CBSNews has an article up that details many Hollywood celebrities’ favorite candies. Here is a snippet:

Michael J. Fox - Circus Peanuts
Cindy Crawford - Goetze’s Caramels
Nick Carter - Sour Gummy Cola Bottles
Robin Williams - Bazooka Gum
Kelly Ripa - Green Swedish Fish
Alan Alda - Black Licorice Bites
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Circus peanuts? I didn’t think anyone liked those, and […]

It’s Halloween today - the Candy Addict’s favorite holiday of the year! Happy Halloween to one and all! Be safe, don’t eat TOO much candy, and remember to brush! For your reading enjoyment, here are some recent Halloween posts here at Candy Addict:

Ten Things I Hate About Halloween
Halloween Candy Haikus

Halloween Story: Smarties or Dum-Dums?
Halloween […]

Jones Soda Company, whom we covered recently with their Candy Corn Soda is bringing us “Jones Soda Flavor Booster Candy” in 2006. The carbonated candy can be eaten solo or can be added to a drink or to water for a flavor burst. They will be available in Green Apple, Fufu Berry, and […]

For all of you Candy Addicts out there that love the new Hershey’s Cherry Cordial Kisses like I do, I have created an online petiton asking Hershey’s to keep them coming year-round. If you want to see that happen, go sign the petition now! Let’s see how many signatures we can get!
UPDATE: As […]

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Candicraft is a new candy from Sherwood Brands. Details here:
Amazing Candicraft Pens with fruit-flavored �ink� and edible paper add a whole new twist to �playing with your food.� This tasty new item from Sherwood Brands is packaged in a variety of formats. There is a three-pack of pens with paper; a […]

Heres a great candy trivia quiz that intersects candy with sports. Here is an example question:
1) Denver Nougat: Carmelo Anthony, the smooth swingman from the Denver Nuggets, recently became the pitchman for the following candy bar with a smooth, caramel nougat.
Take the quiz at ESPN.com
FYI - I only got 4 correct.

candy sports quiz trivia […]

According to KVUE in Austin, Texas:

The Colony police stumbled across a not so sweet find. They confiscated 22 chocolate bars laced with drugs in the 4600 block of Ridgepointe Drive. Authorities said the chocolate bars contained dried mushrooms, hash and marijuana. The bars are called Nirvana and have a street value of more […]

My wife picked up a 100ct bag of Nick Candy Fun mix for my daughter to take to her halloween party at preschool, so being the Candy Addict that I am, I figured I’d snag some and check them out. Here is what I found…..

Sour Buddies: a 2-pack of good-sized sour gummi candies in […]

Another Halloween story…..
A few years ago when my daughter was 2 years old, we visited my wife’s parents for Halloween because they wanted to take my daughter around to all of their friends to show her off. So all of us go through the neighborhood with her and go trick-or-treating. My in-laws lived in a […]

I can’t remember where I heard this story. I may have read it in a magazine a long time ago…I’m not sure. I’m not sure if it really happened or not, but I’m going to tell it anyway because I think it’s cute whether it’s true or not:

There was this math teacher that would […]