Hershey’s has some great candy hitting stores during the rest of 2008. We’ve already reviewed some of them and thanks to Hershey and the All Candy Expo, we have samples of many of these so look for reviews of these soon. Here is some quick info on the upcoming candy from Hershey.
- Hershey’s Bliss™ – Hershey’s Bliss individually wrapped chocolates feature a smooth, creamy texture for an indulgent personal chocolate experience. Hershey’s Bliss is now available in Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate with a Meltaway Center. Hershey’s Bliss chocolate will welcome Raspberry with Meltaway Center to its line in December 2008.
Candy Addict’s review of Hershey’s Bliss - Starbucks Chocolateâ„¢ – When coffee dreams, it dreams of chocolate.â„¢ Distinctive, artistic and handcrafted, Starbucks Chocolate combines the highest quality chocolate with Starbucks® coffee, tea and coffeehouse flavors. Product offerings include: truffles, tasting squares, signature bars, and chocolate-covered coffee beans. Now available where groceries are sold.
Candy Addict’s review of Starbucks Chocolate - Twizzlers® Pull-n-Peel® Cinnamon Fire Candy – New hot cinnamon flavored Twizzlers offer consumers a bigger, bolder licorice flavor. Now available.
Candy Addict’s review of Twizzlers® Pull-n-Peel® Cinnamon Fire Candy - Reese’s® Select Clusters – Reese’s Select Clusters wrap pecans, peanuts, peanut butter and caramel in milk chocolate. Individually wrapped, Reese’s Select Clusters will be available in August 2008.
- Hershey®’s All Natural Extra Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate and Infused with Raspberry Flavor Assortment – Hershey’s Extra Dark delivers velvety smooth, rich dark chocolate from a select blend of cacao beans for just the right balance of taste, aroma and sweetness. The line will add two new flavors including Pomegranate tasting squares in June 2008 and a Raspberry-infused flavor assortment in December 2008.
- Cacao Reserve by Hershey’s® Truffle Crunch – The latest addition to the Cacao Reserve by Hershey’s chocolate line, Truffle Crunch delivers a three-layer tasting experience that begins with an intense outer layer of rich chocolate surrounding a silky center of creamy chocolate and delicate cacao bits from the heart of the cacao bean. It’s a deliciously unexpected flavor adventure in 35 percent Milk Chocolate and 65 percent Dark Chocolate. Available August 2008.
- Jolly Rancher® Doubles – A new twist on Jolly Ranchers, Jolly Rancher Doubles combines two bold Jolly Rancher flavors. Combinations include: Cherry-Orange, Grape-Apple and Blue Raspberry-Watermelon. Now available.
- Good ‘N Fiery™ Candy – A new twist on an old favorite. The Good ‘N Plenty® and Good ‘N Fruity® family will welcome a new member with a hot cinnamon flavor – Good ‘N Fiery. Available December 2008.
- Hershey®’s S’mores Snacksters® – The Hershey’s Snacksters line expands with the addition of Hershey’s S’mores Snacksters – a delicious combination of graham cracker cereal squares, mini marshmallows and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate chips housed in 100 calorie packages. Available June 2008.
- Ice Breakers BURN™ Mints – A new mint variety will join the Ice Breakers wellness line delivering a combination of flavors and ingredients designed to enhance the mind, body and spirit. The Peach-Mango flavored Ice Breakers BURN Mints provide a unique, tasty way to add the B complex vitamins of Thiamin, Niacin, B5 and B6 to the day. Available June 2008.
- Ice Breakers® Chewy Sours – New Ice Breakers Chewy Sours deliver an intense sour flavor and exhilarating mouth experience. The soft, chewy fruit-crystal center is wrapped in a crunchy candy shell. Sugar-free Ice Breakers Chewy Sours will be available in two flavors: Strawberry and Pomegranate Lemonade. Available June 2008.
- Ice Breakers® Ice Cubes® White Chewing Gum – The power of whitening gum will bring an extra blast to the cool cube shape of Ice Breakers Ice Cubes Chewing Gum. Frosted with a proprietary process, the sugar-free gum is an extra-cold, refreshing alternative to stick and shell gums. The cool cube shape, reflective of an ice cube, reinforces its refreshing, ultra-cold and now teeth-whitening benefits. Ice Breakers Ice Cubes White Chewing Gum will be available in Wintergreen Splash and Mango Kiwi Cooler flavors. Available December 2008.
- Breath Savers® Strong Mint Menthol and Energy Mint Caffeine – The popular and powerful Breath Savers Mints adds two new varieties. Breath Savers Strong Mint Menthol takes breath freshening to a new level while Breath Savers Strong Energy Mint Caffeine offers a “boast of energy†with a touch of caffeine. Available December 2008.
Reading through this list of upcoming candy from Hershey makes my mouth water!
- Hershey’s coverage at Candy Addict
- Review of Hershey’s Bliss
- Review of Starbucks Chocolate
- Review of Fire Twizzlers
- Hershey’s website
I saw something exciting on Hershey Insider – that the Raspberry Meltaway Bliss is already available at Target.
http://civellophoto.typepad.com/hersheyinsider/2008/04/a-bowl-of-bliss.html
Did you get to sample the Reese’s Clusters at the Expo? I’m curious how they are.
Finally, the Good n’ Firey sounds awesome – especially since they did such a good job on the Twizzlers Fire.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:02 pmok, i love you guys. and i respect you despite your enjoyment of hershey’s chocolate. but what happened here? it reads like hershey’s bought ad space. are you just sharing their blurbs about the candies because they are nicely-written and it makes a good sound bite before your actual reviews?
May 28th, 2008 at 1:14 pmThat’s odd that they say the new raspberry meltaway center Hershey’s Bliss chocolates will be out in 12/08…I bought a bag 2 weeks ago at Target. Can’t wait to try those Reese’s clusters!! Thanks for the list of tasty treats to come! :-)
May 28th, 2008 at 1:50 pm@oakling Just sharing the upcoming news about what’s coming. We’ll have real reviews soon. Just trying to keep you all up on the latest candy news. Notice our tagline “Candy NEWS, views, and reviews.” :)
Love them or hate them, Hershey is a big player in the candy world.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:58 pm@cyble – yeah, the raspberry bliss is a Target exclusive. The Reese’s Clusters are GREAT. Review soon. Good N Fiery does sound great – can’t wait.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:08 pmLots of interesting Hershey’s products coming this year!
I see Cybele and others have already mentioned the Raspberry Meltaway Bliss that’s exclusive to Target, but there’s also a Milk Chocolate Almond Bliss, a Wal-Mart exclusive:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/civellophoto/2527174797/
And I know there’s a Creme de Menthe version of Bliss that’s either available now or very soon, too. But at my last check of the Hershey Co. web site, only three Bliss varieties were “officially” acknowledged.
May 28th, 2008 at 3:27 pmThe Jolly Ranchers doubles sound good. Too bad they got rid of the lemon flavor, though. I always liked to combine the flavors and I thought the best combos were:
Lemon & Cherry
Apple & Cherry
Grape & Watermelon
And Lemon & Cherry was the best!
May 28th, 2008 at 4:16 pmThe Jolly Rancher Doubles are great!! I am a frequent traveler and actually saw them for the first time at an airport store and bought them for the plane. All three doubles flavors were great, but my favorite was the blue raspberry and watermelon. They are very flavorful and you get a lot of them in a bag. I would definitely recommend that everyone try a bag!
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:06 amI’m lucky enough to work with a woman who’s husband works for Hershey. She often brings in samples to share with us. I’ve had the Ice Breakers Burn Peach Mango Fusion mints for about two weeks now. They are really good. I normally wouldn’t gravitate toward anything peach-mango flavored (not even peaches and/or mangos!) but these are surprisingly tasty. I also like the fact that a serving (3 mints) has 10% Thiamin, Niacin, B5 and B6. I haven’t seen then for sale yet, but they should be out there very soon!
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July 16th, 2008 at 4:01 amHow could anyone NOT love Hershey’s??? If you take a little time and read about the Milton Hershey School and all of the wonderful things The Hershey Company does for the good of the people, you can’t help but LOVE the company!!
November 14th, 2008 at 9:00 pmMost teeth whitening products on the market are made of up Peroxide which can increase tooth sensitivity.”~~
May 13th, 2010 at 4:24 pmI normally wouldn’t gravitate toward anything peach-mango flavored (not even peaches and/or mangos!) but these are surprisingly tasty.
August 15th, 2011 at 8:54 amI haven’t seen then for sale yet, but they should be out there very soon!
August 15th, 2011 at 8:55 amI am a frequent traveler and actually saw them for the first time at an airport store and bought them for the plane. All three doubles flavors were great, but my favorite was the blue raspberry and watermelon.
August 15th, 2011 at 8:56 am