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Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act Means Free Candy For You
Your Fridays just got a little sweeter. Mars Snackfood is giving away a quarter of a million full-size packages of chocolate on its Free Chocolate Fridays. As part of the brand's Real Chocolate Relief Act, customers are encouraged to visit RealChocolate.com, where, every Friday through the end of September, the first 250,000 consumers can download a coupon for a full-size package of Twix, Dove, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, Milky Way, or M&Ms.
Trend Alert: Foodies on Facebook
Foodies may be serious about eating, but apparently they're serious about computers: Fast-food chains, food companies, and food celebrities are raising their profiles on social-networking platform Facebook.
Last month, we mentioned that Pizza Hut was the first fast-food chain to launch a Facebook online ordering system, so die-hard users never have to leave the site to order dinner. And yesterday, number one fast-food chain McDonald's launched a Facebook fan site of its own to honor the 25th anniversary of its wildly popular Chicken McNuggets.
Did This Snickers Commercial Go Too Far?
For the second time in two years, best-selling candybar, Snickers, has found itself in the middle of a controversy surrounding their latest ad campaign. Candy company Mars has yanked the ad from UK airwaves, where it received backlash from gay-rights activists for being homophobic. The commercial featured surly '80s icon, Mr. T, berating a speed-walking man, calling him "a disgrace to the man race."
Yummy Link: Snickers Adventure Bar
Ready to go on an adventure? Check out Snickers new Adventure Bar. In a special promotion for the new Indiana Jones film, they're releasing a bar with "exotic spice and a hint of sweet coconut."
Tricks My Mama Taught Me: Snickers
My grandma knows how to stretch a sweet treat. Having raised 11 kids, I believe this trick came from quick thinking when she had one candy bar and several children who wanted a taste. To find out her solution, read more
Yummy Link: Snickers Charged
Snickers has released yet another limited edition version. This time it's a caffeine infused bar called Snickers Charged. — Candy Blog
Sugarbabies: Olivia Rhee
For round two of Sugarbabies, we have picked the cutie patootie Olivia Rhee. Olivia is a 10 1/2 month old Bay Area native who likes to pose for the camera. Following in PopSugar's footsteps, Olivia likes to stay on top of celebrity news updates.
Forget the Snickerdoodle; Have a Snickers Cookie Instead
I was about ten years old when I had my first snickerdoodle cookie. I had no idea what one looked like, but recall being excited by the idea. A cookie, made with a Snickers candy bar?
Mr. T Says: Get Some Nuts!
I need to incorporate the phrase "Quit your jibber jabber" in more everyday conversation. That, and "Get some nuts!" Mr. T is a font of wisdom.
M&M's To Stop Targeting Kids Under 12
It is being reported that confectionery giant Masterfoods, which makes Milky Way and Snickers candy bars as well as M&M candies, will stop marketing its core products to children under the age of 12 by the end of the year. The new policy will cover all aspects of their advertising efforts.
This comes after the European union authority DG Sanco, (similar to the FDA here in the U.S.), sent an inquiry to Masterfoods several months ago about the company's marketing and advertising of its products targeting children.
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