Traditional pizza lovers avert your eyes — a famed frozen pizza company is sending out a horrifying invention to daring pie lovers. Tombstone Pizza announced this week that they’re peddling their normal frozen pizzas, but topped with…candy corn. “Conjured in the spookiest corners of the internet, this Halloween season TOMBSTONE® proudly presents The Pizza Nobody Asked … Read more
Costco shoppers are doing the ‘monster mash’ on this candy-stuffed Frankenstein. The warehouse giant has unleashed a monster-sized sweet treat: a life-sized, 5.5-pound Frankenstein head made of 100% Belgian chocolate that requires shoppers to smash open with an included wooden mallet to get to the gummy candy inside. The $55 chocolate Frankenstein is filled with … Read more
For a 5-year-old, walking into Jack’s Candy in downtown Los Angeles is equal parts dream come true and sensory overload. The downtown LA candy store, believed to be the largest in America, spans a massive 42,000 square feet and carries roughly 10,000 items, with aisle after aisle of chocolate, gummies, lollipops, Mexican sweets, nostalgic favorites, … Read more
Mike Breen might have been a little too starstruck when he was in the Mets locker room during the halcyon days of 1986. Breen, the avid Mets fan and Knicks play-by-play announcer on MSG Network, joined the SNY booth in the middle innings of Wednesday’s game against the Brewers and told the tale of how … Read more
There’s a new way to taste the rainbow. Soon, three of America’s most iconic candies — M&M’s, Skittles and Starburst — will be sold with natural ingredients that recreate the candies’ famously vibrant (and artificial) hues. The treats will be available on Amazon, and cost the same as those with the usual artificial coloring. Parent … Read more
It’s an ancient Mars-ian artifact. It’s not just fast food that’s subject to shrinkflation. A 35-year-old Mars bar found in a hoarder’s house in the UK proves that chocolate bars, too, used to be bigger. “The size difference was greater than I expected,” Victoria Gordon, 44, told Jam Press of the sweet find. The Brit … Read more
The classic Candy Land board game has jumped off the tabletop and into real life for the first time with the Candy Land Cafe, a pop-up that has transformed a San Diego restaurant into a whimsical life-size version of the childhood favorite. But it comes with a harsh policy for guests who break the strict … Read more
The quest for younger-looking skin has never tasted so sweet. Kourtney Kardashian is giving the supplement aisle a candy-coated makeover with the launch of her new Lemme Skin Firming & Hydrating Gummy Rings, The Post can exclusively reveal, delivering beauty benefits in a tropical fruit-inspired treat. To celebrate, the wellness brand is teaming up with … Read more
M&M’s are entering their Make America Healthy Again era. But as a result, two historic colors may end up in the can. As the iconic candy marks its 85th year this summer and in a broader effort to remove artificial dyes, M&M’s will debut a natural-ingredient version. And while the brand can figure out how … Read more
Forget prune juice — a Trader Joe’s sweet treat is the new unexpected laxative shoppers are learning about the hard way. The beloved grocery store’s new sugar-free Sweet and Sour Gummy Worms contain 14 grams of fiber per eight pieces — a single serving. To put that into perspective, that amount is roughly half of … Read more
The owner of the world’s oldest sweet shop says classic sweets from the 1820s are still their best sellers after 199 years in business – including pear drops, bonbons, and humbugs. The Oldest Sweet Shop was founded in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, in 1827 and has since survived two world wars and a global pandemic. … Read more
It’s Saturday night. Nickelodeon’s SNICK is about to start. Your pizza Lunchables have been microwaved, and you popped out the perforated 3D glasses from the box. For dessert, you’re debating between a bright yellow and pink Trix yogurt or Scooby-Doo gummy snacks washed down with Surge soda. And for that moment in time, you don’t … Read more
London Jewelers is honored to celebrate a century in business. To mark the glittering milestone, the company has published a new coffee-table book tracing its illustrious history. The story starts in 1926, when Polish emigré and self-taught watchmaker Charles London opened a small namesake shop in the heart of Glen Cove, LI. Fast forward to … Read more
Sweet surrender. A beloved chain of candy stores is closing up shop. In a statement, Lammes Candies, a Texas institution, attributed the closure to “unprecedented economic pressures and current market conditions.” The company will shutter six of its seven Lone Star State locations. Both the Lammes flagship on Airline Boulevard in Austin and its online … Read more
Talk about a break-in gone wrong. After a brazen chocolate caper saw hundreds of thousands of Kit Kat bars vanish in Europe, the candy giant is beefing up security — and not just a little. Think less “sweet treat delivery,” more Secret Service stakeout. Ahead of the Easter rush, Kit Kat’s Canadian arm rolled out … Read more
Gen Z craves sweet treats more than any other generation, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults split evenly by generation explored the sweeter side of Americans’ palates. Results revealed that nearly three-quarters of Gen Z (72%) need between one and six servings or pieces of sweet treats every single day, while … Read more
Is this just a sugar high? With Easter on the horizon, the price of chocolate candy is at a serious premium, even as the cost of cocoa, a primary ingredient, is at a record low. Indeed, an annual assessment of Easter egg prices found that some chocolate eggs are both smaller and more expensive for the … Read more
Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars went missing in Europe last week after thieves made off with the truck transporting them, Swiss food giant Nestle (NESN.S), opens new tab said on Saturday. KitKat, which is made by Nestle, said the truck carrying 413,793 bars of its new range set off from central Italy to distribute the chocolate … Read more
Lidl US is recalling its Favorina Chocolate Ladybugs due to an undeclared hazelnut allergen, the company said. Consumers with hazelnut allergies risk serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if the product is consumed. The recall applies to Favorina Chocolate Ladybugs – German-Style Nougat 3.52 oz boxes with UPC 20304492. The products were distributed between Jan. 28, … Read more
Love does cost a thing. Today might be the official day of romance, but the beloved Sweethearts candy isn’t letting people forget how tough the economy is right now. At the beginning of every year, Sprangler Candy Company releases a fresh batch of tiny edible hearts with new cheeky sayings — and it’s safe to … Read more