Not every key in ofcandycan be Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Even the inventor of America’s best-selling candy himself, H.B.
Reese, suffered setbacks in his confectionary career before striking it rich with his legendary “Penny Cups.”
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A great many of them failed, some spectacularly so.
The manufacturer Nestle never explained why, leaving fans to speculate about the reasons.
Some blamed the declining popularity of TV’sThe Simpsons, whose colorful cartoon characters adorned the packaging.
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In a2021Mashedpoll,the Butterfinger BB’s were voted the most missed snack of the ’90s.
Now, that they’re gone, however, the demand seems ironically strong.
Collectors can find unopened containersfor sale on eBay, marked up as high as $99.99 a pop.
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“We assumed that the chocolate wrapped around a potato chipwhy else would it have this distinct shape?
“Fast Companywrote of the concept in its “What Were They Thinking?”
And so, Swoops “became an oops,” the business magazine quipped.
Hershey’s yanked the snacks in 2006.
Bar
The “Reggie!”
bar only lasted as long as Jackson stayed with the Yankees, according toSnack History.
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Many fans still pine for the nostalgic treat.
“I would kill to eat one of these,” one devotee wrote recently onReddit.
“Greatest candy bar ever created.
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Sugar-Free Haribo Gummy Bears
You know the old saying about the cure being worse than disease?
Here’s the perfect case study.
The company that invented the original gummy bear, Haribo, tried to produce a healthier, sugarless version.
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