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Madonna Hard Candy Album Release Tuesday April 29, 2008

CandyWarehouse.com works in conjunction with Primrose Candy of Chicago, Illinois to develop the special edition box sets for Madonna’s latest album “Hard Candy” distributed by Warner Records. With hard candy making commodities such as sugar, corn syrup, and flavoring facing record price surges, this beaten down segment of the candy industry finally caught a break this week with the help of Madonna’s latest musical release “Hard Candy.” The queen of pop included the most classic of all hard candies, Red & White Starlight Peppermint candies, in special limited edition album box sets. The initial order of candy bags for Warner Records required more than a truckload of these yummy candy favorites. No elitist dark chocolate for Madonna…. she’s made working class hard candy cool again. Her album cover even features a giant pink, white, and red swirling lollipop. CandyWarehouse.com and Primrose Candy worked with Madonna’s team to develop the perfect retail package for the box sets. A small number of exclusive sets included 2 other types of hard candy: assorted rods candies and fruity pinwheel candies. Overall the project was a success and the album packages hit store shelves on schedule. “Hard Candy” was officially released in the United States on Tuesday April 29, 2008.   

Life Is Sweet - Candy Bar Storyboards

Candy now warms the heart as well as delights the taste buds.  Clever people have discovered a way to tell one’s life history through the use of candy.  The story is displayed on large poster boards where candy bars or other treats such as gum or peanuts are glued onto the board to replace words.  The story is then read out loud at a party to celebrate the event.  These sweet stories are most often used at milestones such as a 40th or 50th birthday but can also be used to celebrate anniversaries, promotions, or a retirement.  The only limit is one’s imagination! To illustrate, here is an example of an anniversary tale told with the candy storyboard. Where the word is capitalized, the treat would be glued to replace the written word. Poetic license is taken with both grammar and the facts in order to use as many pieces of candy as possible.  To illustrate, this storyboard was written for the silver anniversary of Hank and Kathy Thomas.

Kathy Holton moved to California from Indiana looking for her CUP-OF-GOLD in the golden state. She moved to the RED HOT city of Sacramento where she went to work for the phone company.  Although Kathy would never earn 100 GRAND, she did survive PAYDAY to PAYDAY. After years of dating NERDS and GOOBERS with ZERO appeal Kathy found a BIT-O-HONEY when she met Henry (Hank) Thomas. Hank knew that he could SKOR some points with Kathy by sending her a huge bouquet of roses to her office. “OH HENRY!”  Kathy exclaimed. You BIG HUNK, you are the MR. GOODBAR that I have been looking for!”  “ABBA ZABBA” thought Hank as he kissed her BIG CHERRY lips.  “Marry me, KITKAT and our lives will be MOUNDS of ALMOND JOY. I’ll be your SUGAR DADDY and we will have lots of SUGAR BABIES.” Life was GOOD & PLENTY for the Thomas family.  As the years went by, the family grew with the addition of the 3 MUSKETEERS, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The boys had STARBURSTS of energy and loved to play sports.  Matthew played baseball but because he had BUTTERFINGERS and often dropped the ball, he switched to soccer where he could SKOR more goals. UNO that parenthood is a WHOPPER of a job to be done NOW AND LATER enjoy a quiet CAREFREE life, still SWEETARTS, holding hands and lots of KISSES gazing out at the MILKY WAY.  Congratulations on your 25th wedding anniversary.

Because each life is unique, each Candy storyboard is different. The key to a unique sweet story is finding a variety of candies to use.  Go beyond the typical choice of candy available in most stores and seek out candy stores or serendipity shops that have unusual or nostalgic candies.  Of course, the internet can be a terrific resource for this. Try it! Your own sweet saga will be the highlight of the event. The Candy Elves of CandyWarehouse.com welcome your feedback on this idea. Or send us photographs of storyboards that you’ve created. We’ll post the best designs on our website. We’ll make you famous in the candy industry! Thanks for stopping by.

Christopher Pratt, President

Top Internet Candy Store CandyWarehouse.com Named to Inc. 5000 as One of Fastest Growing Companies in America

Summary: CandyWarehouse.com, Inc. has been chosen as one of the fastest growing companies in America. Ranked at number 2,217 among America’s top companies, CandyWarehouse is the top internet candy store in the world. The CW candy elves continue to work hard to make their website the best, and deliver sensational sweets every day as they head into the busy Halloween candy season.

 Irwindale, CA February 22, 2007: CandyWarehouse.com, Inc. has been chosen as one of the fastest growing companies in America. Ranked at number 2,217 among America’s top companies, CandyWarehouse is the top internet candy store in the world. Get the full story about the Inc. 5000 at Inc. Magazine. The CW candy elves continue to work hard to make their website the best, and deliver sensational sweets every day as they head into the busy Halloween candy season.

The Inc. 5,000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2003, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent–not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies–as of December 31, 2006. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) Revenue in 2003 must have been at least $200,000, and revenue in 2006 must have been at least $2 million.

President of CandyWarehouse.com - Christopher Pratt is one business person who rose above a humble beginning with great ideas. In 1998, Christopher began to run his bulk candy business out of his Pasadena apartment. He figured out where to source the merchandise shortly after receiving his first order online and added a nice label. Now he picks out great candy items well before the season and is currently offering more than 2500 fresh candy item choices. Christopher relates “as in any fast growing business, it’s an everyday challenge to keep up with the demand and provide consistent, superior service to all our new and continuing customers.”

An Internet based store results in high inventory turnover and freshness of the candy, great pricing with low overhead, and an extensive amount of choices that online shoppers now expect. Nostalgic candy customers can recreate a childhood memory by purchasing some of the old fashioned candy brands that have become harder and harder to find.  They will also find almost any novelty candy that they seek, for those special occasions like thank you candy, pirate candy, or even chocolate cigars.

Planning a wedding takes much consideration.  For something spectacular, consider featuring a candy buffet at your reception.  CandyWarehouse.com has conveniently arranged all of their candy by color, which will make decorating within the bridal theme very easy. This is also the new trend in holiday center piece decorations. It will be amazingly simple for you to find your orange and black candy for Halloween this year!

And perfect for Halloween handouts, CandyWarehouse offers yummy Halloween candy corn packaged in spooky packets! Packet graphics include 5 scary designs: black cat, ghost, witch on a broom stick, skeleton, and bat. Christopher says “this high quality candy corn from Zachary Confections is made with real honey. In fact, this candy corn received 2 prestigious excellence awards last year: 2006 ChefsBest and 2006 American Culinary Institute“. It is not crumbly and dry like other brands…. it is a rich and smooth candy corn.

Christopher sees continued strong growth as Americans love their candy treats and the busy season is upon him with Halloween sweets, Christmas candy canes, Valentines hearts, and Easter jelly beans all top sellers along with the steady interest in nostalgic and novelty candy items.

CandyWarehouse.com selected as small business finalist in Yahoo!’s Ultimate Connection Contest!

WHAT: Yahoo! and Ivanka Trump have chosen Irwindale small business CandyWarehouse.com as one of five finalists in Yahoo!’s Ultimate Connection Contest. The unique, local small business was selected from over 9,000 entries and now needs votes from the online community to become one of three winners to claim the prize package.

 

WHY: As part of its Be A Better Marketer Campaign, Yahoo! launched the Ultimate Connection contest to help small business owners better market themselves online to attract new customers. The competition will award three winners prize packages with a combined value of more than $100,000, and will culminate in an unusual ‘power lunch’ event high above New York City in July. Prize packages include:
· $25,000 keyword ad campaign budget from Yahoo! Search Marketing;
· Mentoring throughout the year from recognized marketing ‘stars’ such as Shira D. Goodman, executive vice president of marketing, Staples; Raymond Joabar, GM Credit Card Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, OPEN from American Express®; and Yahoo!’s own chief marketing officer Cammie Dunaway;
· A spectacular “Ultimate Connection” power lunch in New York City with mentors and Ivanka Trump;
· Access to a Yahoo! Search Marketing expert throughout the year;
· A Web site makeover, courtesy of Yahoo! Small Business and Web site development firm FastPivot.

WHO: Irwindale, CA-based CandyWarehouse (www.candywarehouse.com) has been in business since 1998 and prides itself in a vast offering of over 2,500 fresh bulk, novelty, and seasonal candies, including hard-to-find confections that bring back childhood memories, from candy buttons to sour Pez, gourmet chocolates to alien glow pops, and horehound sticks to gummi brains! CandyWarehouse.com makes it easy to find just about any candy you’re looking for, with products organized by category/type, occasions/themes, brands, and color.

WHEN: Online voting begins on Thursday, June 14 and closes on Sunday, June 24.

WHERE: The Public can view a short video of the five finalists, and vote for their favorite at

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kristen Wareham
Yahoo!
(818) 524-4550
wareham@yahoo-inc.com
Ed Bryson
Fleishman Hillard
(214) 665-1328
ed.bryson@fleishman.com

Wedding Candy Buffet

HEADLINE: Wedding Candy Buffet Choices Now Easy to Find at CandyWarehouse.com

Summary: Wedding candy buffets are wildly popular for creating the wow factor as a display and also as wedding favor candy for guests. The secret to a dazzling display is coordinating colors and following a theme. Candy Warehouse supplies candy in bulk quantities and now has categories easily organized by colors along with theme or occasions to make selection simple.

Irwindale, CA May 11, 2007:  The wedding candy buffet is a hot trend these days as spectacular displays can be built without breaking the budget and guests love them as candy wedding favors. Brides are creating either towers of sweets at a central table or creative displays right at the guests’ tables.  And for wedding favors, how can you go wrong?  There is no need to obsess over what your guests might like or worrying about a cheap looking gift. Candy brings back those carefree fairytale memories of everyone’s childhood and not only puts guests in a great mood, they eagerly gobble it up or scoop it into their little bags to bring home.

Candy buffets add fun and color to any wedding. All it takes is a table with some old fashioned glass candy jars, scoops, and bulk candy to coordinate with your color scheme. More creatively, your candy can match a theme like the Wonka Factory, Vegas casino night, summer carnival, sports, nostalgic, nature lover, Candyland, etc. CandyWarehouse.com has Candy by Occasion categories to make finding just the right items to support your beach or other special theme. Guests will quickly figure out what to do once they spot a stack of candy bags and scoops in large candy jars. No instructions required!

The secret to memorable presentation is to treat the candy as a display for its aesthetics and not like food…. somewhat like having an ice sculpture versus just a block of ice. Find large clear vases and jars of various sizes and shapes. Then use medium sized boxes and other support platforms with a loose drape over them to create a variety of heights and some texture for your display. To help in matching candy to your color scheme, CandyWarehouse.com has created a Shop by Candy Colors category on their bulk candy website. Filling the vases with solid colors can be very dramatic and finding a few fun, high impact items such as swirly lollipops can add a nice touch along with accessorizing with a few flowers.

Along a similar vein, candy offered up in extra large cocktail glasses can act as colorful centerpieces for wedding reception tables. “At my personal wedding, three separate glasses contained three types of candy, one chocolate, one gummy, and one colorful chewy delight,” says Christopher Pratt, President of CandyWarehouse.com. “Each guest received an organza bag and a chart of the candy at each table in the reception room,” he continued.  That’s right, three different candies at each table, at a total of 12 dinner tables…. 48 different candies to choose from! Guests could then search for their favorite sweets using their candy chart. “It was a great way for guests to mingle as they scooped their candy favorites into their organza bag,” remembers Christopher. A typical assortment at a table might include Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Purple Sour Balls, and German Gummi Bears. So delish! So if you are currently planning for your wedding or know someone who is, tell them about wedding candy buffets and how they can add a memorable touch to the arrangements and be something the guests will really enjoy. Plus finding all the perfect colors and novelty candy to support your theme can be easy by shopping the wide variety of fresh candy available online and organized in convenient categories.About Candy Warehouse
CandyWarehouse.com is an online bulk candy store that sells a wide variety of candy favorites. The candy super store has products arranged by category such as nostalgic & old time candy, by brand such as Willy Wonka, and by holidays or special occasions such as wedding candy.  The company has been serving loyal customers for 8 years with fresh candy shipped fast.
For more information contact:
Christopher Pratt
President, CandyWarehouse.com, Inc.
 5314 Third Street
Irwindale, CA 91706
Tel: 626-480-0899

http://www.candywarehouse.com/alloccasions.html    Candy by Occasion

http://www.candywarehouse.com/candycolors.html    Shop by Candy Colors

http://www.candywarehouse.com/weddingcandy.html    Wedding Candy

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Decorating with Sweets!

Hosting a function and need some help with the decorations?  Don’t fret!  You have all you need right at your fingertips.  Whatever the gala event; decorate with candy.  It doesn’t matter how formal or laid back the function is, you can use candy to decorate the entire affair.  Whether it is a formal sit-down dinner after a wedding or a Kindergartener’s room party at school, candy gets the job done.

If you are the room mom for your Kindergartener, and it is his or her party day, use specialized candies for treats and decorating.  No matter what the party theme is you can find candy delicacies for any holiday.  Take St. Patrick’s Day for instance.  You can buy specialized candy treats like chocolate shamrocks, green Hershey Kisses, or gourmet lollipops with Happy St. Patrick’s Day on them.  You can get shamrock mints or green rock candy.  Maybe you want to give the kids their own little treasure chest of chocolate gold coins.  It is all available.  So don’t be afraid to host that holiday class party.

Maybe you are hosting a tea for a departing missionary.  Tea and sweets were born to be taken together.  But, it doesn’t have to be fancy or difficult.  Buy some large chocolate bars; divide them into strips along the lines imprinted in the chocolate then alternate milk, white, and dark chocolate strips in a radiating circle on a beautiful dessert plate. Served along with your tea sandwiches, it makes a lovely accent, not to mention how tasty it will be. It looks gorgeous and all you had to do was buy some candy bars.

If your event is more formal such as a wedding reception, Jordan Almonds have long been a staple for both favors and decorating the tables.  But, Jordan Almonds have come a long way since the days of those pretty pastel pinks, greens, and whites.  Now, look in fine stores or on-line locations for Jordan Almonds covered in dragees: that beautiful shiny gold or silver coating bakers use for accents on cookies and cakes.  They are simply stunning and scream “FORMAL EVENT!”

Candy just seems to dress up any activity.  Because there is a special aura surrounding candy that says, “If you are really good; and really special; you will get a really great treat.”  It has always been this way with sweets.  Let’s face it; they are the food group that goes the extra mile whether there is a celebration at hand or not.

Every holiday on the calendar can be made special with the use of candy.  What would Halloween be without little dishes of candy corn placed in strategic locations around the house? Or Christmas without candy canes on the tree and sugar plums on the dinning table.  Candy presents itself in dual roles: That of sweet treat and just-the-right decoration.  So don’t worry about it.  Think candy, and then think what color or flavor would you like to decorate with.  You can be sure you will find it all in the candy department of your store.  Oh! And don’t eat too many of the decorations before the big event begins.

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Valentine’s Day Candy 2007 - IN STOCK NOW!

The candy hearts have arrived! From classic NECCO conversation hearts with romantic phrases printed on each piece to high cocoa content chocolate hearts wrapped in elegant foils! Order now to avoid the holiday rush!

Browse a huge selection of yummy Valentine’s Day candy treats and buy online now. More seductive than cupid’s arrow, these delights are sure to tempt your sweetheart this holiday.

Don’t forget to check out our sexy velvet leopard skin heart box filled with decadent chocolates!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Reminiscing with Retro Candy at CandyWarehouse.com

There are many memories of our youthful days; playing in the park past sunset on a long summer day, sleepovers at our friend’s house, or how about the annual spelling bee. And for most of us there are so many more memories of the “good ole days.” Sometimes it is fun to sit back and just think about when life seemed so less hectic and there wasn’t a care in the world. I recently had a chance to reminisce a bit and what brought a smile to my face was thinking about heading down to the little candy store on the corner and picking out my favorites.

Modern day candy just doesn’t feel the same. There is something about old fashioned candy that makes me smile. Today’s candy is no match to the likes of: Teaberry gum, Necco wafers, Boston Baked Beans, root beer barrels, or Abba Zaba. Each one of these yummy candies brings about associations to different childhood memories. Since many of these candies are no longer sold in stores it got me thinking, what are some fun ways to celebrate these retro candy favorites?

One idea that came to mind was to order a bunch of old time candy from the internet and throw a party with a nostalgic theme. One approach could be to send out invitations that have a classic look to them encouraging guests to dress according to the decade they were born in. Then you can surprise them all by setting up appropriate decorations and music, but more importantly, creatively displaying some of the nostalgic candy you ordered. Not only does candy serve as a great decoration, but it is the perfect conversation piece. When guests notice some of the candies they haven’t had in years they will have to get a taste. Everyone is surely to have a story of their favorite childhood candy memory. Another way to celebrate with nostalgic candy is to send it as a gift. There are websites that sell nostalgic candy by itself or as a bunch that is neatly arranged into a gift box. What a great way to send a thank you to a friend or anyone else. Once I received a whole bunch of retro candy as a business gift. There were about fifteen different kinds of old fashioned candy that I hadn’t seen in years. The fun part was sampling each candy and reminiscing with my family about those times as a kid. Who wouldn’t love getting some of their old time favorites in the mail?A friend of mine used old fashioned candy at their kid’s birthday party and it was a hit! It makes sense; we love old time candy not just for the memories but because it tastes good too. Kids these days still get excited over gum cigarettes, circus peanuts, gold mine gum, or even rock candy. You could use nostalgic candy as a thank you gift to the party guests or create a game and hand out the candy as a prize. I have also heard of parents putting their old time favorite candies in their children’s stockings at Christmas. To their surprise, the kids loved it and said something like, “why don’t we have cool candy like this today?” There are a million ways to bring back some childhood favorites. Ever in the mood for some red hots? Or how about some of those candy buttons that come on the long strip of paper? No matter what your craving there is bound to be a childhood story to go along with the candy. And that’s the fun part. You are not just eating candy, but it is so much fun telling your friends, neighbors, or kids about your favorite candy when you were growing up. Try it; it will surely bring a smile to your face!Check out the nostalgic candy available at CandyWarehouse.com.
Fresh candy shipped fast!

Christopher Pratt, President

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CandyWarehouse.com Christmas 2006 Press Release

Headline: CandyWarehouse.com is the first online candy store to offer chocolate-filled candy canes for the 2006 Christmas shopping season.
 

Irwindale, CA:  An exciting new candy development has emerged in the candy world and CandyWarehouse.com, the premiere online candy store, is the first to debut these products online. This hand-made in the USA holiday treat – a large peppermint candy cane filled with rich dark chocolate, measures 7 inches long and has a net weight of 2 ounces.  The combination of a refreshing peppermint flavor hard candy shell encompassing a scrumptious dark chocolate surprise inside is simply genius!
Wrapped tightly with clear cellophane, these classic holiday treats (with a surprise twist) are not only great to eat, but perfect for decoration – brightening up any Christmas tree, holiday wreath, office candy jar or gift box.  Use them as stocking stuffers and hear the sounds of happy delight when the chocolate surprise is discovered!
Want more sweet ideas for the holidays?  How about some other candy classics with a twist?  Candy Cane Roca is another item in the Candywarehouse.com Christmas candy section.  Candy Cane Roca, created by the company who brought you the classic Almond Roca, is buttercrunch toffee with chocolate accented with peppermint candy bits!  The sweets are packaged in an elegant candy-cane-shaped gift box and each box contains 5 ounces of pure delight (approximately 12 pieces).  Just think of the original Roca with a twist - a delicious burst of candy cane in every bite!
Another holiday favorite is the gingerbread house.  CandyWarehouse.com, with the help of the magical Willy Wonka candy factory, is bringing this Christmas tradition directly to you!  The Wonka Candy Gingerbread House Kit makes a terrific Christmas gift that is interactive and edible!  The kit includes everything you need to build an impressive candy house: gingerbread, Wonka Candy (10 ounces), vanilla icing mix, decorations and a set-up tray.  Create your very own design, make it a team project and impress friends and family.  And remember, no amount of huffing and puffing will blow this high-quality gingerbread house down!  But alas, you will not be able to resist the fresh, sweet smells for long – and your adorable gingerbread house will soon be in your tummy . . . oh so yummy!
CandyWarehouse.com also offers the largest online selection of Christmas candy lollipops – like the Christmas Mini Swirl Pops! These delicious suckers in a Christmas color assortment of swirling red, white, and green colors have a fabulous cherry flavor! A thick and sturdy, longer-than-average stick allows you to enjoy this oh-so-tasty sucker without accidentally licking your knuckles or fingers (not so yummy)!  Each pop measures 7 inches long with a diameter of about 3 inches.
 And oh!  Don’t forget CandyWarehouse.com’s amazing selection of colorful and delicious stocking stuffers and their full line of hilarious Christmas candy gag gifts like reindeer pooping candy dispensers, Santa’s black coal candy, and peppermint candy shot glasses, just to name a few. 
The jolly CandyWarehouse.com elves are ready to make all your sweet Christmas candy wishes come true.  Fresh candy shipped fast!

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Christmas Candy 2006 - In Stock NOW!

Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho! Are visions of sugar plums dancing in your head? The jolly candy elves of CandyWarehouse.com are ready to make your Christmas candy wishes come true. We’ve got a huge selection of Christmas chocolates and peppermint candies this year. Check out this link to explore our huge selection of Christmas candy!

Holiday cheer and laughter will ensue with yummy Christmas candy stocking stuffers like Santa’s coal chocolates or reindeer candy poopers! Imagine the surprise when they pull an incontinent candy creature from their Christmas stocking. Sweet memories.

Merry Christmas!

 Christopher Pratt, President

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