My favorite candy company that I can never remember is Perfetti Van Melle. Born out of the fusion of Perfetti (Italy) and Van Melle (Netherlands), this company boasts one of the largest confectionery operations in the world. But, if you don’t recognize the name, you might be wondering what they make. Well, aside from their […]

I’ve gotten a little tired of candy companies fiddling with their basic products and calling them by a hybrid name, so I let a pack of Airheads Xtremes Sweetly Sour Belts rest on my kitchen counter for two weeks. It’s not that I don’t love trying new candy—I definitely do—but sometimes I get overwhelmed by […]

While poking around on the Airheads website and checking out the coupon for a free Airheads, I found a great game for this week’s Friday Fun. It’s got a ridiculous name: Airheads BingBong. It’s a paddle game like Pong or Arkanoid, but it’s in 3D. You have to bounce the ball down to the ground […]

OK, technically, it’s $0.99 off the purchase of any Airheads product, but you can get Airheads for less than a buck, so that makes it free, right? Evidently Airheads is doing some sort of tie-in with the new Disney/Pixar movie Cars and that’s why you get the coupon. Print it out and go get some […]

As Monica correctly alluded to in her love ‘em or hate ‘em candies, taffy is definitely a divisive confection. I happen to be a lover of this candy, ever since the days I journeyed to Catalina and discovered what taffy is. As a product, taffy doesn’t really have a large niche in the candy aisle. […]