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Crush Leftover Candy Canes into Dust for Minty Lattes, Cookies, or Ice Cream

Turn Your Candy Canes Into Holiday Candy Dust - The Candy Buffet Company

Interesting Candy Stories If you have candy canes sitting around after the holidays, you can turn them into a tasty peppermint topping for cookies, ice cream, and even coffee. All you need is a hammer, or better yet, a food processor. Turn Your Candy Canes Into Holiday Candy Dust! Great Chai Topper!! Unwrap the candy … Continue reading Crush Leftover Candy Canes into Dust for Minty Lattes, Cookies, or Ice Cream

Michelle & Commando Eat Lollies?

Michelle and Commando eat lollies blog post by The Candy Buffet Company

Michelle & Commando Stop the press! Michelle Bridges and Commando reveal they eat lollies and chocolates on their date nights The healthy-eating pair shared exclusively with TheFIX that they — drumroll please — ATE JUNK FOOD the night before the Logies. Seriously. “We watched a movie and I ate lollies and [Steve] ate chocolates!” Michelle … Continue reading Michelle & Commando Eat Lollies?

Is Work Widening Your Waistline?

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Candy News Posted by: The Candy Buffet Company on Sun, Apr 27th, 2014 | Source: News.com.au MICHELLE was a slim size 10 when she started working as an executive assistant at a large law firm. She had just finished university, went to the gym for at least an hour each day and was always too busy … Continue reading Is Work Widening Your Waistline?

Prada Candy? The new fragrance is a head-scratcher

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Prada Candy I can’t recall many occasions when I’ve felt conflicted about an offering from Prada. Even when the brand is at the zenith of zany – see the spring 2011 collection – I have still mustered up myriad reasons to defend my love for Miuccia, whose grandfather and great uncle founded the leather-goods business … Continue reading Prada Candy? The new fragrance is a head-scratcher

How candy regularly saves my life.

Candy Saves My Life blog post by The Candy Buffet Company

LifeSavers I feel fine. Everything is fine. Then my legs feel week. I start to feel like my head can’t stay up – almost like my neck is rejecting the weight of it. My hands begin to shake … and then my whole body. My heart feels like it is escaping my chest, and sweat … Continue reading How candy regularly saves my life.

Candy Sales Up This Year, Remind Customers of Simpler Times

It could be the mighty growth of the Baby Boomer population or a hearkening for simpler times, but unit sales of hard sugar candies have increased almost 5% in the past year, as reported in Professional Candy Buyer July/August issue. According to Symphony Group, a Chicago-based market research firm, manufacturers sold $320.7 million worth of … Continue reading Candy Sales Up This Year, Remind Customers of Simpler Times

M&M ad sparks not so sweet television ad bullying complaint

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An ASB spokeswoman said the bureau spent just under 60 days investigating the television commercial, which featured a red M&M taunting his candy cohorts, after receiving a number of objections to the message portrayed by the talking chocolates. One complainant said the advertisement gave children the impression bullying was OK. “M&M’s is the most influential … Continue reading M&M ad sparks not so sweet television ad bullying complaint

Earth grew from ‘candy floss’ rocks

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The earliest rocks in the solar system, from which the terrestrial planets were born, were more like candy floss than hard rock, according to a new analysis carried out by a team including researchers in the UK and Australia. This is the first geological evidence to support the idea that the first solid material in … Continue reading Earth grew from ‘candy floss’ rocks

Like chocolate? Like wine? You’re in luck

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Candy is dandy, but chocolate wine really seems to get taste buds in an uproar. “The reaction has been amazing,” says Don Opici, whose family-run company, Opici Wines, recently introduced Cocoa di Vine. Never heard of chocolate wine? Chances are you will. More vintners are amping up the decadence decibels with blends of wine infused … Continue reading Like chocolate? Like wine? You’re in luck

Risk of food poisoning increases at parties, buffets

The threat of food poisoning increases with the number of parties, presenting the possibility that someone will eat germ-contaminated dishes. Dangers exist, especially on buffet tables, when food is out for a long period of time and people tend to put their hands on it, said Andrew Clarke, associate professor of food science at MU’s … Continue reading Risk of food poisoning increases at parties, buffets

Ice-cream prices heat up

Ice Cream Prices blog post by The Candy Buffet Company

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

Top 10 Candy Urban Legends

Read about the top ten candy urban legends on The Candy Buffet Company blog. 10. The Exploding Jawbreaker in the Microwave This one is true, true, true and was proven so by the MythBusters. Nobody can explain exactly why, but microwaving a giant jawbreaker will turn it into a very dangerous molten sugar grenade. Also, … Continue reading Top 10 Candy Urban Legends