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Twinkies Are Coming Back in the Greatest News Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:00:24 +0000

The long national nightmare is over.

Twinkies are coming back!

M&Ms Get 'Devoured' In Super Bowl 2013 Commercial

Sarah Shahzad — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:39:18 +0000

M&Ms return with their mascot, the much beloved Ms. Brown. Ms. Brown was introduced in M&M's Super Bowl commercial in 2012 and found instant popularity.

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Thieves Make Off With 18 Tons of Chocolate

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:00:49 +0000

Call it the great chocolate caper… A tractor trailer from Slovakia rolled up to a chocolate factory in Bludenz, Austria and picked up eighteen tons of chocolate that were to be delivered to the Czech Republic. When the order never arrived the factory contacted the authorities, who were able to determine that the license and papers [...]

Hope For Ho-Hos? – Judge Orders Hostess & Union Back to Bargaining Table

John McKay — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:24:35 +0000

Maybe all your hoarding was for naught.

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Is Trick-or-Treating More Fun Now Or When You Were a Kid? [POLL]

John McKay — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:00:45 +0000

Halloween is upon us! Are you going to enjoy it as much as in the past?

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Poll Results: Newstalk Listeners are Honest and Hate Hard Candy

John McKay — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:00:20 +0000

We were surprised by results from two recent polls!

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Use Halloween to Teach Children About Taxes! [VIDEO]

John McKay — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:46:56 +0000

Halloween "trick or treat" candy can be used for an excellent lesson in taxes. Just ask comedian Tim Slagle!

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Is Candy Corn the WORST Halloween Treat? Let Us Know [POLL]

John McKay — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:53:27 +0000

It's time. The stores are filled (actually they've been filled since September!) with all sorts of treats designed to pack on the pounds, and send your sugar level to the heights of the guy who just set the world record for the highest parachute jump!

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10 Easy Ways to Make Candy Corn Awesome

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:45:14 +0000

There’s one single treat in the history of all candy deliciousness that makes us feel so torn. Candy corn -- we hate to love it and love to hate it. How is it possible it can taste so bad, yet be so irresistible? It’s a Halloween trick AND treat. (See what we did there?)

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10 Adorable Real Life Easter Bunnies

Lindsay Seim — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:00:48 +0000

The Easter Bunny is once again hippity-hopping his way toward our brightly-colored baskets. And while we may never be able to find the logic in a rabbit that lays eggs, (?!?!) we CAN say with certainty that the adorable cotton tails in these videos are sweeter than a Cadbury Creme Egg…and far less likely to melt in your purse.

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Mars Cuts King-Size Candy Bars

Althea Fung — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:00:46 +0000

Mars Inc., makers of Snickers and M&Ms, announced Thursday it will phase out the king-size version of its candy bars, the Chicago Tribune reports.

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