Here Come The Bears!
BUDDY BEARS® Gummi Bears Rolling Nationwide!
Closter, New Jersey – The Promotion in Motion Companies, Inc. Manufacturers and Marketers of America’s Favorite Candies ™ recently expanded its line of peg bags with new 6 oz. BUDDY BEARS® Gummi Bears. BUDDY BEARS® joins the company’s existing peg line which includes 6 oz. SOUR JACKS® Sour Candy, 7 oz. SUN*MAID® Milk Chocolate Raisins, 7 oz. FISHER® Milk Chocolate Peanuts and 5.35 oz. Ferrara Pan Milk Chocolate Almonds. New BUDDY BEARS® 6 oz. started shipping in May, 2004 with strong initial orders.
“The gummi and peg categories are exploding. 6 oz. BUDDY BEARS® Gummi Bears was a natural answer to a real consumer trend,” said Michael Rosenberg, President and CEO.
BUDDY BEARS® are the #1 selling brand of gummi bears in schools and fundraising markets and have been sold by movie theatres since 1986. They are made fresh daily at the company’s Chicago candy plant with real fruit juice and an award-winning recipe moviegoers have loved for almost twenty years. New BUDDY BEARS® peg bags have high impact graphics designed to drive impulse purchases. The suggested retail price of the peg bags is $.99 to $1.49 each.
In addition to the new 6 oz. peg bags, BUDDY BEARS® Gummi Bears are available in 3.5 oz Concession Boxes, 30 lb. Bulk Bags and 2.0 oz. Single Serve Packs.
BUDDY BEARS®, SOUR JACKS®, NUCLEAR SQWORMS®, SUN*MAID® Milk Chocolate Raisins, AND FISHER® Milk Chocolate Peanuts are produced and marketed by The Promotion In Motion Companies, Inc., a nationally and internationally prominent maker of brand name and private label confections, fruit snacks, fruit rolls and specialty foods. In addition to the products mentioned above, the company’s proprietary and licensed brands also include WELCH’S® Fruit Snacks, CREAMSICLE® Candy Twists, FRUIT PARADE® Fruit Rolls, TOGGI® Chocolate Wafers, CHOCOLAT SUISSE™ Fine Chocolates, REFRESHMINTS® Brand Hospitality Candies and more. The company’s subsidiaries include Promotion In Motion Canada, Inc., Grupo De Alimentacion Promotion In Motion Iberica, SL, Promotion In Motion UK, Ltd., PIM Brands LLC and Farmer’s Choice Food Brands, makers of private label fruit based products, syrups, salad dressings, condiments, sauces and more.