there is nothing like biting into a piece of candy you loved as a child and having good memories flood back to you, or when you, on Christmas each year, get the same candy you have been getting since you were a child which your parents enjoyed and maybe their parents did too.
Candy is about connections. Check out our Illustrated History Section and Shop Candy by Decades to gain a connection both to candy and to history.
Within 96 years in our rearview mirror, at CandyFavorites.com, we believe that “the future of candy is rooted in the past,”
With this belief, we like to make old-school candy accessible to our customers. Nowadays, it can be hard to find your old favorite candies; that is a problem we are trying to solve!
Nips, a classic old-school candy, are back in stock, and we couldn’t be happier to bring them back to our customers. We suspect dentists are thrilled too.
We are currently offering Butter Rum, Caramel, and Coffee flavors. This classic candy has been around since the 60s, 1961 to be exact, and was invented by Barney Pearson.
Pearson started a company with candies that he made all by hand; as with many family businesses, Barney’s sons, Ed, and Daniel Pearson, also worked at the Pearson Candy Company and decided to add new candies to the company’s lineup, one of those new candies being Nips Hard Candy.
With the help of food chemist Claude Barnett, Daniel Pearson worked on the creation of Nips. They were invented based on the idea of the break that treats can provide you in the middle of the work day, similar to Kit Kat’s slogan “Have a Break. Have a Kit Kat.”
During the middle of the day, people often take a coffee break, but some people only sometimes have time to sit down and drink a cup of Coffee.
Nips, specifically the coffee-flavored ones, provide a little break to people’s days even when they can’t find time, and it is no irony that Coffee was the first flavor and remains our most requested!
The Pearson Candy Company initially didn’t do any tests on the candies, so they were all made in small batches. Finally, however, they were popular enough to justify their production costs.
Nips have gone over many transfers in ownership. For example, in 1968, the Pearson Candy Company was sold to the W.R. Grace Company, then to Nabisco in 1982. Nestle then bought Nips in 1989. Don’t worry, we know this is a lot to absorb, and there won’t be a quiz.
The brand is now owned by the Ferrara Candy Company, which owns Brach’s, the company that now produces Nips.
Being the oldest Brach’s candy distributor in the nation, we have always had a soft spot for this brand, and we’re thrilled to Brachs adding –as opposed to subtracting – something to their lineup!
Just like us, The Ferrara Candy Company values classic candies, so they are well known for producing candies that no longer exist, and we are committed to making these accessible to candy lovers, young and old.
Nips Hard Candy is a classic that has been providing customers with a sweet little break in their days since the 60s.
So if you need a delicious break or want to try a classic candy, Nips are for you.