Skittles drops additive as popular rainbow candy makes major ingredient change

Skittles drops additive as popular rainbow candy makes major ingredient change

A candy company has removed an ingredient from its popular and colorful rainbow candies. Skittles, owned by Mars Wrigley, will no longer be made with titanium dioxide. A spokesperson for Mars Wrigley, which is based in New Jersey, confirmed to Fox News Digital this week that the company has removed titanium dioxide from its Skittles portfolio … Read more

Trump tariffs sour opening of NYC candy store by Zabar scion: ‘I’m eating the cost’

Trump tariffs sour opening of NYC candy store by Zabar scion: ‘I’m eating the cost’

The chaos caused by President Trump’s tariffs have been a bitter pill to swallow for those planning to open a restaurant in the Big Apple – including a sweets shop from the scion of the famed Zabar family. For now the candy prices are stable and comparable to other hotspots as foodie entrepreneurs appear to … Read more

McDonald’s customers raving over Cotton Candy Sprite on secret menu — here’s the hack to order one

McDonald’s customers raving over Cotton Candy Sprite on secret menu — here’s the hack to order one

What if your crisp, fountain Sprite tasted like a sweet treat? TikTokkers have discovered a hack to get a secret menu item at McDonald’s: Cotton Candy Sprite. TikTokkers have discovered Cotton Candy Sprite at McDonald’s. radub85 – stock.adobe.com The trick to getting the carnival-like twist on a regular soda is to order a Sprite and … Read more

7 hacks to save your skin after an Easter candy binge without giving up chocolate — including a 2-ingredient acne fix

7 hacks to save your skin after an Easter candy binge without giving up chocolate — including a 2-ingredient acne fix

If you went a little too hard on the chocolate bunnies and marshmallow Peeps this past weekend — you’re not alone. New research by the face yoga app Luvly shows one in three people suffer from a facial cocoa crisis after overindulging on Easter. One in three people have skin issues after overindulging on Easter. Getty Images/iStockphoto But, … Read more

Helicopter drops 15,000 marshmallows on Detroit in sweet event for kids: ‘We got really excited’

Helicopter drops 15,000 marshmallows on Detroit in sweet event for kids: ‘We got really excited’

 It’s spring in Detroit — warm weather, a few clouds, and a 100% chance of marshmallow downpours. The source? A helicopter zooming above the green lawn of Worden Park on Friday, unloading sack-fulls of fluffy treats for hundreds of kids waiting eagerly below, some clutching colorful baskets or wearing rabbit ears. The children cheered and … Read more

Ghirardelli will serve a Dubai Chocolate Sundae in NYC — but only for one day

Ghirardelli will serve a Dubai Chocolate Sundae in NYC — but only for one day

It’s not sundae — it’s one day. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is set to serve a deliciously decadent Dubai Chocolate Sundae for one day only. What’s the inside scoop? Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is set to serve a deliciously decadent Dubai Chocolate Sundae for one day only. Ghirardelli The shop at the Empire State Building will begin … Read more

New chocolate bar with no sugar and 10g of protein has shocking number of calories: ‘Candy that makes sense’

New chocolate bar with no sugar and 10g of protein has shocking number of calories: ‘Candy that makes sense’

Hormbles Chormbles may sound like gibberish, but this new kind of candy bar actually “makes sense.” The brand’s slogan, “Make Candy Make Sense,” suggests a guilt-free alternative to a world full of sugar. Each bar of chocolate contains 10g of protein, 0g sugar, and just 100 calories. Hormbles Chormbles is a guilt-free alternative in a … Read more

Passenger’s ‘premium peasant’ hack gets free upgrades on flights: ‘I got a row to myself, Champagne’

Passenger’s ‘premium peasant’ hack gets free upgrades on flights: ‘I got a row to myself, Champagne’

Now this is truly a sweet ride.  Cheapo travelers and globetrotters on a budget can cruise the clouds in swank style — and all for the low, low cost of a KitKat bar, so swears this frugal frequent flyer.  “This is exactly how you get a free upgrade on a flight,” said Henry Ward, a confidence coach … Read more

Sweet treat-loving man granted dying wish to be buried in a Snickers-inspired coffin: ‘Nuts’

Sweet treat-loving man granted dying wish to be buried in a Snickers-inspired coffin: ‘Nuts’

He Snickered in the face of death. A candy-loving British man who joked about wanting a Snickers-themed coffin got his dying wish — he was buried in a box modeled after the iconic sweet treat. Paul Broome, who worked as a Care Assistant at a home for adults with learning disabilities, would often allude to the … Read more

Vin Diesel gives The Rock playful shout-out at Golden Globes 2025 years after ‘candy ass’ feud: ‘Hey, Dwayne’

Vin Diesel gives The Rock playful shout-out at Golden Globes 2025 years after ‘candy ass’ feud: ‘Hey, Dwayne’

Vin Diesel and The Rock have buried the hatchet. The “Fast & Furious” actors — who first sparked feud rumors in 2016 — acknowledged each other’s existence at the Golden Globes 2025, hosted by Nikki Glaser at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday. When Diesel, 57, hit the stage to present an award, he … Read more

Swedish candy faces bizarre global shortage — and influencers may be to blame

Swedish candy faces bizarre global shortage — and influencers may be to blame

This went from sweet to sour. A Swedish candy craze that took over TikTok and local confectionaries has resulted in a shortage of the Swede sweets around the globe. As a result, New Yorkers flocked to candy stores late at night, opting for a sweet treat instead of going out to bars on the weekends, … Read more

This is how much chocolate you’d have to eat for it to kill you

This is how much chocolate you’d have to eat for it to kill you

‘Tis the season for chocolate lovers to go nuts. Americans collectively shelled out nearly $7 billion for holiday confections in 2023, with sales expected to grow slightly this year. Unfortunately, overindulging in chocolate can lead to weight gain, tooth decay and an increased risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. But could … Read more

This oddball food combo is taking TikTok by storm

This oddball food combo is taking TikTok by storm

Call them gummy polar bears. As if there weren’t enough incongruous-seeming food combos circulating TikTok: Social media gourmands are marinating gummy bears in Sprite and then freezing them to create a texturally anomalous treat. This phenomenon was started as an ASMR trend by @emiriASMR, who illustrated the auditory appeal of crunching down on the frozen … Read more

FDA may outlaw food dyes ‘within weeks’: Bombshell move would affect candy, soda and cakes, revolutionize American diets

FDA may outlaw food dyes ‘within weeks’: Bombshell move would affect candy, soda and cakes, revolutionize American diets

The Food and Drug Administration will decide on a ban of certain food dyes after receiving a petition to review their safety. Source link #FDA #outlaw #food #dyes #weeks #Bombshell #move #affect #candy #soda #cakes #revolutionize #American #diets

Eating this sugary treat can lower your risk of diabetes — but the wrong kind will make you fat

Eating this sugary treat can lower your risk of diabetes — but the wrong kind will make you fat

Here’s some sweet news just in time for the holiday candy season. Research published this week in The BMJ suggests that consuming chocolate can lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. But before you go cocoa-nuts — the study also had some caveats, showing that the wrong chocoholic choice can can lead to excessive … Read more

Lindt makes bombshell admission about its ‘expertly crafted’ chocolate amid lawsuit

Lindt makes bombshell admission about its ‘expertly crafted’ chocolate amid lawsuit

It was a not-so-sweet confession. Lindt, a gourmet chocolate brand, unveiled that its delectable goodies are not “expertly crafted with the finest ingredients,” as the packaging suggests. The Swiss company confessed in an attempt to get a lawsuit against them dismissed, but it backfired when the Eastern District of New York court denied their effort. … Read more

M&M’s drops puffy, red jacket with pockets for snacks that’s perfect for gluttons this holiday season

M&M’s drops puffy, red jacket with pockets for snacks that’s perfect for gluttons this holiday season

Sneaking food into movie theaters just got a lot easier — if a tad more obvious. M&M’s revealed its latest product, the “Limited-Edition M&M’s Snack Jacket,” which isn’t edible but makes it irresistible not to bring food anywhere you go. The vibrant red, functional garment is stocked with milk chocolate-covered candies, napkins, a seat finder … Read more

Viral Reddit post inspires Reese’s new Deconstructed Peanut Butter Cup Kit

Viral Reddit post inspires Reese’s new Deconstructed Peanut Butter Cup Kit

There’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s. Reese’s has launched the Deconstructed Peanut Butter Cup Kit to allow fans to fill a huge chocolate shell with as much or as little peanut butter as they wish. The limited-time offering features a giant 9-ounce milk chocolate shell and lid, plus a 10-ounce jar of Reese’s … Read more

Here’s what your snack choice says about your personality: study

Here’s what your snack choice says about your personality: study

Perhaps this is why you have a “sweet” demeanor. Scientists have found that people with a sweet tooth generally boast a more amiable disposition, per a study published in the Journal of Research In Personality. “Research has shown that a preference for sweet foods is associated with agreeableness,” reads the study, which was compiled by … Read more

Is stress causing you to binge eat? Here’s how to deal with it, experts say

Is stress causing you to binge eat? Here’s how to deal with it, experts say

Everyone knows that stress can cause you to eat — but a new study confirms that those who find themselves frequently overwhelmed can develop a dependency on bad-for-you comfort foods. Researchers published in the journal Neuron said that stress can override components of the brain that treat sweets and junk food as occasional rewards — making us crave … Read more