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Custom Skittles Machine For Derrick Rose

// August 21st, 2010 // No Comments » // Candy News

Credit: Zachary James Johnston

I didn’t know that NBA star Derrick Rose had a candy addiction!! Well it comes of surprise as well because the biggest NBA star known for his candy addiction is Lamar Odom of the L.A. Lakers. However, Derrick Rose has a bigger and better treat than Mr. Candy Odom and that is his own customized Skittles Candy Machine. Skittles first heard about Rose’s candy addiction and decided to create the machine specifically for him. Rose is not the only celebrity as Skittles will be testing among more celebrities in the future, but he is the first.

The machine, which includes “D. Rose” on the bottom, right corner, has a motion-activated sensor that plays a recorded message — perhaps taped by Rose — when someone walks past.

This weekend Rose and his teammates on the USA Basketball Team will be preparing for the 2010 Turkey World Championships in Madrid playing in the Global Community Cup against Spain and Lithuania!

Good Luck!

Candy Inspired Engagement Story

// June 9th, 2010 // No Comments » // Candy News, Wedding Favor Candy

What a SWEET Engagement Story! Couple Nicole Garner and Brandon Pugh have a pretty sweet story that started their beginnings over a dessert date. Now they are happily engaged to wed in October. They have made a candy inspired engagement story that I think is the cutest and most original that I’ve seen!

The proposal with a flavored Ring Pop engagement ring .. and a great quote from the slide: “Life is Uncertain, Eat Dessert First!”

Check out the slideshow below.

Good luck Nicole & Brandon ~ Have a sweet wedding!

Top 10 Best Candy Stores In the USA!

// June 6th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Candy News

ABC News recently released the 10 Great Candy Stores across the USA. Below is a quick list of those just in case you live nearby or on a road trip. I’ll definitely keep those in mind when I’m traveling!

Big Top Candy Shop, Austin Texas

1706 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704-3524
(512) 462-2220

Sugar Sugar: Minneapolis, Minnesota

3803 Grand Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55409
(612) 823-0261

Valerie Confections: Los Angeles, California

3360 West 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 739-8149

Enchanté: Milwaukie, Oregon

10821 SE Main Street
Milwaukie, OR 97222
(503) 654-4846

Miette: San Francisco, California

1 Ferry Building # 10
San Francisco, CA 94111-4227
(415) 837-0300

Sarah’s Pastries & Candies: Chicago, Illinois

70 East Oak Street
Chicago, IL
(312) 664-6223?

Blackbird Candy Shoppe: Seattle, Washington

5410 22nd Ave. NW
(between N Ballard Ave & Market St)
Seattle, WA 98107

Schimpff’s Confectionary: Jeffersonville, Indiana

347 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3449
(812) 283-8367

Candy Shop USA: New York, New York

48 Mott Street
New York, NY 10013
Tel : (212) 233-88

Nelson’s Columbia Candy Kitchen: Columbia, California

22726 Main Street
Columbia, CA
(209) 532-7886?

Most of these shops have a website and Facebook or Twitter page so you should check them out just in case you’re traveling!

Read the original story at ABCNews.com

Tobacco Candy Harmful?

// April 28th, 2010 // No Comments » // Candy News

I’m not a smoker but if I was I would watch out for these tobacco “candies”, that the tobacco industry is testing. From the looks of it I can see how a child would possibly mistake the tobacco candy for Tic Tacs or any other mint candies packaged this way. Of course, I see how under-aged teens would try these candies with possibilities of hiding their smoking in schools.

Needless to say, the Tobacco candy is underway of being recalled. Check out this video below and read the full CNN Tobacco Candy Report

Get Todo Candy (All Candy App) Now Available in iTunes!

// January 14th, 2010 // No Comments » // Candy Apps, Candy News

Finally! I’ve been working on this for some while back in late 2009. It’s now available as an app in iTunes! If you are a follower of my blog or just love candy, you can now stay mobile with the Todo Candy Blog app! The application is free and it contains four tabs: Blog Updates, Candy Tuesday Videos, Twitter Updates and a Buy Candy.

You can view everything within the app without the use of going to the Safari Browser but if you want to see the full blog there is the option to view in Safari. Also, you can share via Email and Twitter.

Checkout the screenshots below: