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Sour Patch Kids are a soft candy with a coating of sour sugar. There are many different flavors but the most popular is the regular Sour Patch Kids. There also is a limited edition flavor, brown, that is not in original packs. There are also other limited edition Sour Patch Christmas Kids that are only sold around Christmas time. Sour Patch Kids are now compared to other sour candies like Sour Skittles and Sour Gummi Tape.

History

Sour Patch Kids started out as Mars Men, little alien creatures that were sold for one cent (U.S.) each. The inspiration and the design was in the 1970's when there were a lot of UFO sightings in the Western World. Later they were named Sour Patch Kids to capitalize on the Cabbage Patch Kids obsession. The child character on the original package was Frank Galatolie's son, Scott, in cartoon.

The process of creating the sour-coated gummy candy was developed in the late 1970s, and this "alien" approach was the first candy to be tested with a sour coating. It is believed that Frank Galatolie, then national sales manager of a distributor called Jaret, came up with the idea of sour products in soft delight. He then developed the candy by having Canadian manufacturing colleagues experiment with regular gummy products but adding a coating of sour sugar. They started out as a very, very sour gummy and gradually came to the sweet fruity taste they are today.

In the United States and Canada, the Sour Patch brand is offered in the Kids flavor mix variety, an assortment of doll-shaped lemon, lime, orange and raspberry candies.^[1] In the U.S. market, several fruit-shaped flavors are offered, including watermelon, orange, cherry, lemon, grape, and lime. These flavors are offered either individually or as a Sour Patch Fruits mix.^[2]

Many Sour Patch Kids flavors, with the exception of the sour sanding, are identical to those of the Swedish Fish gummy candy. An identical formula is used to produce like-colored varieties of both candies by their manufacturer, Cadbury Adams. Swedish fish are exactly like the Sour Patch Kids without the sour coating.

In the U.S. market, Sour Patch candies come in a variety of sizes, including individual candies sold in boxes, as well as 2 oz, 5 oz, 8 oz, 14 oz, and 32 oz bags. A bulk, commercial range is also offered for candy stores. In Canada, the candies are available in sizes including 55 g, 250 g, and a 1 kg bulk commercial package.

Sour Patch products are produced by Cadbury Adams, a subsidiary of Cadbury Schweppes, at a factory located in Hamilton, Ontario. This location offers quick access to the United States marketplace. New flavors and line extensions are produced at the Ewen Road facility, also located in Hamilton.

Under Cadbury Schweppes ownership, the distribution of Sour Patch products is growing greatly. Sour Patch Kids are the top selling candy for Cadbury Schweppes. The candies are currently available throughout the United States, Canada, and some areas of Western Europe. The products enjoy particularly strong success along the U.S. East Coast, and in the New York City metropolitan market, where the original Sour Patch candies were first introduced.

In 2002, Sour Patch Kids got a new look and some new flavor names.

In 2006, Sour Patch Kids became the main sponsor for ABC Family's hit show Kyle XY. As a result, Product Placement of the candies is seen in each new episode of this show.

In 2007, Sour Patch launched two new sub-brands. Sour Patch Extreme. Sour Patch Xploderz are with a national launch announced for December 2007.

Also in 2007 Sour Patch Kids came out with a Slurpee that was featured at 7-Eleven.

In 2009, Cadbury Schweppes introduced a limited edition Christmas version of the candy featuring only the red (Raspberry) and green (Lime) flavors.

Timeline

^[3]In 1985 the original Sour Patch Kids were introduced to the United States. In 1995 the company Cadbury Schweppes decides to purchase Allan Candy and the Sour Patch trademark in Canada. In 1997 Cadbury Schweppes purchases Jaret International and the Sour Patch trademark in the United States. In 2002 Sour Patch Kids is repositioned in the United States, getting a new look, new packaging and new flavor names. The creator Frank Galatolie retires from the confectionery business. At his side on the occasion was his son, the original Sour Patch Kid, and now a young man in his mid-twenties. In 2006 in their annual report, Cadbury Schweppes, announces intent to sell the Allan Candy facility. There is more flavors out there. In 2009 Mason "Neighbor" Cobb said in an interview with ESPN that Sour Patch Kids is the best candy in the world.

Flavors/Colors

Sour Patch Kids - are the regular sour patch kids, Lime (Green), Lemon (Yellow), Orange, Raspberry (Red)

^[4]Sour Patch Xploderz - are regular on the outside with a burst of gooey flavor inside, Raspberry Lemonade Rush (Pink), Grape Berry Surge (Purple), Cherry Berry Bash (Red), Apple Strawberry Burst (Green)

^[5]Sour Patch Extreme - are a mix of two different flavors, Watermelon Grape (Purple and Pink), Orange Blue Raspberry (Blue and Orange), Sour Apple Strawberry (Red and Green)

^[6]Sour Patch Fruits - are some of the regular flavors with a few added, Watermelon (Pink), Orange, Lemon (Yellow), Lime (Green), Grape (Purple), Cherry (Red)

Sour Patch Xmas Kids

^[7]Sour Patch Chillerz - are sort of the like the regulars with a cool menthol twist, Berry Punch Chiller (Blue), Frozen Lemonade (Yellow), Strawberry Shiver (Red), Frosty Grape (Purple)

Sour Patch Watermelon

Sour Patch Blue Rasberry

Sour Patch Peach

Sour Patch Cherry

Nutritional Facts

Serving Size (40g)	% Daily Value
Calories 150
Total Fat 0 g	0%
Sodium 25 mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 37 g	12%
Sugars 26 g
Protein 0 g

References

http://www.cadbury.com/ourbrands/otherfavouritebrands/Pages/otherfavouritebrands.aspx?page=1/ http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/sour_patch_kids/ http://www.nutsonline.com/chocolatessweets/gummies/gummy-sours/sour-patch/kids.html http://www.fatsecret.com/Diary.aspx?Pa=fjrd&rid=53987/ http://www.soursweetgone.com/flash/#/candy411/all-products/ http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/27476/pro-gamer-neighbor

External links

[1] ttp://popdex.com/2005/08/28/sour-patch-kids/ popdex.com

[2] ttp://sourpatch.com/textonly/productinfo.html sourpatch.com

[3] ttp://www.soursweetgone.com/flash/#/candy411/how-it-started/

[4] ttp://zomgcandy.com/2009/01/19/sour-patch-xploderz/

[5] ttp://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/sour_patch_extreme/

[6] ttp://www.bestbuycandy.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1553

[7] ttp://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/sour_patch_chillerz

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