http://www.candyblog.org Provided by CandyFavorites.com, the Internet's Largest Candy Store Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:09:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  By MARTHA IRVINE CHICAGO (AP) — Like a lot of people, Nate Towne is cutting back on spending. He's carpooling to work and only shops at grocery stores that take coupons or offer discount "rewards" cards. But even in this economy, he remains a self-described "candy snob."  "I'm serious when I say ... http://www.candyblog.org/candy-a-sweet-spot-in-sour-economy/ May 6th, 2008 What is history? History is the study of the past that explains the future. There is nothing more bittersweet than candy history! Some of our favorites have been created by accident and many are now being produced in the millions of quantity every day. While other online candy ... http://www.candyblog.org/candyfavorites-expands-its-focus-on-candy-history/ The largest all free shipping website, FreeShipping.org has agreed to promote CandyFavorites.com. Since Candy Favorites offers free shipping on most orders over $65, it only made sense to be on FreeShipping.org. This should allow us to expand the reach of our great candy products. FreeShipping.org helps shoppers save money by showing ... http://www.candyblog.org/candy-favorites-free-shipping-deal-to-be-promoted-on-freeshippingorg/     It might be harder to find the familiar red and whites By Robert Morast rmorast@argusleader.com Romantics might agree it just wouldn't be Christmas without brightly decorated trees. Or "Jingle Bells." Or Santa Claus. Or candy canes. For some, the striped, peppermint candy hooks are Christmas necessities. But if you're a Sioux Falls shopper looking to ... http://www.candyblog.org/looking-for-some-candy-canes/   Grether's Pastilles More than you want to know about a great product Grether's Pastilles are perfect for throat dryness associated with colds, flu, overtaxing of the voice, environmental influences like heating and air conditioning, smoking, medications, age-related conditions, etc. The main active ingredient, glycerine, based on vegetable oils, creates a comforting, moisturizing ... http://www.candyblog.org/the-scoop-on-grethers-pastilles/     ROUND LAKE, MN, November 14, 2007 - Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. announced today the acquisition of Brach's Confections from Barry Callebaut, AG.  Included in the Brach's business and asset purchase are three factories located in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Winona, Minnesota; and Linares, Mexico.  Financial terms of the transaction were ... http://www.candyblog.org/brachs-candy-acquired-by-farley-sathers/ Clark bars, the signature item of one of the country's largest candy empires, started with a small operation run by young entrepreneur David L. Clark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mr. Clark entered the candy business in 1891 and spent a few years learning the trade before starting his own company, D.L. Clark ... http://www.candyblog.org/clark-bar-dl-clark-company/ Did you know that Chupa Chupa's were launched in 1958 by a Spanish businessman named Bernat Fontladosa and are now one of the best selling lollipops in the world This famous lollipop is sold in over one hundred and seventy (170) countries and the company claims to produce over four billion ... http://www.candyblog.org/chupa-chup-lollipops-salvador-dali-chupa-chups/ The "Original" One Hundred Thousand Dollar Bar Manufactured by Nestle In 1950's the hottest programs on TV were quiz shows like "The $64,000 Question," "Twenty-One," and "The Big Surprise." On the "Big Surprise", one of the first trivia shows, the contestant chose a subject area and was asked to answer questions ranging in ... http://www.candyblog.org/100-grand-bar-nestles/   I  Introduced in 1920 , the Baby Ruth candy bar has fueled one of the great candy mysteries with speculation as to where it got it's name Some say it was the great baseball slugger, while other's claim it was President Grover Cleveland's daughter. Here's another piece of candy trivia: The fabled Baby Ruth ... http://www.candyblog.org/baby-ruth-nestles-babe-ruth/