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Candy Addict Mentions in the Press
October 27, 2010, New York Times Is Candy Evil or Just Misunderstood? “There are many blogs devoted to tasting, photographing and tracking down obscure types of candy, such as Candy Addict …â€
June 26, 2008, New York Times Not Just Another Jelly Bean “All you have to do is look at them, and they are brighter, shinier and prettier,†said Sarah Gencarelli, a candy reviewer for CandyAddict.com, a blog about sweets. With unusual and, in her opinion, superior flavors like buttered popcorn, kiwi, margarita and cappuccino, she said, “Jelly Belly has this artisanal niche.â€
May 27, 2008, NBC17 in Raleigh, NC Local Candyman’s Blog Receives National Attention After three years of blogging on candyaddict.com, Pipa got a call from the big apple to be a candy expert on the national show. Now, his site gets over 5,000 hits per day and he’s rubbing elbows with candy’s finest.
February 29, 2008, BusinessWeek Petescaramels: How blogs fed candy biz He was making caramels in his kitchen 18 months ago, and promoted them by sending them to the candyaddict blog. They raved. Next thing you know, he’s in the New York Times, on CBS.
February 2008 issue of Smart Computing magazine Find it online: Food for thought “When it comes to candy, blogger Brian Pipa knows what he’s talking about. He and his staff of sweet-toothed writers post several reviews or candy-related news items every week. Sure, it sounds like an easy (and tasty) gig, but the Candy Addict folks take their reviews very seriously. They even travel to the yearly, trade-professionals-only All Candy Expo to stay up-to-date on the latest confections. The reviews are often humorous but always detailed, which means you’ll know just what to expect when you pick up that bag of suckers.”
April 26, 2007, The Vancouver Province Food Site-ings https://candyaddict.com – A great site that may rot your teeth but will nurture your mind. The Top 10 Grossest Candies category is eye-opening, like the Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters or the Hose Nose but also check out the Candy Videos, the Hip-Hop Candy section, where you’ll find a great photo of Snoop Dogg posing with Wonka Sour Nerds, plus Weird Candy, Oddly Named Candy or test your sugar knowledge with the Candy Wrapper Quiz.
January 25, 2007, New York Times Barons Before Bedtime “he … sent a batch of caramels to his favorite candy blog, candyaddict.com, garnering a glowing testimonial (“I predict sweet success for you!â€) as well as a link to his site — and a business was born.”
August 10, 2006, BoingBoing.net Grossest Candies “The Candy Addict site has a fantastic write up the ten grossest candies currently on the market, from hyper-realistic Harry Potter candy cockroaches to these squicky Fear Factor organs-and-parts to a particularly gross #1 (I won’t spoil it for you).”
July 9, 2006, New York Times Short and Sweet “Hershey’s cherry cordial Kisses, for example, won a rave review on a Web site called Candy Addict, whose owner, Brian Pipa, later started an online petition begging the company to make the variety a permanent part of the Kiss portfolio”