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Candy is recession-proof

29 Sep 2009

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With our horrible economy, people have cut back on their spending, be it for houses, cars, or clothes. But what about candy? According to store owners, candy manufacturers, and food industry analysts, candy and chocolate sales are still going strong. The Hershey Company had second quarter earnings that were 71 percent more than a year ago. Of course, this is largely due to the sales arising from all my candy purchases. Just kidding. I would think people still buy candy despite the current economic state because candy itself is relatively inexpensive. They’re at the checkout counters at plenty of stores, and it’s just too tempting to say no to a $0.50 candy bar. Plus, chocolates increase the level of endorphins in the brain, so it’s easy, even if for just a few moments, to decrease the stress the economy brings by stuffing your face with a delicious bar of chocolate.

In the United states alone, candy sales are expected to rise by 3.4 percent from last year. Even so, I really do hope everyone continues to buy tons and tons of candy this Halloween for all the cute, adorable trick-or-treaters.

Source: SFGate

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Candy or Medicine?

In: News

23 Sep 2009

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This is a chart put together by the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital and the Finger Lakes Regional Poison and Drug Information Center. It shows the similarities between candy and medicine – be sure to click on the image to expand it to its full size. Although there are a variety of medicines that come in candy flavors, like grape or cherry, it is scary to see an actual chart that shows just how eerily similar medicine and candy look. So use caution and be sure to keep your medicine somewhere secure and out of the reach of children. There is also an online quiz for kids provided by Finger Lakes, in case you want to see if your child can differentiate candy and medicine.

Source: MomLogic

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Haribo under fire over MAOAM candy packaging

In: News

16 Sep 2009

Haribo has sour candies called MAOAM which are bringing in numerous complaints in Europe. The packaging, specifically for the lemon lime and cherry lime flavors, allegedly has pornographic implications. One man in particular named Simon Simpkins, who is a father of two, is outraged, claiming that the packaging of the lemon lime flavored MAOAM depict the lemon and lime fruits engaging in lewd behavior. He took it so far as to even bring it up with the manager. What did he expect the manager to say? Something like “I’m sorry, let me pull these off the shelves so you don’t have to explain to your kids why lemons and limes shouldn’t be engaging in indecent behavior?”

I personally have never seen this candy till today, but really, come on. It’s not like fruits have body parts. It only becomes nasty if you make it nasty. So shame on you Mr. Simpkins. Take your dirty mind out of the gutter and let your kids enjoy some candy. If I had kids, I wouldn’t think twice about letting them eat this candy. I’m willing to bet that little innocent kids would only see them as cute lemons, limes and cherries.

Haribo’s response was “this jovial MAOAM man is very popular with fans, both young and old.”

Judge it yourself, what do you think?

Source: Mail Online