Summer Candy FUN!

It's well into Summer and I have so fallen behind in my posts :-( Tonnes of new candy that came in and also some more exciting news... I'm expecting a little Frankie! Due in Nov. and boy has time flown by already.

Ok so back to what's new @ Frankies. Let's see Gummy Popcorn, a fun candy perfect for any movie night or backyard picnic. Each box has a mix of strawberry, watermelon and lemon popcorn, can you guess which one your eating? They even look like popped popcorn! We also have cool new Skull candies in our Pick & Mix selection, perfect for this year's Halloween party for a festive treat. One of my favourites we have in right now is Haribo's Starmix. A mixed bag of tiny gummies in the shapes of fried eggs, hearts, friendship rings, cola bottles and gummy bears. I'm always a sucker for any confections from Haribo :-) Yummy! We also were able to bring in handmade lollies custom made for us that read I (heart) Candy! They are super cute and the best gift to give anyone visiting Vancouver and if you just want a fun candy to have in a bowl at home :-)

A visit with the Dentist

The dreaded dentist appointment, I never really enjoyed going but who does? My teeth and gums are a little sensitive so I won't be having any candy today or maybe for the next few days. And drum roll please......... NO CAVITIES!! I am surprised but super happy of the results :-) So whoever said candy gives you cavities is wrong! As long as you brush and floss (and don't sleep with candy in your mouth) then your ok. But don't quote me on that one.

Candy Buffets

Your party isn't complete until you have a Frankies Candy Buffet set up for your guests to nibble on.

The perfect way to add colour and good times for everyone. Our candy buffets can be customized to match any colour scheme or theme of your party. Choose from over 60 of our instore  bulk candies or have us custom order your favourite candies from your childhood. You can also add wrapped candies and lollys for an added WOW factor. 

Sure you can put together a candy buffet yourself by going to Costco but why wouldn't you want quality candy and different candy from around the world like Germany and Spain. Make it extra special and your guests will always remember your party. Also at Frankies we have an array of beauiful glass jars of all sizes that show off the candy and make it pop! We pride ourselves in making things cute and eyecatching nothing plain and boring. 

Also the fun thing about candy buffets is that you can have little takeout boxes for your guests to fill and eat at the party or to take home as a reminder of the special occassion. So book your Frankies Candy Buffet now and make your party even SWEETER!

Wonka scrumdillyumptious.

The Wonka Sweetart Rope is another candy that mixes two of your favourites into one. Sweetarts and nerds combine to make a soft cherry rope with a blue creamy nerdy center. 

This is a fun candy to eat if you love the taste of cherry and a fondant type cream. I wish that they made the filling a little more sour as the outside is sweet and needs that extra tartiness in the middle. Or maybe they should try a different flavour instead of cherry maybe strawberry or blue raspberry would be good or even grape then a cherry filling. I myself am not a fan of cherry anything and that's basically all that the rope is. I cut into the rope and did see lots of nerds but looks like they have disinegrated a bit from being mixed with the creamy center.

If your a fan of Wonka candy then you must try the Sweetart Rope as it might not be here for much longer as the oompa loompas are always coming up with crazy new candies at the Willy Wonka Factory!

Tooty Frooties

A chew fruity candy with a crunchy candy shell. The great thing about Rowntree's is that they don't use any artifical colours or flavours instead use real fruit juice from strawberries, lemon, apple, orange and my favourite blackcurrent. Never before have I tried blackcurrent candy besides their Blackcurrent Pastilles . 

Tooty Frooties are a great treat to give the little ones as an after school special treat. Hey when it's made with real fruit juice you won't feel bad giving your kids candy. But hey I always say everything in moderation, don't deprive yourselves from the sweet life of candy!

JB Bubblge Gum

JB Bubble Gum what a mouth full this gum is. You never know how much gum your gonna be chewing up with just one gumball but with this one one is more than enough. At first I couldn't do anything until I worked it in my mouth to a blowing bubble consistency. The package reads that each 5 flavors are true to the Jelly Belly beans flavor and right now I have blueberry in my mouth. It didn't smell like blueberry but had a hint of flavor. I expected a more intense flavor like there beans but maybe on the next one so let's see. Ok now I'm chewing Juicy Pear and I can definetly taste pear. The gumball was yellow so I thought it wouldn't taste like pear but I was wrong. 

I would try the rest but I'm kind of gumed out right now so I'll have to finish the rest later and let you know how Very Cherry, Tangerine and Watermelon taste.

Until then have a Sweet Day!

Brandini Toffee

An idea to earn money for a student trip to Italy, Brandini Toffee has quickly grown into a thriving business. The toffee was created from a secret family recipe, each batch is handmade with only the finest ingredients. Being hailed as the best ever, guarenteeing 100% satisfaction. They've won several awards, was on Oprah's O list and appeared on Martha Stewart.

Now you can't go wrong with this combo: toffee, chocolate & a roasted almond nut mix. They sent over a huge bag for sampleing and it's been really hard to resist not eating it all myself. We brought in the Brandini Bites which is a 1/2lb tin filled with bite size nibbles, great for shareing if they're lucky. The perfect hostess gift or Easter gift (which is just around the corner).

WAZOO

TOPPS candy company just came out with a new candy thats named WAZOO. They describe it as a chewy fruity candy sprinkled with crunchies candy bar. Now this isn't your normal candy bar. When you think of candy bar's you think of chocolate & caramel or any otherchocolate bar combo but not actual candy.

I first saw this bar online and was happy to see it in Bellingham last week so I picked up one of each flavor, Blue Razz and Wild Berriez. I tried the Wild Berriez and to be honest was a little anxious to bite into it. I took a little bite and right away loved the crunchies that cover the top of the bar. They are kind of like nerds but not as good. The berry taste was really predominant which was nice cause sometimes when they say the flavor you don't even taste it or smell it. Also I loved the colour of the candy bar, purple on the outside with pink and yellow chewy center.

I recommened the Wazoo candy bar to anyone who likes their candy on the sweeter side and the taste of berries.

Candy Art

Check this picture out! Isn't it the coolest thing you ever did see! The artist had contacted me through my website and she forward me the link and I'm blown away. What they do is cut and paste images that are related to candy and create new works of art. They also write where they get there links from so credit is given where needed which is nice.  What a creative way to make a picture journal of all the things you love right now. The sky is the limit to what you could do, I wanna make one now. My favourites are Candy Buffet ( attached pic), Like me and Violet.

Candy Buffet - by ❤✿PaintHead on Polyvore.com

Nestle's YORKIE bar.

I was searching through You Tube and found a commercial for the Yorkie chocolate bar from England. It's ok but I like that they have a commerical. We need more commercials for candy and chocolate bars.

Rainy Day = Candy Day

I was talking to my boyfriend and asked him what should I write about today and he suggested rainy day candy since it's raining in Vancouver right now ( nothing new but still).

Now candy is good to eat any time but especially when it's raining outside. The rain just makes you blah and sleepy and you need a sweet pick me up to get you through the work day. Candy makes people happy and that's a proven fact :-) So what makes me happy are Haribo gummies, sour belts, 70% cacao chocolate and Jelly Belly's. Now when I make my bulk bags I usually like to keep the non-sour gummies away from the sours. Why you ask, well because I don't like when some non-sour gummies have sour powder on them that's why there plain gummies to begin with. But that's just me :-)

Some other candy that will put a smile on your face are:

Gummy Army Guys
Grillz
Rock Paper Scissors
Sour Warheads

Peter Rabbit Play-a-Tune

A cute brightly coloured bunny filled with speckled bubblegum eggs, but wait thats not it, it also plays music! Peter Rabbit's musical Play-A-Tune complete with song book.

How it works is when you buy it you pull out the tab in the back that releases the battery power and then you just press away on the numbers on the front. The song book includes songs like the Easter Parade, Mary Had a Little Lamb and Row Row Row Your Boat. The great thing is you can eat your bubble gum while you rock out to your tunes! And when the bubble gum is done you can just fill it with another candy or use it as a piggy bank. You can get the bunny in pink,yellow, purple or blue.

(bubblegum is made in Canada & not intended for Children under 3)

Lightning Bunny

Grab a Bunny and light it up! An interactive candy treat for kids.

Each bag comes with a handful of red coloured gummy bunnies and plastic tongs. The key to this novelty candy is in the tongs as there is a small red light the lights up when you grab onto the gummy ( or just by closing the tongs). Kids don't realize it so they think the candy actually lights up when you use the "special tongs". The tongs can be used on any gummy candy which makes the gift a neverending one!

So go on and grab some Lightning Bunny's for your Easter egg hunt, your kids will have a blast !

Easter has arrived at Frankies !

I just decorated for Easter and the store looks awesome! I love all the fun colours and feathery decorative accessories I get to use for the front window, it really catches your eyes when walking by :-).

We have lots of fun things to put in baskets and for Easter egg hunts such as Chick n' Chat, Lightning Bunnies, speckled egg bubblegum cartons and Easter lip pops! So many cool things, you can check them out at http://www.frankiescandybar.com/easter/. I'll post some of my favourite over the next couple of days.

Also I just found out that I'll be on Breakfast Television on April 5th to show off all our Easter candies! So watch out for that.

Haribo !

Haribo Fruity Rotella pink wheels! We just got them in the other day and im already addicted to them. They are super yummy and flavorful with kind of a floral undertone. I love that you can unwind them and swing them around or braid the colours together then eat them! They are perfect to use on our Frankies skewers since there is already a hole in the center. There are 4 flavors and they all come mixed in bulk. The flavors include apple (green), raspberry (red), apricot (orange) and banana (yellow). I love that German candies have different and sometimes exotic flavours instead of the normal cherry, apple, lemond and grape.

I can't wait for movie night tonight so I can make a bag of yummy gummies!

Cadbury's Wispa

A new shipment of English chocolates has just arrived at Frankies Candy Bar! 

Cadbury's wispa bar was first on my list to sample as I've heard so much about this bar from a girlfriend in England. What it is is an aerated milk chocolate bar, kind of like our Areo but way better chocolate. After googling wispa I found out that it came out in 1983 then was discontinued then brought back (after frequent requests from consumers) in 2003 and then re-launched in 2007. 

I love that the bar is small as I'm not usually a fan of milk chocolate of any kind and also that it's not one single bar but a 5 chunk bar. Great for shareing if their lucky :-)

Frankies Candy Skewers !

Candy skewers are so much fun! A great idea to add to any gift or use as a Birthday goody bag ( since all kids love candy). I can't tell you how many I have made. When I'm making them in the store I always sell them before I'm even done so I've learned to be super quick and now I know what candies look good and are easy to put on the skewer.

Frankies candy skewers will definitely sweeten anybody's day.

Eat Chocolate !

I was just going through some magazine cutouts and I came across one about chocolate's skin benefits. It goes on saying that ingesting certain compounds in cocoa can smooth the skin and decrease its sensitivity to the sun. A study in Germany, women who drank a cocoa beverage high in antioxidants called flavonols daily experienced reduced skin redness in response to UV light exposure-15% less than usual after six weeks and 25% less at 12 weeks-while a group given a low-flavonol cooa drink had no change. They also showed significant improvements in their skins' texture and hydration, which investigators believe were attributable to measurably improved blood flow to the skin.

Now I can drink to that ! A nice hot "chocolate" drink is on my list to go have. I'll have to make a trip over to Mink for some but right now I'll eat some Ghirardelli Twilight 72%.

LEGO BLOX

Candy that you can build with then eat it when your done! How cool is that. They're about the same size as the toy but don't have the snap when you put the pieces together. The candy itself is compressed dextrose candy or chalk candy, kind of like a Sweetart. 

Candy Blox are the perfect gift to give to any kid (young or old) and at Frankies they are a big hit for Birthday goody bags.

What I would love to see is or maybe I should google it, is to see if anyone has posted what they have built using the candy. Now that would be cool and if I find some I'll be sure to post them.

New! High Voltage bubblegum

I love when new candy comes in and the taste testing that you get to do :-) Toxic Waste recently came out with Hi-Voltage Bubble Gum. Over 2 feet of gum with a shockingly sour core! Each pack comes with 3 flavours ( Amp'd Apple, Surgin' Strawberry and Blackout Blue Razz)each is separately wrapped to keep the freshness in.

I was surprised to see how much gum you actually get because from the pictures I've seen online the package looked small like the size of there Sludge Bar. I tried the blue and at first there was no taste but once I got chewing the sour just hit me and my mouth started watering. The flavour didn't last too long so I had to spit it out as I'm not a fan of chewing gum of any kind what so ever not even minty gum. But hey I have to try things right!

So if you want a hit of sour gum then try New Hi-Voltage bubble gum from Toxic Waste.

Haribo web video!

Omg this is hilarious! ok now I'm addicted to youtube, oh boy haha. Hope you like these other web videos I found. I love Haribo even more now :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAfOwDyZpzs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDV4kddlSU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKh2SZJYeNE&feature=related

By far my favourite video ! 

Bubblegum

I was searching the web and came across a youtube video on how bubblegum is made. It's pretty cool especially the part where the gum looks like giant fluffy pink clouds!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z69N3zwJUIE

oh and also a video on how Yummy Earth Lollipops are made!

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Pick & Mix

So I've had a cold for almost 3 weeks now and my taste buds are finally back to normal! and boy have I missed eating all my favourite gummies like turtles, centipedes, sour belts and fruit juice gummy bears ( to name a few!). It's great eating candy everyday but I like taking time off of it so then my taste buds can re-group and appreciate all the flavours even more! Because after awhile they all seem to taste the same when you eat them everyday :-) Yes I said everyday! But usually it's just like 2 candies not a whole bag. 

Other gummies I'm likeing right now:

-  Gummy Butterflies

- Jelly Babies

- Black current cables

- Pink Grapefruit

Celeb spotting !

Diana Krall and Elvis Costello were just shopping in Frankies Candy Bar !!!! They bought our Pirate skull piggy bank.

Yummy (Earth) in my tummy !

I recently ordered for the store Yummy Earth's organic lollypops after reading about them online. I didn't know what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised! I was never a fan of lollypops or even hard candy but these are SO addicting :-) They are made with ALL natural flavors, real fruit extracts and are wheat free, nut free, soy free and dairy free! I just had the mango tango and now I want another one. They are the perfect sweet treat for kids and adults who want something to suck on without all the junk in regular lollypops. They come packaged in cute re-sealable 15ct.bags in flavour mixes like Freshest Fruit, Super Power Pops, Roadside Rootbeer and Pomegranate Pucker! I love them all and can't wait to have another one this afternoon as my daily candy fix :-) !