Teens are on cloud high. Get a whiff of this. A company that sells flavored whippets for culinary use has found a fanbase among the Gen Z clout chasers of TikTok — and they’re not baking cakes. Galaxy Gas sells food-grade nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas, to the general public, dispensed from stainless steel canisters … Read more
It’s peanut butter and jelly time. M&M’s will add the first permanent flavor to the famed chocolate candy lineup since 2022, its maker finally announced after weeks of speculation — and the choice of PBJ has some candy lovers feeling less than sweet. The flavor is “designed to evoke the comforting experience of a classic … Read more
It’s a candy-coated comeback. Mars Inc. is debuting a brand new take on a fan-favorite M&M’s flavor that was discontinued in 2015: Peanut Butter & Jelly candies. “Peanut Butter & Jelly M&M’s are expected to launch soon!” announced the confection-centered Instagram account CandyHunting. The chocolate-filled pellets boast a “flavored peanut butter filling,” similar to the … Read more
Fans were sour when this sweet was taken off shelves — but now it’s returning to market more than a decade after being discontinued. Altoids Sours first went on sale back in 2001, before being nixed nine years later. Since 2010, desperate fans have started multiple change.org petitions begging for the candy to be brought … Read more
This snack is worth the Cost-co. Costco is often known as ground zero for affordable snacks in bulk, but which noshes reign supreme? As a service to snackers, coupon aggregation site CouponBirds has ranked the big box store’s 50 most beloved snacks based on customer data and reviews. The most popular were Utah Truffles’ Dark … Read more
It’s the partnership that just seemed to make too much sense. WNBA rookie sensation Angel Reese and Reese’s, the popular candy, are finally partnering up after fans have been calling for it, with the hooper now selling merchandise with her name on it with the candy’s iconic branding. “The connection between my name and the … Read more
Hyped-up Arizona Cardinals fans are liable to sugar-rush the field after downing this sweet stadium snack. The Cardinals unveiled a bizarre new culinary concoction to be offered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the 2024 season: a cotton candy burrito. Cardinals senior vice president for media relations Mark Dalton shared a photo and … Read more
Sweet and sour. Justin Timberlake and his wife, Jessica Biel, taste tested candy backstage at the first night of his concert at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Timberlake — who was charged with a DWI in the Hamptons on June 18 — shared videos of the couple and some of his tour crew members trying … Read more
This confection is raising the bar. Thought going all the way to the store for candy was extreme? Chocoholics are traveling across the world to get their paws on a special bar that’s only available in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “This is worth every bit of the hype and is still getting,” gushed one satisfied … Read more
A New Yorker’s love for chocolate can be bittersweet. Everyone loves chocolate, but with global cocoa supplies being down, people are spending even more than usual on their favorite sweet treat — and New Yorkers are paying the most. In NYC, chocoholics are paying 20.66% above the rest of the country, according to a new … Read more
Oreo has released a new cookie flavor — and fans have had a sour reaction toward the unconventional collab. Oreo has teamed up with Sour Patch Kids to reveal the brand’s first-ever sour cookie, the new limited-edition aptly named Oreo Sour Patch Kid Cookies. Oreo and Sour Patch Kids have collaborated on a new cookie. … Read more
How sweet it is. Walgreens can’t keep up with young people’s demand for its in-house mango gummy candy with a peelable exterior. Bags of the Nice! brand’s tiny, squishy nosh — which retails for $1.99 — can’t stay stocked long enough at the chain’s pharmacies across the US. The sweet treat has been routinely selling … Read more
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New Yorkers suffer some of the longest commutes in the US, but Long Islander Jay Simunovich wishes his ride to work was longer. “My commute was about 45 minutes, so as soon as I boarded the Hempstead Line from Floral Park to Penn Station, I was locked into the Candy Kingdom,” he told The Post. … Read more
Pez dispensers were a childhood delight. Your favorite character offloaded a tiny brick of candy each time you opened it. It was pure magic. But there was always one little hiccup, loading the Pez candies into the dispenser. It was a hassle; you could lose a few if you weren’t strategic. That is until a viral video surfaced with a … Read more
The Easter Bunny is going to need a bigger basket. Americans are expected to spend a whopping $22 billion on Easter this year — with $3.1 billion of the annual haul going towards candy. While 63% of us are said to celebrate, according to WalletHub, retailers around the country still expect to clean up during the … Read more
Fifty years after her death at 29, Candy Darling – born Jimmy Slattery, of Massapequa, Long Island – is finally getting the star billing the Andy Warhol underground film star and transgender icon has long deserved. As Cynthia Carr writes in her 418-page biography, Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar [Farrar, Straus and Giroux], Candy “was … Read more
The cool kids are in the candy store. BonBon, a Swedish confectionery on the Lower East Side that’s open until midnight, has become an unlikely nightlife hot spot. “Last week, we came here instead of going to the bars,” said Katie Miller, 23, who works in e-commerce. “It’s a great Saturday night.” BonBon, a Swedish confectionery on … Read more
She’s providing some food for thought. A British woman living in America has revealed one big difference between how people in the US and the UK snack. Caroline Parker, who lives outside of Boston with her husband and young children, took to TikTok to declare that Americans chow down on candy far more frequently than … Read more
No one wants a golden ticket to a Scottish Willy Wonka-inspired experience. Police were called to Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday after parents felt scammed by the “absolute shambles of an event” and gathered to demand refunds. Tickets for the barren event, which cost $45 a person, promised a “paradise of sweet … Read more