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All About Retro Bubble Gum

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All About Retro Bubble Gum

Retro bubble gum Chewing gum, as we know and love it today, was first invented in the early 20th century. What began as a relatively strong, lightly flavored texture has since become the firm, bubble-blowing, flavor-packed delicious treat that keeps us coming back for more. But how did bubble gum get to where it is today, what makes it so special, and what are some of the best retro bubble gum brands still on the market? We answer all below! A Brief History of Bubble Gum Bubble gum may be a 20th-century invention, but chewing gum has existed for thousands...

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The Viral Candy That’s Putting Tastebuds to the Test: Toxic Waste

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The Viral Candy That’s Putting Tastebuds to the Test: Toxic Waste

Any brand willing to align their products with nuclear waste must be crazy. Right? Wrong!  Toxic Waste just knows exactly what their face-shrinking, mouth-puckering, saliva-inducing, eye-bulging products are all about – intensity.  The Most Sour Candy on Earth? According to Delishably’s ranking of “most sour sweet on earth,” Toxic Waste is the world’s heavyweight champion of sourness – nothing to be bitter about! Following the nuclear landscape trend, Toxic waste candy is packed in novelty drum containers, each holding 16 pieces of sour candy which come in five different flavors: Apple black cherry watermelon Lemon Blue Raspberry All packed within their...

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Maximize Profits by Expanding Your Candy Department

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Corner and convenience stores are the perfect retail environments to be well stocked with all types of candy. Since there are a lot of convenience stores located in residential areas, it can be tricky to set your business apart from the others vying for consumer attention.  The secret to standing out in the market is creating a niche.  Candy is an excellent niche to adopt.

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3 Ways To Use Retro Candy

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3 Ways To Use Retro Candy
The retro candy gift basket is perfect! Pick out a nice basket from your local craft store and fill it with all the treats you enjoyed together as a kid. Those Nerds you ate outside the corner shop, Gobstoppers you'd fill your cheeks with on the playground, and tootsies rolls you could not stop eating in college. A million memories will come flooding back as they unwrap a beautifully curated retro candy basket.

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