Kid’s Choice Award winners

Find out which candies won the Kid’s Choice Awards at the ECRM event in San Antonio

BEST NEW NOVELTY

Juicy Drop Taffy

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Building on the two-in-one candy experience that has made the Juicy Drop brand successful, Bazooka Candy has created a taffy candy that lets kids control their own flavor intensity. Each Juicy Drop Taffy pouch contains eight pieces of chewy taffy along with a Juicy Drop sour gel applicator, allowing consumers to determine their taste experience. The candy will debut in two flavors: Blue Rebel and Knock Out Punch.

Ingredients: (Knock-Out Punch, 2.37-oz. package): sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, citric acid, gelatin, malic acid, soy lecithin, glycerin, artificial flavor, red 40. Gel: sugar, dextrin, water, corn syrup, malic acid, gum arabic, pectin, sodium citrate, artificial flavors, potassium sorbate (preservative), red 40, titanium dioxide.

S.R.P.: $1.49 per piece

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Crystal Lindell, Former editor-in-chief of Candy Industry Magazine. While here she has worked on Candy Industry Magazine, Food Engineering Magazine and Food Safety Strategies. She holds a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois – Springfield and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Illinois University. And her favorite breakfast is a cup of espresso and Twix bar.