Halloween candy changes over years
By Kenyon, Laura
Published: Thursday, October 28, 2004
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"Despite what you might think, the majority of candy corn is consumed by adults who learned to love candy corn when they were kids," says Melody Townsel, spokesperson for Brach's Confections, Inc., in a press release.
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Candy, classic Halloween treats
By Heather Bryant
Published: Friday, October 29, 2004
Melody Townsel, spokesperson for Brach's, said this year is the company's 100th anniversary, and it is the nation's No. 1 maker of candy corn. She said Brach's sold 2 billion kernels of candy corn this Halloween holiday.
"Candy corn is such a nostalgic candy, and anything that brings back memories to a better, simpler time is popular," she said. "This is a banner sales year and our candy corn sales have gone up 22 percent."
She said candy corn was first introduced in the 1800s, and at that time it was considered a novelty. She said the reason candy corn is still a classic Halloween candy is because of its colors and the feelings it evokes.
"The colors are harvest colors and the connotation of colors provides a harvest feel," she said. "The very people who say they don't like (candy corn), our studies show they really do eat it."
Maybe her company did the pr stuff for brachs????
Time to start digging.
I bet we will eventually see where she got favors from democrats and got some contract work in return.
candy corn ehhh? She seems like a corn eyed brown trout being flushed down the toilet bowl!