The Manufacturing Confectioner • April 2004 111 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. USA Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. has released Eclipse Mints. The sugarfree mints are available in peppermint and Winter- frost flavors. The mints come in a dispensing packaging with an srp of $1.49. Tel: +1 (312) 644 2121 Fax: +1 (312) 644 2135 www.wrigley.com Jelly Belly Candy Co. USA Jelly Belly Candy Co. introduces its line of Sugar-Free Jelly Belly Beans and Sugar-Free Jelly Belly Sours with a new low-carb recipe. The beans now have 90 calories, 36 total carbohydrates and only 4 net effective carbs per 35-bean serving. The beans will be avail- able in 10 flavors and use poly- dextrose, maltitol and sucralose. Jelly Belly has also released Neon Inchworms and Sour Neon Inchworms. The two- toned gummies are available in the flavor combinations of cherry/lemon, orange/lime and blue raspberry/strawberry. The sour variety is finished with sour sanding. In addition, four Confections by Jelly Belly varieties are now available in packages sized for snacking on the go. The 3 oz packages contain the Jelly Belly products of Licorice Bridge Mix, Raspberries & Blackberries, Chocolate Dutch Mints and Unbear- ably Hot Cinnamon Bears. Tel: +1 (707) 428 2800 Fax: +1 (707) 423 4436 www.jellybelly.com Taste of Nature, Inc. USA Taste of Nature, Inc., announces their 2.5 oz Care Bears Cotton Candy. The cotton candy has a nine-month shelf life and three flavors of piña colada, circus pink and blue raspberry. The product comes in a 24 count case and can be placed on clip strips if required. This release coordinates with a new Care Bears video due out in the fall. Tel: +1 (310) 396 4433 Fax: +1 (310) 369 4432 www.candyasap.com Hershey Foods Corp. USA Hershey Foods Corp. has released two limited edition candy bars. Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Mint bar is a mint milk chocolate bar with chocolate cookie bits. Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Chocolate is a milk chocolate bar with chocolate cookie bits. Also from Hershey is Ice Breakers Liquid Ice. The small capsules dissolve instantly in the consumer’s mouth, releas- ing their intense mint liquid centers. Retailing for approxi- mately $1.49 – $1.99, Ice Breakers Liquid Ice will be available in a 6-box counter unit and 12-box shipper or power wing. Tel: +1 (717) 534 3660 Fax: +1 (717) 534 5297 www.hersheys.com Au’some Candies Inc. USA Au’some Candies Inc. presents a line of Spider-Man novelty can- dies. Spider-Man Snerdles Web String is a dispenser with a sour fruit snack that is string-shaped and rolled up. The flavors are sour blue raspberry or sour Strawberry Pucker. It has an srp of 99¢. Also in the line is the Spider- Man Taste Tube Torpedo, which has a tube that encases a 3D gummi spider suspended in a sour candy gel. The Spider-Man Super Sour Shaker has a fruit-flavored lollipop that should be licked, then covered with the cap and shaken to distribute the sour candy powder on the lollipop. Tel: +1 (732) 951 8818 Fax: +1 (732) 951 8828 www.ausomecandy.com NEW PRODUCTS AND PROMOTIONS