Monthly Archives: August 2012

Genius Types Lays out the Bulk Candy Vending Biz

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Ever think of how much money those little candy vending machines at the car wash make? …the ones with the gumballs or Mike & Ikes in them. Like a lot of people, you probably either thought they are making peanuts or killing themselves filling up vending machines all over the city every day. You would be wrong! They make amazing margins and the service is nothing.

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Ok, the service isn’t nothing, but it’s crazy minimal. Brain Lee from GeniusTypes lays it down the bulk candy vending biz for you in amazing detail. He goes through step by step what it took him to set up his own bulk candy vending business. He lays out:

• The ah-hah moment he had that convinced him to get started
• which types of candies you can get the best margins for
• how to build your client base of stores and business locations to place your vending machines, and
• cracks jokes about how he could take ”6 weeks vacation” (!!) if he wanted and his candy business wouldn’t miss a beat.

When I read his article on GeniusTypes, I had to agree with every word. We hear from our customers all the time about how much freedom and independence (and money!) they’ve gained from starting their own bulk candy business. All it takes is a good plan (which Brain has provided for you, thanks B!), and a little motivation to get started. He’s got that part covered too.

Here’s a little snippet of his article to get your juices flowing:

“The startup costs are extremely low, the return on investment is fantastic, and the amount of maintenance required to sustain a consistent cashflow is so low, I consider it passive income. Plus, everyone loves the candy man!”

Can’t argue with that logic, Brian.

So, get going and earn yourself some extra money, some more free time, and a little extra love from everyone you meet when you tell them you’re the candy man! …or sugar momma, for you ladies!

What concerns would you have about starting a bulk candy vending business?

GeniusTypes

Colorado Candy Man Runs for Office, Fights Taxes on Candy

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The cost of food has gone up a lot in recent years. Basic ingredients, like sugar, are more expensive than ever and candy makers all over America are feeling the pinch. So when the state of Colorado decided to raise taxes on candy, Rick Enstrom knew what he had to do. Get elected to State Congress.

Colorado Bulk Candy Man Runs for Congress

What better way to overturn these candy taxes than to join the ranks of the legislators and de-legislate the tax. Of course, that’s not Mr. Enstrom’s entire campaign platform (though we would still support him if it were!), but his family connection to a toffee company in Colorado cannot be overlooked among the circumstances of this election.

A few years back, when the new tax was first introduced, Mr. Enstrom spoke up for small candy businesses across Colorado not only as a small businessman himself but as a member of the Nation Confectioners Association. His derision of the law brought him a lot of attention at the time.

The opportunity to run for office presented itself when the legislative maps in his county were re-drawn according to a law passed by the opposition party. Since the district has been changed, the former representative decided to run for the Senate, leaving a vacancy that Mr. Enstrom no doubt saw as his opportunity to change the candy oppressors’ laws of the land!

Though we like to play up his savvy candy business experience, Mr. Enstrom has been an elected official in the past. At the age of 24, he became the youngest person ever to be elected a County Commissioner in Colorado. He followed that up with a stint as the State Wildlife Commissioner. So he has been in politics before. And his position on education reads like a passionate one.

We salute you, Rick Enstrom. May candy men and women all over be elected to office and promote a love for candy from sea to shining sea!

Colorado Statesman

Atlantic City Candy Buffet Candyland Makes New Jersey Proud

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Citizens of New Jersey can be proud to say they have seen one of the most elaborate candy buffets of the year in the latest Bat Mitzvah celebration held in Atlantic City recently.

An all-out affair with a red carpet entrance, paparazzi and even professional impersonators of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry (!) was held in the honor of a very lucky young lady named Kyra. But the star of the show, besides Kyra of course, was the elaborate candy buffet table.

candy buffet new jersey candyland

Candy buffets are getting big, folks. And not just hugely, popular I-absolute-HAVE-to-have-one-for-my-wedding/party/every-day big, I mean 20-foot
long tables packed tight and stacked high with bulk candy of all colors shapes and designs that puts the Candyland fantasy to shame.

Put together by the regional candy buffet experts at CW distinctive Designs, this sucker had it all! Using the Katy Perry music video “California Gurls” as inspiration, they put together all the best themes of the Candyland concept and brought them together brilliantly in this incredible candy display.

Here are some of the candies used.

Skittles
Red Hots
Pink M&Ms
Whirly Pop & Unicorn Pop panorama
Candy Necklaces
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Jelly Beans
Twizzlers of every color
Candy Buttons
Giant Gummy Bears on Sticks!
…they also incorporated other desserts and pastries.

If it sounds excessive, that’s because it’s awesome. One of the things that makes candy buffets so popular is the great range they have to create amazing displays of all different styles. This one is fantastical and multi-colorful, while others are more elegant and reserved. You can go big, and it works. You can go small, and it works. No matter what you’re looking for, candy buffets can be built to suit your preferences and blend in to your event or be its epic centerpiece. You decide.

In this case, the people of New Jersey can hold their heads high that one of their own young women as well as their candy buffet designers have shown excellent taste.

Candy buffet design by CW distinctive Designs: http://candybuffetsnj.com/

Photos by Danny Weiss Photo: http://dannyweissphoto.com/

Jelly Bean Refrigerator – How Many Can It Hold?

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Who doesn’t want a refrigerator filled with Jelly Beans? When LG presented their latest refrigerator at the recent CES (“Consumer Electronics Show”?), they must have known my family was on the market for a new fridge. They filled it with a billion jelly beans!

jelly beans in a refrigerator

Ok, not quite a billion, but 264,863 is a very large number of jelly beans. Colorful, sweet and delicious, these candies are not normally kept in the ol’ ice box, but if you were to want to do just that, this LG appliance can hold an awfully lot of them. …as this photo from Gizmodo illustrates.

The 31 cubic feet refrigerator is the largest capacity fridge in the LG lineup and also holds other foods like milk, lettuce and frozen tacos. Not that my kids care much about those things. Now that they’ve seen this fridge, I think we’re pretty sure they’re pulling jelly beans off the warehouse shelf right now with a forklift…

If you would like to buy this fridge, check it out at LG’s website, and check out our bulk jelly beans page to fill it up.

Image and story from Gizmodo

Jelly Belly’s Top 20 Flavors, A Highly Technical Review

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Who knows more about the taste of jelly beans than kids, right? Why listen to some adult who is probably trying to sell you something, when you can get your data directly from the source. These two girls break it down like the pros they are.

The girl on the right got a box of assorted Jelly Belly jelly beans for her birthday and is putting them to good use here by sharing her candy ratings and reviews with the world (and her friend).

Starting with very Cherry (they loved it) and going all the way down to black licorice (disgusting!), these girls go one by one through the top 20 flavors of Jelly Belly’s and tell you what you should think about each one. Their brutal honesty can only be truly appreciated by watching the full video.

And once you do, you’ll know that these girls pull no punches and give it to you as straight up as possible. When they love it, they are professional and approving, and when it is not their cup of tea, they frown and fake puke and look personally offended by the taste of the candy in their mouth.

A brief excerpt from their review of the Toast Marshmallow flavor jelly bellys illustrates the genius of their descriptions:

“it kinda looks like poop, like, mixed with pee”

You can’t buy that kind of honesty.

Check out their video on YouTube, and get all your favorite Jelly Belly flavors from ACandyStore.com