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Easter gathers Valley families
Staff WriterValley residents celebrate Easter in a wide variety of ways but for most, it’s a chance to bring family closer. “It’s getting together with family, reminding them that Jesus died for us, and we should be grateful, not just now but...Tags: Easter, Halloween, Holidays, Family, Religion and Belief
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Hot chicks: At 60, Peeps more popular than ever
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — It's Easter morning. A boy rouses his younger brother, and they run to the living room to find their baskets filled with - what else? - Peeps. "Peeps are THE candy of Easter," the excited boy tells his wide-eyed sibling,...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Easter, Science and Technology, Consumer Goods Industries, Just Born, Inc.
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Retailers see big boost from Valentine's Day candy sales
Customers lined up outside Rheb's Candy early Monday, even before owner Wynn Harger opened the doors of the Southwest Baltimore shop his family has run for three generations. People, mostly men, crammed into the tiny, cottage-like store for much of the...
Tags: Dundalk, Sea Salt, Holidays, Services and Shopping, Candy
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Chocolate Kingdom: Near Orlando, a new attraction is a sweet repast
Disney's Animal and Magic Kingdoms offer visitors a theme-park experience with a touch of whimsy. Before it was torn down, Skull Kingdom on International Drive offered guests frightening fun. And there are countless structures in Central Florida...
Tags: Entertainment, Alfred Hitchcock, Arts and Culture, Travel, International Drive
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Sandy takes toll on Halloween parties, could disrupt candy sales
The economic damage wrought by Sandy’s rampage through the East Coast now might encompass candy sales, costume purchases and holiday event planners as the storm shuts down Halloween celebrations along its path. For the first time in 39 years, the...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Holidays, Haunted Houses (attractions), Services and Shopping, American Apparel
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Car Safety CARFAX Communications Director and Consumer Expert Larry Gamache talks about the dangers of ignoring recalls from car companies. Nearly 3 million recalled cars were listed for sale in 2011. Many of these cars change hands without the buyer...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Celebrities, Alex Morgan
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Inside the Sweets and Snacks Expo 2012: New candy coming soon to a store near you!
WGN Feature ReporterIt was a rough day on the teeth. I spent the morning at the 2012 National Confectioners Association Sweets and Snacks Expo. More than 170 companies set up shop on the show floor to show off their latest candy and snack creations. Store owners and other...Tags: Entertainment, Facebook, Music, Concerts
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German gummi bear maker aims for bigger share of U.S. market
Chew on this: Adults — not children — account for 65 percent of gummi candy consumption in the United States.
And that appetite is growing, if Haribo of America Inc.'s sales are any indication.
U.S. sales for the Woodlawn-based division of...Tags: Entertainment, Walmart, Advertising, Fells Point, Services and Shopping
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Best Valentine's Day chocolates
Americans spend more than $700 million on chocolate for Valentine’s Day, according to the National Confectioners Association. But what’s the best tasting chocolate for the money? Consumer Reports taste testers have sampled more than 30 boxes...Tags: Consumers, Chocolates
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Maryland State Fair: Food beyond the Midway
You'll have no trouble finding food at the Maryland State Fair. Some of it is still walking around on hooves, granted. But once you're on the Midway, you'd have trouble swinging a test-your-strength mallet without hitting a stand selling corn dogs,...Tags: The Ohio State University, Entertainment, Food Network (tv network), Sandwiches, Hot Dogs
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Consumer Confidential: Scary candy sales, be safe, Black Friday
Money & CompanyHere's your mad-dogs-and-Englishmen Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- So how much candy will be doled out tonight for Halloween? The answer is $2.3 billion worth, according to the National Confectioners Assn. That's up about 1%...... -
Ten @ 10: The foods of childhood reconsidered
A three-day sugar rush gets underway Tuesday when the 2011 Sweets & Snacks Expo opens at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, the expo is “the largest confectionery, cookie and snack show in the...Tags: Ketchup, Pies and Tarts, Peanuts, Human Interest, McCormick Place
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