Blog Archive, June, 2015

Posted on: June 30 2015

Retro sweets have made a big comeback in the past few years and there are endless options to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth. Britain is a nation of traditional and retro sweet lovers, but just which are our favourites?

5. Drumstick Lollies - This delicious chewy lolly is said to have been invented by accident in the 1950s, when Trevor Matlow, the son of one of Swizzels-Matlow’s founders, was experimenting with a new machine and discovered a lollipop with two flavours could be created. The traditional, much-loved, Drumstick is milk and raspberry flavoured, although there have been many other flavours to this mouth-watering delight since.

4. Wine Gums - Despite what children have...

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Posted on: June 26 2015

Thinking of unique and original birthday gift ideas year after year can be difficult. Birthday sweet bags are a perfect way to put a smile on someone’s face on their birthday and personalised sweets make it extra special! They are also ideal for a thank you to guests for attending your milestone birthday.

To make a Birthday present more meaningful, why not choose retro sweets from their childhood? Candy Whistles were extremely popular in the 80s and are sure to bring back many fond childhood memories of making up tunes and then happily devouring the fruity flavoured treat. Or Jelly Worms from the 90s are a perfect fruity treat to make someone smile on their birthday.

Or maybe you are...

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Posted on: June 23 2015

Are you looking to attract new business opportunities? If so, branded confectionery is the perfect way to ensure your business stands out from the crowd and is also a unique and effective promotional method.

Customised Boiled Sweets are an ideal way to promote your business at meetings and events. Choose the colour, flavour, pattern, shape and wrapper of these tasty treats and make them personal and unique to your business. Then simply hand them out to promote your business and ensure they think of your business or brand next time they are enjoying another delicious boiled sweet!

Anyone with a sweet tooth can sniff out sugar from a mile away! Therefore, by having sweets on a stall,...

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Posted on: June 18 2015

Are you stuck for party ideas? Or maybe just overwhelmed and don’t know where to even begin? If so, do not panic! Buying traditional sweets online is the quickest and simplest ways to impress your guests and will make your party planning process a whole lot easier.

Finding unique ways to entertain your guests can be difficult, retro and traditional sweets are the perfect way to ensure your party is fun and exciting and to put a smile on everyone’s faces. Why not take your guests back to their childhoods with a party bag? From Football themed to chocolate overload, there are many different party bags to choose from to suit every event. Or maybe you are hosting a children’s party? The...

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Posted on: June 16 2015

Checkout our Sweet Jars here and our Retro Sweets here. 

A sweet jar centrepiece is a great way to make any event or party extra special and what better way to impress guests that with a centrepiece filled with delicious retro sweets? With hundreds of different retro sweets to choose from and a selection of ready-made sweet centrepieces, order yours online to ensure to put a smile on every guest’s face.

Sweet Bars are the perfect way to treat your guests and ensure any party is one to remember. Presented in glass jars, a sweet bar centrepiece looks almost too good to eat and will bring a sense of nostalgia of childhood sweetshop visits for your guests. Here at Keep It Sweet we offer...

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