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Author Topic: Candy Selections-What's Hot? Christopher Barahona Film Handler Posts: 19 From: North Conway, NH, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-12-2000 09:59 PM                     We sell mostly Jr. Mints, Sour Patch Kids and Gumi Bears(which I had some kids throw at the screen last week). I think you should change your diet Tom. ------------------  |  IP: Logged Paul Goulet Master Film Handler Posts: 347 From: Rhode Island Registered: Jan 2000 posted 07-13-2000 05:48 PM                        !!! Can it be??!! Another BCG manager on FILM-TECH? Cool! WELCOME Chris! Now we have two people to Keep Tom under control! Paul Goulet Tri-Boro Cinemas North Attleboro,Massachusetts  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-18-2000 03:31 AM                        Three words - SOUR PATCH KIDS  |  IP: Logged Scott Magie Film Handler Posts: 73 From: St. Albans, VT USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-30-2000 10:20 PM                     Let me add one word to the aforementioned "SOUR PATCH KIDS"... "WATERMELON"! Our Watermelon Sour Patch sell almost (but not quite) as quickly as the Original. (Call me crazy, but I LOVE 'EM!) Actually, come to think of it, maybe I'm the only one that buys them, but they're still our #2 seller! Good thing my boss' husband is a dentist and I get two free checkups per year as part of my benefits! New thought: Has anyone noticed the HUGE jump in sales of SweetTarts since their new neon packaging was introduced? ------------------ Scott A. Magie scoooot@hotmail.com "Anybody wanna peanut?"  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 02-07-2006 08:46 PM                 It has been 2017 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Timothy Eiler Expert Film Handler Posts: 126 From: Litchfield , Minnesota, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-07-2006 08:46 PM                        Sour Patch kids, Twizzlers and Cotton Candy  |  IP: Logged Don Anderson Master Film Handler Posts: 312 From: West Bend, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-07-2006 10:09 PM                     Cookie Dough Bites, Buncha Crunch, Swiggles, Reeses Pieces, and Skittles. That's our biggest sellers.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-07-2006 10:15 PM                        Frozen Junior Mints are my favorite movie candy.  |  IP: Logged Robert Burtcher Expert Film Handler Posts: 194 From: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Registered: Jun 2005 posted 02-08-2006 03:17 AM                     I don't have any numbers, but from personal experience, I'd say that Chocolate-Covered Almonds are likely our top seller. Sour Patch Kids come close in 2nd. As for Cookie Dough Bites, I understand they sold well when we first got them, but now they're doing so poorly, they're probably the next thing management will axe. [ 02-09-2006, 01:30 AM: Message edited by: Robert Burtcher ]  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-08-2006 09:48 AM                        We used to sell a ton of "Whoppers", but they go bad really quickly so we ditched them in favor of the king sized Kit Kat. M&M's sell great too..... however I wished they came in boxes as opposed to the bag.  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 02-09-2006 10:31 AM                        Sour Patch Kids, Red Vines (sell much better than Twizzlers out here), Reeces Pieces. After that, Jr. Mints, Raisinets, Kit Kat & Skittles.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-09-2006 01:22 PM                        Our biggest item right now is Milk Duds. They've always been popular but they've taken off recently, selling about 2x as fast as everything else. I don't know why. We also sell a lot of the Cookie Dough Bites.  |  IP: Logged David Yauch Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Mesa, AZ, USA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 02-10-2006 09:54 PM                     We sell red vines by the case practically. They FLY off the shelves. When I worked at the 25 plex down the road, we would seriously have to make continuous trips back and forth from our stock room to our candy cases. We eventually doubled the stock of them in each case just to reduce the number of trips to restock them. At the 5 plex I run now, we sell a lot of reese's pieces in addition to the red vines. We also sell quite a bit of pre-packaged cotton candy. Wonka bars and wonka donuts did very well when the movie came out.  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 02-10-2006 11:37 PM                        Hmmm... In no particular order other than how I recall them, the "candies" I restock most frequently are: ~Mega Chocolate Chip Cookies (from 'the Humble Gourmet') ~Good'n'Plenty (I think they're nasty!) ~Hershey Bars (with almonds!) ~Swedish Fish ~Dots ~M&Ms (plain, peanut, & peanut butter) ~Toggi (holy hannah ... these are tasty!) ~Suisse chocolate bars (bittersweet, milk choc, truffle) Not quite as frequently, but still sell ok: ~Skittles ~Sour Patch Kids ~Nuclear Sqworms ~Mike And Ike ~Kit Kat ~Jujyfruits ~Junior Mints ~Twizzlers ~Sun Maid Chocolate covered raisins ~Chocolate covered almonds ~Jordan Almonds ~Twix ~Non-Pareils ~Milk Duds ~Reese's PB Cups ~Gummi Bears Two that don't sell rapidly at all: ~Starburst ~Altoids We frequently get compliments on our available selection.  |  IP: Logged Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 02-12-2006 03:43 PM                     HEY... No one has mentioned PHIL HILL or JENNA JAMESON!  |  IP: Logged

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