Project 7 featured a wide variety of “gourmet gum” flavors, including Summer Snow, Kettle Pop, Birthday Cake, Tres Leches, Front Porch Lemonade and Grapefruit Melon.
The Skinny Girl licensing brand continues to flourish with a broad line of confections that tout impressively unique flavor combinations. The mint line includes pomegranate matcha green tea and mocha cappuccino, while the gummy candies include Fuji apple and honeycomb and cherry and mango.
It’s not a new trend, but it’s certainly one experiencing a major resurgence: Marshmallow and crispy rice treats were found all around the show floor. Goetze’s showed off its own variation that comes topped with its Caramel Creams and Cow Tales candies.
Sour candies were abundant on the show floor, from Skittles Sour to Haribo’s new Twin Snakes, featuring a sour gummy worm connected to a traditional sweet one.