ECRM: Everyday products that stand out!
Take a look at the very best new products from the ECRM event in Lake Tahoe!
The year ahead will be filled with lots of very Angry Birds, delicious Salted Almond Rolls and mouthwatering Peach Hi-Chews. The ECRM Candy Planning: Everyday/Non-Seasonal Show, held Set. 17-20 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort and Casino in Nev, highlighted these and other great candies slated to be unwrapped in the year ahead. Below is a look at some of the products showcased at the event. Simply click on the can you want to see, or start our slide show!
And be sure to check out our Buyer's Choice Award coverage!
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Pearson’s Salted Almond Roll
Pearson Candy Co., Saint Paul, Minn.
www.pearsonscandy.com
(651) 696-2220
The Salted Almond Roll is launching as a limited-edition in April 2013 and features nougat and golden caramel wrapped in lightly oiled and salted roasted almonds. A unique and tasty treat for nut and almond lovers!
S.R.P.: (2-oz. bar) $1.49-$1.99
Next: Hi-Chew Peach and Peg Bags
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Hi-Chew Peach and Peg bags
Moringa, Irvine, Calif
www.morinaga-america.com
(949) 732-1155
The new Hi-Chew bags feature the very best Hi-Chew flavors in convenient peg bags. One variety includes Strawberry, Green Apple and Grape flavors; another just Strawberry (the company’s most popular flavor in the United States); and another: Mango, Banana and Melon. Meanwhile, Hi-Chew also is available in a new flavor for the U.S. market – Peach. Originally developed in 1931 as an edible gum called Chewlets, Hi-Chew was officially introduced as a chewy and fruity candy in 1975 in Japan.
S.R.P.: (10-piece stick of Peach flavor) $1.09-$1.39; (20-piece peg bags) $1.99-$2.39
Next: Diatt Zero Chocolate Bars from Tierra Nueva
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Diatt Zero Chocolate Bars
Tierra Nueva Fine Cocoa, Miami, Fla.
www.tierranuevacocoa.com
(786) 364-4444
These mouth-watering candy bars have all of the chocolate and none of the guilt. With less than 100 calories each, they’re also sugar-free and gluten-free. Available in three flavors: Milk Chocolate with Almonds; Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts; and Dark Chocolate.
S.P.R.: (20-g. bar) $1
Next: Rad Pack from SweetWorks
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RadPack
SweetWorks, Buffalo, N.Y.
www.sweetworks.net
(877) 261-7887
This newest gum from SweetWorks truly lives up to its name. RadPack features an assortment of “interactive” gumballs: Foaming Flavor (foams in your mouth); Mouth Mess (paints your mouth); Ball Fire (hot); Extreme Cool (cold); and Super Sour (sour).
S.R.P.: (5-ball tube) $0.99-$1.29
Next: Angry Birds Exploding Candy and Popping Candy from Healthy Food Brands
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Angry Bird Exploding Candy and Popping Candy
Healthy Food Brands, Brooklyn, N.Y.
www.angrybirdssnacks.com
(212) 444-9909
The infamous birds are now apparently popping and exploding with anger. The latest Angry Birds treats, based on the popular smart phone game, include Exploding Candy bars that come in four flavors – strawberry, blue raspberry, green apple and lemon. Meanwhile, the Popping Candy bars are made with milk chocolate and popping candy.
S.R.P.: (2-oz. Popping Candy bar) $1.10-$1.29; (9-gr. Exploding Candy Pouch) $0.79-$0.99
Next: Mint Cups and Caramel Cups from Sun Cups
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Mint Cups and Caramel Cups
Sun Cups, Boulder, Colo.
www.sethellischocolatier.com
(720) 470-3257
The Sun Cups brand is most famous for its chocolate and sunflower seed butter cups, made with those who suffer from peanut allergies in mind. The company’s newest treats though are Mint Cups and Caramel Cups. While they may not have the same appeal for peanut allergy suffers as the original product, they are nut-free and, of course, just as delicious as the original. As an added bonus, they’re also Rainforest Alliance Certified.
S.R.P.: (.75-oz pack) $0.99; (1.5-oz pack) $1.99
Next: Almond Roca Centennial Tin
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Almond Roca Centennial Tin
Brown & Haley, Tacoma, Wash.
www.brown-haley.com
(253) 620-3085
The new Almond Roca Centennial Tin features original artwork of Mt. Rainier, a Washington State Ferry, the Brown & Haley Almond Roca factory and the Space Needle. There’s also a image of The Lemay-America’s Car Museum, the Tacoma Glass Museum and the Pike Place Market.
S.R.P.: $14.95
Next: Honees from Andres Prost Inc.
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Honees
Andres Prost Inc., Old Saybrook, Conn.
www.andreprost.com
(860) 388-0838
HoneesHoney Bars are the original version of the natural treat. Featuring a honey hard candy shell filled with a pure liquid honey, these treats deliver natural sweetness. Meanwhile, Honees Milk & Honey Bars are a pure milk, honey and butter hard candy shell filled with a milk and honey caramel center. And the Honees Menthol Eucalyptus Cough Drop Bars are a honey and eucalyptus hard candy shell filled with liquid honey and eucalyptus.
S.R.P.:(9 pieces) $1.29
Next: Angry Birds Candy Fan, Lip Pops and Danglers from Flix Candy
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Angry Birds Candy Fan, Lip Pops and Danglers
Flix Candy, Niles, Ill.
www.flixcandy.com
(847) 647-1370
Flix Candy has recently launched a line of Angry Birds novelty candy. The Candy Fan is filled with candy bits and comes in the four styles of Angry Birds — red, blue, yellow and black. The danglers encourages buyers to collect 12 figurines, each filled with candy. And the Lip Pops are huge 23-g. pops with a Red Bird face card and plastic beak. They come in three flavors: green apple, blue raspberry and watermelon.
S.R.P.: (Lips) $1.29; (Fan) $4.99; (Danglers) $2.50-$2.99
