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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. USA

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. hasreleased Eclipse Mints. Thesugarfree mints are availablein peppermint and Winter-frost flavors. The mints comein a dispensing packaging with an s r p of $1.49.Tel: +1 (312) 644 2121 Fax: +1 (312) 644 2135 www.wrigley.com

Jelly Belly Candy Co. USA

Jelly Belly Candy Co. introducesits line of Sugar-Free Jelly BellyBeans and Sugar-Free Jelly BellySours with a new low-carb recipe.The beans now have 90 calories,36 total carbohydrates and only 4net effective carbs per 35-beanserving. The beans will be avail-able in 10 flavors and use poly-dextrose, maltitol and sucralose.

Jelly Belly has also releasedNeon Inchworms and SourNeon Inchworms. The two-toned gummies are available inthe flavor combinations ofcherry/lemon, orange/lime andblue raspberry/strawberry. Thesour variety is finished with sour sanding.

In addition, four Confections byJelly Belly varieties are now availablein packages sized for snacking on thego. The 3 oz packages contain theJelly Belly products of Licorice BridgeMix, Raspberries & Blackberries,Chocolate Dutch Mints and Unbear-

ably Hot Cinnamon Bears.Tel: +1 (707) 428 2800 Fax: +1 (707) 423 4436 www.jellybelly.com

Taste of Nature, Inc. USA

Taste of Nature, Inc., announces their2.5 oz Care Bears Cotton Candy. Thecotton candy has a nine-month shelflife and three flavors of piña colada,circus pink and blue raspberry. Theproduct comes in a 24 count case andcan be placed on clip strips if required.This release coordinates with a newCare Bears video due out in the fall.Tel: +1 (310) 396 4433 Fax: +1 (310) 369 4432 www.candyasap.com

Hershey Foods Corp. USA

Hershey Foods Corp. hasreleased two limited editioncandy bars. Hershey’s Cookies‘n’ Mint bar is a mint milkchocolate bar with chocolatecookie bits. Hershey’s Cookies‘n’ Chocolate is a milk chocolatebar with chocolate cookie bits.

Also from Hershey is IceBreakers Liquid Ice. The smallcapsules dissolve instantly inthe consumer’s mouth, releas-ing their intense mint liquidcenters. Retailing for approxi-mately $1.49–$1.99, Ice

Breakers Liquid Ice will be available in a 6-box counterunit and 12-box shipper or power wing. Tel: +1 (717) 534 3660 Fax: +1 (717) 534 5297 www.hersheys.com

Au’some Candies Inc. USA

Au’some Candies Inc. presents aline of Spider-Man novelty can-dies. Spider-Man Snerdles WebString is a dispenser with a sourfruit snack that is string-shapedand rolled up. The flavors aresour blue raspberry or sourStrawberry Pucker. It has ans r p of 99¢.

Also in the line is the Spider-Man Taste Tube Torpedo, whichhas a tube that encases a 3Dgummi spider suspended in a sourcandy gel. The Spider-Man SuperSour Shaker has a fruit-flavoredlollipop that should be licked,then covered with the cap andshaken to distribute the sourcandy powder on the lollipop.Tel: +1 (732) 951 8818 Fax: +1 (732) 951 8828www.ausomecandy.com

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