# What are the newest 'popular' candy bars? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 11, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678 "2020-10-11T01:16:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/1 "2020-10-11T01:16:01Z")
For this thread, I’m defining ‘popular’ as meaning, if a store has a reasonably expansive display of candy bars near the register, what are the most recently introduced candy bars that you would **expect** to be included? I was waiting in line at the grocery store this morning, casually looking at the magazines and gadgets and candy that they had displayed for impulse purchases, and realized that almost every one one of the candy bars was something that I could, and probably did, beg Mommy to buy me when I was a child…and that was **decades** ago. Snickers bars, Hershey bars, Nestle crunch, Rollos, on and on. The only one I noticed that wasn’t a childhood friend was a Take 5 bar. I can think of a few others that were introduced in my adult years, existed for awhile, and then vanished. Like Marathon bars (three braided strands of caramel coated in chocolate), the 100 Million bar (or some name close to that, it had crunchy bits of puffed rice in it), and the Triple Decker Bar (three layers of chocolate – dark, white, and milk.) So, what other ‘recently’ introduced candy bars have earned those precious near-the-cash-register slots? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/2 "2020-10-11T01:22:46Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > the 100 Million bar (or some name close to that, it had crunchy bits of puffed rice in it Believe you mean the 100 Grand Bar-it’s still out there and as popular as ever. A favorite of mine. 100 Grand (formerly known as $100,000 Bar, spoken as “hundred thousand dollar bar” until 1985 or 1986) is a candy bar produced by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero. The candy bar was created in 1964. It weighs 1.5 ounces (43 g) and includes chocolate, caramel and crisped rice. [Wikipedia] ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/3 "2020-10-11T10:02:51Z")
It seems that only variations on the old favorites get a coveted spot near the cashier. So the Reese’s peanut butter cups with Reese’s pieces, for example. Or whatever the newest M&M flavor is. The whole thing about the candy selection is to get people to buy candy as a impulse buy, so something which is not well-known will not be flying off the shelves. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/4 "2020-10-11T10:46:11Z")
Skittles came out in the early 80’s when I was in college. Twix is another newer one. Twix was introduced in the US in 1979. Starburst seems fairly new to me. I don’t remember seeing it advertised until the early to mid 70’s (my junior high/high school years). But Wikipedia says it was sold in the early 60’s. > **[Skittles (confectionery)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(confectionery))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Skittles are multicolored fruit-flavored button-shaped candies produced and marketed by the Wrigley Company, a division of Mars, Inc. > Skittles consist of hard sugar shells imprinted with the letter 'S', similar to M&M's which have the letter "M". The interior consists mainly of sugar, corn syrup, and hydrogenated palm kernel oil along with fruit juice, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors. Skittles are sold in a variety of flavor collect... > **[Twix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twix)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Twix is a caramel shortbread chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit applied with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate). Twix are packaged with one, two or four bars in a wrapper. > The product was first produced in the United Kingdom in 1967, and introduced in the United States in 1979. Twix was called Raider in mainland Europe for many years before its name was changed in 1991 (... > **[Starburst (candy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starburst_(candy))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Starburst (originally known as Opal Fruits) is the brand name of a box-shaped, fruit-flavoured soft taffy candy manufactured by The Wrigley Company, which today is a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated. Starburst has many different varieties, such as Tropical, Sour, FaveREDs, Watermelon, Very Berry, Superfruit, Summer Blast and Original. > Introduced in the United Kingdom in 1960, the regular flavours are blackcurrant, lemon and lime, orange and s... ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/5 "2020-10-11T11:07:12Z")
While M&M Chocolate Bars may have gotten prime spots just due to being new, I still see them near registers and for what started out as a novelty, are actually really good. [https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/mms-bars-1544201558.png?crop=0.849xw:0.738xh;0.105xw,0.124xh&resize=980:](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/mms-bars-1544201558.png?crop=0.849xw:0.738xh;0.105xw,0.124xh&resize=980:)\* ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/6 "2020-10-11T13:15:19Z")
Hershey’s cookie layer crunch. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/7 "2020-10-11T13:37:07Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Skittles came out in the early 80’s when I was in college. Twix is another newer one. Twix was introduced in the US in 1979. Skor came out in the early '80s as well. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/8 "2020-10-11T13:50:50Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Believe you mean the 100 Grand Bar-it’s still out there and as popular as ever. A favorite of mine. I still remember the TV commercial from the 1970s. The song is a real earworm: Chewy chewy caramel Hundred thousand dollar bar Chewy chewy caramel Hundred thousand dollar bar Extra rich in caramel Nestle’s Hundred thousand dollar bar Ah, here it is: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FrRkqGzCC4s/hqdefault.jpg "Nestle 100,000 bar classic tv commercial 1979") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRkqGzCC4s) ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/9 "2020-10-11T14:42:13Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Like Marathon bars (three braided strands of caramel coated in chocolate) Those are actually 50 years old, and popular in the UK. They go by the name Curly Wurly over there. > **[Curly Wurly](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_Wurly)** > > Curly Wurly is a brand of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury and sold worldwide. It was launched in the UK in 1970. Its shape resembles three flattened, intertwined serpentine strings. The bar is made of chocolate-coated caramel. > This design was created by David John Parfitt, a long-serving research confectioner based at the Cadbury Bournville factory, while he was experimenting with some surplus toffee from another piece of work. It was launched in 1970. > Similar products were launched by ... ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/10 "2020-10-11T14:54:48Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Those are actually 50 years old, and popular in the UK. They go by the name Curly Wurly over there. Marathon (d. 1981) was a Mars product, while Curly Wurly is Cadbury. They do look extremely similar, but it’s actually not the same product. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/11 "2020-10-11T20:23:01Z")
New version of Snickers have become quite popular. Same with KitKat, etc. Here is a article on what the Op was asking. It is worth noting that all the top choices are variations on long term faves. > **[Candy Archives - Chew Boom](https://www.chewboom.com/candy/)** > > We chew our way through the latest candy news, candy trends and new candy products, limited edition candies, treats and chocolate bars. So, there are no _new_ candy bars, likely wont be. ---
**Author:** ![TheKingOfSoup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@TheKingOfSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheKingOfSoup)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/12 "2020-10-11T23:02:32Z")
Marathon bars, and Charleston Chews, were the best loose-tooth removers dentists never recommended. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/13 "2020-10-12T00:20:12Z")
Jujubes - tooth killers. ---
**Author:** ![TheKingOfSoup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@TheKingOfSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheKingOfSoup)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/14 "2020-10-12T00:41:45Z")
Yeah, they were. I also remember Dots: slightly sweetened pencil erasers. But nothing ever matched, for sheer evil disguised as candy, Necco wafers. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/15 "2020-10-12T01:03:06Z")
The issue is that it’s much easier to market brand extensions (especially for food) than something new. So companies find ways to vary the existing brand by adding new flavors. I don’t think there’s been a successful new candy bar since Take5 in 2004. The question is whether Take5 is considered popular. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/16 "2020-10-12T01:10:21Z")
Here’s a list from last year of the most popular candy bar brands in the U.S. The newest brand on the list (not counting the Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme line extension) is Twix (introduced in the U.S in 1979). > **[The Most Popular Candy Bars in America](https://www.eatthis.com/most-popular-candy-bars/)** > > How do your tastes stack up with the most popular candy bars in America? Check out our list to see if your favorite made the cut. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/17 "2020-10-12T01:48:28Z")
For my money, Sugar Daddy is the worst filling-pulling candy. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/18 "2020-10-12T02:00:32Z")
Not just fillings. One of those could pull teeth. HEALTHY teeth. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678/19 "2020-10-12T02:08:39Z")
> [@TheKingOfSoup](#): > > But nothing ever matched, for sheer evil disguised as candy, Necco wafers. Necco Wafers (RIP) were really some kind of awesome. Unfortunately I discovered this too late! Clove, cinnamon, lemon, lime, and wintergreen in one package? Yes, please! I see that Spangler claims to be bringing them back, but I haven’t seen any in a store yet. Then again, I haven’t been in many stores this year for some reason! Oh, yeah- Dots are fine, too. ---
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My favorite ad for that: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t35fx2iZ9pg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678.md?page=2)