As a bulk candy wholesaler we’re used to selling large quantities of candy, but the popularity and statistics of how much candy is manufactured and consumed in the US are amazing!!
DID YOU KNOW?.... The average American spends $84.00 annually on candy. The amount of candy consumed annually by the average American is 23.9 pounds of which 11.6 pounds is chocolate. The Necco Company manufactures 8 billion Sweetarts each year! U.S. chocolate sales were $17.1 billion in 2009, up 6% from the previous year. The amount of money spent on candy advertisement in 2009 was $367.2 million.
One of our very popular bulk items is Jelly Belly jelly beans. it takes 7 to 21 days for the Jelly Belly Candy Company to make a Jelly Belly jelly bean. Easter ranks second only to Halloween in candy sales. Did you ever notice that there are more ‘brown’ M&M’s in a bag – 30% in fact! There are only 10% of the blue, green & tan M&M’s and only 20% of the red & yellow ones.
65% of U.S. candy brands have been around for more than 50 years! At Sweet Services you can find some of those old-time favorites such as M&M’s, Tootsie Rolls, Hershey Kisses, Twizzlers, Charleston Chew, Lifesavers, Whoppers, Milk Duds, Laffy Taffy. When visiting our Novelty section at SweetServices.com you’ll find such memorable items as Pixy Stix, Bottlecaps, Nerds along with Candy Lipstick, Bracelets & Rings. Buy your favorites in bulk and save! If you have a sweet tooth, you’ve come to the right place. We do our best to make life just a little sweeter!
