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• Warheads spray candy with Lollipop.(PRODUCT UPDATE)(product introduction by Impact Confections Inc.)(Brief article)

  - 2006-09-01

  Impact Confections (719) 268-6100 Warheads Super Sour Spray with Lollipop delivers double benefits to kid consumers--a candy spray coupled with a sweet, fruity lollipop. The new item, which allows kids to consume it in multiple ways,...

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• Lollipops: no sucker bets! Established staples in all candy sections, lollipops are still safe sales bets by incorporating licenses, technology, branding and savvy merchandising.(SECTOR FOCUS: LOLLIPOPS)

  - 2006-01-01

  LOLLIPOPS ARE GREAT year-round impulse items enjoyed by all age groups. Strengthened by flavors, technology and licensing developments, they offer strong profit opportunities. Industry sources suggest the sector continues to be driven brands and licenses, with commodity pops filling in the gaps at...

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• Impact confections Paint Shop candy spray

  - 2005-10-17

  IMPACT CONFECTIONS PAINT SHOP CANDY SPRAY: Im pact Confections Inc. has introduced Paint Shop spray, a fruit-flavor candy spray. Available in four flavors--apple, blue raspberry, cherry and watermelon--the product sells for a suggested retail price of 99 cents. The spray comes in a safe bottle design that is easy to...

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• Pops, Warheads lead Impact Confections' fall program.(HALLOWEEN Profit Preview: PART 2)

  - 2005-03-01

  WARHEADS EXTREME Sour Hard Candy and Mega Mix are available from Impact Confections, Inc. Six-ounce laydown bags of Warheads include apple, lemon, black cherry, watermelon and blue raspberry. With a SRP of $1.99, they ship in 24-ct cut cases. Mega Mix includes 150...

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• Colorado Springs, Colo. — Impact Confections has acquired Melster Candies of Wisconsin, a subsidiary of Warrell Corporation

  - 2004-10-11

  Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Impact Confections has acquired Melster Candies of Wisconsin, a subsidiary of Warrell Corporation. The acquisition was the second this year for Impact, which in April acquired the Mega WarHeads brand from The Foreign Candy Company.

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• Sucker sales shine: novelty pops lead the way as the sucker sector continues strong. New flavors and types of pops combine to steady the traditional sucker arena.(Lollipop Report)

  - 2004-09-01

  NOVELTY POPS ARE THE REAL trendsetters in the lollipop sector, which continues to show overall strength as suppliers also look to new flavors, manufacturing styles and licensing to drive sales. While traditional pops remain a tried and true delight, the novelty arena offers...

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• Colorado Springs, Colo., company buys Cambridge, Wis.-based Melster Candies.

  - 2004-08-10

  By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--Trick or treat came early this year for Cambridge-based Melster Candies Inc. Melster Candies Inc. The treat: Melster's circus peanuts, saltwater taffy and other old-school candies, which the...

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• Colorado lollipop maker acquires Cambridge, Wis., candy company.

  - 2004-08-05

  By Jason Stein, The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 5--For the second time in a matter of months, a major, long-standing business in the community of Cambridge has been sold. A Colorado lollipop maker has purchased Melster Candies...

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• MVC Capital Announces Investment in Impact Confections, Inc

  - 2004-08-03

  PURCHASE, N.Y. -- MVC Capital (NYSE:MVC) today announced that the Fund has provided a $5,000,000 mezzanine loan and $2,700,000 in equity financing to Impact Confections, Inc. to support the Company's acquisition of Melster Candies, Inc., which closed on July 30, 2004. Impact Confections, founded in 1981, is a high...

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• Sweet profits reward innovative, locally-based company

  - 2003-06-06

  It may be one of Colorado Springs' best-kept and sweetest secrets. Impact Confections arrived in Colorado Springs in early 2000, but three years later it still remains a curiosity to many locals. "Many people drive by our building on Garden of the Gods Road," notes Steve Moskowitz,...

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