The Manufacturing Confectioner • August 2005 77 NEW PRODUCTS AND PROMOTIONS Hershey Foods Corporation USA Hershey’s Kisses Orange Creme, an extension of the Hershey’s Kisses line, is a limited edition introduction from Hershey Foods. The white-chocolate kisses have vertical orange-flavored strips. They come in a 9.2 oz package. Tel: +1 (717) 534 3660 Fax: +1 (717) 534 5297 www.hersheys.com/kisses Cadbury Adams USA LLC USA Cadbury Adams has extended its Swedish Fish line with the introduction of Swedish Fish AquaLife, five new fruit fla- vors in sea creature shapes and sizes: Red Swedish Fish, Orange Sea Horses, Lime Whales, Lemon Starfish, Grape Blowfish and Blue Raspberry Dolphins. The Sour Patch Line has been extended with Sour Patch Connectors, featuring sweet and sour flavors in “halves” that can be con- nected in 28 combinations. Sour flavors are tangerine, lemon, cherry and blue rasp- berry; sweet flavors are strawberry cream, tropical punch, bubble gum and cotton candy. Both products are available in 1.8 oz single-serving bags, 3.1 oz theater boxes, 4.5 oz and 7.2 oz pegbags, and 12.6 oz laydown bags. The srps range from 50¢ to $1.99. Tel: +1 (973) 909 2000 Fax: +1 (973) 909 3787 www.originalswedishfish.com www.sourpatchkids.com Farley’s & Sathers Candy Co. USA Wild Animal Safari Fruit Snacks, an extension of the Farley’s Fruit Snacks line, come in four flavors: cherry, grape, strawberry and orange. Fruit juice is the primary ingredient and each snack has 100 percent of the rda for vitamin C. Available in 2.25 oz and 5.5 oz packages, shipped 12 per case. The suggested retail price is 59¢ and 99¢ respectively. Tel: +1 (507) 945 8181 Fax: +1 (507) 945 8343 www.farleysandsathers.com Russell Stover Candies USA Russell Stover has launched two new product lines for 2005. Sugar Free Cereal Bars come in Chewy Granola, Cinnamon Bun, Apple Cinnamon and Blueberry flavors. A 5.5 oz box of six bars has an srp of $3.99. The Private Reserve line is an assortment of pure milk choco- late, 70 percent cacao dark chocolate and silky white chocolate pieces in boutique packaging. The srp for five skus ranges from 99¢ for a 1 oz package to $9.99 for a 12 oz box. White Chocolate Assort- ment is an extension of Russell Stover’s bow line of assorted boxed chocolates. The 1 lb box has an srp of $7.99. Tel: +1 (816) 842 9240 Fax: +1 (816) 842 5593 www.russellstover.com Annabelle Candy Company USA Annabelle Candy Company has released a new flavor of Abba- Zaba candy bar: Abba-Zaba Sour Apple. The 2 oz bar has a creamy center of peanut butter covered with thick sour apple taffy. Packed 12/24 with an srp of 69¢. Annabelle’s Giant Assorted Chocolate Bag holds 31 oz of chocolate miniature items: three flavors of Rocky Road (Milk Chocolate, Dark Choc- olate and Dark Chocolate Mint); and U-NO, a truffle- like candy. Packed 10 bags per case, with an srp of $7.99. Tel: +1 (510) 783 2900 Fax: +1 (510) 785 7675 www.annabelle-candy.com