Blog Archive, October, 2014

Posted on: October 23 2014

Sweets can be the perfect promotional tool. Sweetness is associated with the feeling of pleasure and well-being, so what better than to associate your brand or business with this good feeling?

Retro sweets such as Candy Shrimps, Bananas, Flying Saucers, Rhubarb and Custards, along with many more, can be a firm favourite when it comes to promotions. When given to the customer, they will evoke the feeling of nostalgia, a memory which will stick in their mind and will from then on be associated with your company.

One of the most popular of the retro sweets for promotions are Jelly Beans. It is thought that the Jelly Bean first surfaced in 1861 when William Schrafft, a Boston...

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Posted on: October 22 2014

Why are old fashioned sweets and retro sweets so popular?

There are so many sweets for us to choose from nowadays. There are new creations available to us all the time yet we all seem to have that old favourite.

Maybe one of the reasons these old fashioned sweets are so popular now is because they take us out of our hectic lives for a brief moment and back to a time where things were simple. Our childhood. A specific taste that can trigger a memory and take us to a place that up until that point we had long forgotten about.

One of my favourite retro sweets is Blackberries and Raspberries. As soon as I taste them, I remember walking round to the corner shop with my Mum. I would take...

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Posted on: October 20 2014

Why are old fashioned sweets so popular?

As consumers we are spoilt for choice when it comes to sweets. There are new weird and wonderful creations being made available to us every day yet these old fashioned sweets are still leading the way in the taste stakes.

The candy history and its development took off in the 1800s. By the 1850s, there were hundreds of confectionary factories. The very first sweets included Boiled Sweets, Marshmallows, and one of the very earliest was Turkish Delight.

Rhubarb and Custard is just one of the many traditional sweets that people still want today. This boiled sweet in particular has a special, sticky place in our affections and once tasted, takes...

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Posted on: October 14 2014

 

Are you or your loved one celebrating a milestone Birthday? Why not take a trip down memory lane with your favourite retro sweets.

If you are celebrating your 50th or 60th Birthday, there are many fantastic old fashioned sweets from the 1960s that will take you right back to your childhood. Remember your tongue going black from eating too many Black Jacks? Or how you would read the inscription on every Love Heart before eating them? These are just two examples of the many amazing traditional sweets from the 1960’s that will have both you and your party guests reliving some wonderful childhood memories.

Not a 1960s child but celebrating another milestone Birthday? Don’t worry....

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Posted on: October 09 2014

Are you planning a corporate or promotional event? What better way to show off your business and what it has to offer using sweets. Promotional sweets branded or themed to your unique design or logo make the perfect promotional tool.  Are you from a company that is part of the Banking Industry? How about a selection of Chocolate Coins? They come in a range of sizes which look and taste fantastic. Sure to get your customers attention as everyone loves chocolate.Not a business from the banking industry but you want a selection of corporate sweets to show off what you have to offer also? Not to worry. There are plenty more wonderful promotional sweets we have to offer that will make your...

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