York Peppermint Pattie
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York Peppermint Pattie (History, Flavors & Commercials)

York Peppermint Pattie is a chocolate-enrobed peppermint candy. Enrobed is when a machine used in the confectionery industry coats a food item with a coating medium, typically chocolate. York Peppermint Pattie has a strong dark chocolate flavor combined with a powerful flavor of peppermint. Rather than being soft out the outside and gooey on the…

Sour Patch Kids
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Sour Patch Kids (History, FAQ, Pictures & Commercials)

Sour Patch Kids are gummy candies that are sweet and sour. They come in the form of small humanoid creatures, aka, the Sour Patch Kids. This candy is coated with a sour-sugar-like coating and comes in a variety of colors and flavors. Sour Patch Kids have become popular both for its look and taste, and…

Skittles
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Skittles (History, Flavors, FAQ & Commercials)

Skittles are a small round chewy candy that comes in many different colors in a bag. Skittles tag line has often been “Taste the rainbow”, to signify the colorful aspect of the candy. Skittles are fruit-flavored, and while they look much like their more chocolate relatives, M&M’s, they are in a niche of their own….

Sherbet Dip Dabs
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Sherbet Dip Dabs (History, Marketing & Pictures)

Sherbet Dip Dabs are lollipops that come with sherbet powder. You lick on the otherwise fairly normal-looking lollipop, and then stick it into the sherbet powder. The sherbet powder gives a fizzy sensation that adds to the overall flavor of the lollipop. Some people like to use the lollipop to shovel the fizzy sherbet power into their…

Rolo
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Rolo (History, Marketing, Pictures & Commercials)

Rolo is a bar of cone-shaped caramel-filled chocolate that comes in a package shaped like a “roll”, and each piece of candy is stacked on top of the other in the package. Rolos are truncated where each stacking piece of candy connects via their top and bottom; this allows the consumer to break off a…

Ritz Crackers
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Ritz Crackers (History, Varieties, Pictures & Commercials)

Ritz is a circular cracker with ridge edges. Ritz is crunchy, but easy to bite into crackers, and is salted on one side. Other varieties of Ritz exist, such as Ritz’s “Hint of Salt” and “Garlic Butter” flavor. Ritz Crackers are a fairly simple snack but have won over consumers with that simplicity. Ritz makes…

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (History, Pictures & Commercials)

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is a chocolate candy that comes in the form of a circular “cup” of chocolate and peanut butter. One of the most popular snacks in the United States for many years, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are intended to be a candy for people of all ages to enjoy. The original Reese’s…