NEW PRODUCTS AND PROMOTIONS

Ragold NEW PRODUCTS Ragold Inc. has added four new collectable tins to the Dilbert Mints line, bringing the total number to eight. AND PROMOTIONS Collector tins of intense peppermint-flavored Empower-Mints, Invest-Mints, Harass-Mints and Post- pone-Mints are illustrated with Dilbert, Dogbert, Alice and Ferrero USA Wally. Hard-working business slogans such as “Muscle For Ferrero USA has introduced Tic Tac Silvers, individually Your Mouth” and “Prioritize Your Breath” are also illus- twistwrapped candies available in two flavors: pepper- trated. The 1.5 oz tins of peppermints are secured with a mint and orange. Silvers paper insert of a Dilbert comic strip. Each shrink-wrapped come in a variety of pack- package has a suggested retail price of $1.79. ages. The family pack, Squirt-Bert are hard candies with liquid centers, avail- priced at $2.99, is a large, able in assorted fruit flavors of black cherry, raspberry clear, plastic flip-top box. and strawberry. The back of the 4 oz windowed peg bag For the holiday season, Tic features one of three Dilbert cartoons. Squirt-Berts have Tac Silvers are wrapped up a suggested retail price of $1.29. in hexagonal or heart- Display options include Dilbert Mints which pack in 12 shaped gift boxes for $1.99. 2-ct twin pack and 12 12-ct counter displays per case. Tel: +1 (732) 764 9300; Fax: +1 (732) 764 2700 Squirt-Berts pack in 12-ct open stock cases. Dilbert Mints are also available in 80-ct convertible floor/wing displays Herman Goelitz Candy Co./ and 40-ct mini wing displays to capture impulse sales, as Goelitz Confectionery Co. well as smile cases, holding 24 6-ct overwrapped tins. Goelitz has announced several new products for the Ragold has also announced it has redesigned the 1.4 oz 2000 Easter season. tins of Velamints Chocolate Mints and plans to add a New this year is a 10 oz smaller, circular tin line extension. The redesigned tin gift boxed Spring Candy features images of the chocolate-colored mints in the Collection, featuring Jelly lower right hand corner of the tin’s cover. The tins have Belly Spring Mix, Deluxe a suggested retail price of $1.49. Easter Mix, Bunny Corn The mini circular 0.4 oz tins hold approximately 70 and assorted flavors of Jelly smaller-sized mints, have a suggested retail price of Belly beans. Five boxes are $0.99 to $1.09, and are packed 12, 24-count counter packed per shipping case. displays per case. Carrot patch shelf display features eighteen 8 oz car- Tel: +1 (312) 917 0900; Fax: +1 (312) 917 0912; www.ragold.com rot-shaped bags filled with tangerine-flavored Jelly Belly jelly beans. The 7 oz Jelly Belly Acrylic Bean is a clear bean- Thompson Candy shaped container displaying a sunburst of seven flavors of The Thompson Candy Co. has introduced a new line of Jelly Belly beans. Easter products. A 6 oz Nana Rabbit, dressed in a floral And for those with sugar-restricted diets, a new 10-flavor apron carrying a basket of flowers, is packed 12 per case Sugarfree Jelly Belly Gift Box is an alternative. at a suggested retail of $4.99. A 4 oz Chubby Bunny, Tel: +1 (800) 841 3602; Fax: +1 (707) 423 4436; www.jellybelly.com dressed in both pink and blue, packed 12 per case at a suggested retail of $3.99. The new 3 oz Standing Rab- bit, partnered with a Velveteen Rabbit book, is gift boxed and packed 12 per case at a suggested retail of $7.99. The Fancy Food and 3 oz Standing Rabbit is also available as an individual Confection Show piece packed 24 per case at a suggested retail of $1.99. March 5–7, 2000 Also crispy milk chocolate pieces foiled in bright colors Chicago, Illinois featuring a laughing rabbit are available in mesh bags, changemaker tubs and 10 lb bulk cases. Tel: +1 (203) 235 2541; Fax: +1 (203) 630 2492; www.thompsoncandy.com

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