There has been a lot of news in the world of candy in June. Here’s a quick summary of all the news with links to the press releases and a quick comment on each:

Introducing Cotton Candy – With New Awesome Flavors! – Cotton candy in Hot Tamale and Mike and Ike flavors
New M&M’S® Ice [...]

Japan has a strong dedication to celebrating the change of seasons. They have special festivals, clothes, activities and (of course) foods depending on what time of year it is. In fact, Japan is now infamous for the number unique flavors they’ve been cranking out seasonally on the candy aisle. One of the stars of this [...]

The Japanese Kit Kat saga continues with no signs of slowing down. Those Candy Addicts who are new to the satisfying hobby of international candy eating may not know that Nestle, who makes KitKat in Asia (Hershey makes Kit Kat in the U.S.) seem to never tire of developing new, occasionally strange, varieties of [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in several countries all around the globe. In support of the ongoing fight to cure breast cancer, several candy companies are turning their products pink. Mars, Nestle, Hershey’s… classic candies like M&M’s, York Peppermint Patties, Tic Tacs and Kit Kats are all going pink for the cause. Monies donated [...]

Japan’s 7-11 stores have jumped onto the limited edition KitKat bandwagon. It’s not surprising that they want in on this very profitable market. 7-11 has released three new flavors that you can only find in their convenience stores, which thankfully isn’t a hard thing considering how common they are. The three KitKat flavors are Banana [...]