Month: September 2010
Lolly Buffet at Carousel, Albert Park
Wedding Lolly Buffet Well, we’ve just returned from delivering a candy buffet at the home of bridal receptions in Albert Park, Carousel. For the uninitiated, Carousel has a long and distinguished reputation of attaining the pinnacle of wedding receptions. Tonight’s reception was no exception. Colours are daring and reflect personality at the best of time. However, … Continue reading Lolly Buffet at Carousel, Albert Park
It’s a knockout in Melbourne’s battle of the brands
NOTHING is safe in the trademark wars. Not water, not colour, not even the throaty roar of a motorbike being gunned at five in the morning. The courts ruled that BP could own a shade of green, then decided it couldn’t. That Cadbury’s couldn’t own the colour purple. The makers of Barbie and Bratz are … Continue reading It’s a knockout in Melbourne’s battle of the brands
Not-So-Sweet Tooth: Finland to Tax Chocolate
Finland to Tax Chocolate! We knew Scandinavia was cold. Just not this cold. Times are tough the world over. But the Finnish government is planning to go so low as to tax confections. This past Thursday, “the [Finnish] government decided in its general session that a tax is to be levied on candies and similar … Continue reading Not-So-Sweet Tooth: Finland to Tax Chocolate
Duncan never takes off without his snakes
A PACKET of lollies is all Duncan Read needs to complete a gruelling 40km triathlon adventure race. Read, 38, of Lane Cove, competes in the Kathmandu Adventure Series, a series of six races featuring off-road running, cycling and kayaking. Read, who is training for the next race in January, said he never left home without … Continue reading Duncan never takes off without his snakes
Asia’s largest candy store opens at Resorts World Sentosa
Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore – Life just got sweeter – with the largest candy store in Asia opening its doors in Resorts World Sentosa. Spread over 9,000 square feet (in sq metres?), Candylicious is home to the world’s largest lollipop trees standing at 10 metres tall. Customers will be spoilt for choice with the … Continue reading Asia’s largest candy store opens at Resorts World Sentosa
Ice-cream prices heat up
ICE-cream lovers may have to suck up higher prices in the heat of summer. Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, is reviewing production costs for cool treats and lollies as the global wheat price skyrockets. Wheat is a key component used to make ice-cream and confectionery. The juggernaut behind the Eskimo Pie, Choc Wedge and … Continue reading Ice-cream prices heat up
Tiffany & Co. Sydney Lolly Buffet
When you think of diamonds, you think Tiffany & Co! The Candy Buffet Company was invited to present a candy buffet for Tiffany & Co. as part of the Vogue Fashion’s Night Out in Sydney. This was an evening of high fashion in the fashion capital of Australia. This amazing lolly buffet was perfect for Tiffanys! … Continue reading Tiffany & Co. Sydney Lolly Buffet
Calleija Diamonds Lolly Buffet
Sydney’s Vogue Fashion’s Night Out was amazing! The Candy Buffet Company created an amazing lolly buffet window at Calleija Diamonds at The Westin Hotel. Calleija Jewellers, located in the lobby of The Westin Sydney (GPO Building), will be celebrating their exquisite Argyle pink diamonds! As part of Vogue Fashion’s Night Out, Calleija is having a ‘pink candy … Continue reading Calleija Diamonds Lolly Buffet
Fashion’s Night Out
The rainbow before the official launch of Vogue Fashion’s Night Out Sydney was a good sign but by the end of the evening that pot of gold had well and truly been emptied at more than 400 stores around the city. Vogue Australia Vogue Australia editor-in-chief Kirstie Clements, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer lead ambassador Collette … Continue reading Fashion’s Night Out
A morning feast to celebrate the end of Ramadan’s fast
Let’s eat … Fatima Chahrouk’s family prepare to celebrate the end of fasting. Photo: Brendan Esposito FOR the past 30 nights Fatima Chahrouk has prepared an evening iftar, or fast-breaking, meal for a rotating combination of her six children, her two grandchildren, her husband, her brother, her sister-in-law, her brother’s children and lastly, for herself. Yesterday … Continue reading A morning feast to celebrate the end of Ramadan’s fast
In Bitter Moments, Reaching for the Sweet
THERE was a bowl of Hershey miniatures in the waiting room in my husband’s divorce lawyer’s office, and a smaller bowl in the conference room next to the pens. I wondered if divorcing couples in London were offered Maltesers, and if bickering spouses in Sydney got that Kookaburra green apple licorice, and if Parisians who … Continue reading In Bitter Moments, Reaching for the Sweet
Google CEO skewered in giant ‘Jumbotron’ Times Square ad
A video cartoon featuring Google’s chief giving away ice-cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square today as a privacy group continued to hound the internet giant. Consumer Watchdog took its gripes with Google to the centre of Manhattan, where it paid to have a “Don’t be evil?” animated clip … Continue reading Google CEO skewered in giant ‘Jumbotron’ Times Square ad
Savage Orthodontics Office Host Halloween Candy Buyback Program
This is the second year that the Savage orthodontists at Cosmopolitan have offered the program, which is designed to entice young patients to donate candies that might be harmful to their orthodontic treatment to American soldiers serving overseas. “Offering the buy-back program serves a couple of purposes for us,” said Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth, an Eagan … Continue reading Savage Orthodontics Office Host Halloween Candy Buyback Program