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(November 12, 2014) – CandyRific, based in Louisville, KY, was recently awarded the 18th annual Convenience Store News 2014 Best New Products Award in the Novelty category for its Disney Princess Light and Sound Wand.

“Disney items, and especially the Disney Princess novelties, are all the rage, and we see continued increase in their popularity,” said Rob Auerbach, president of CandyRific.  “We are thrilled to be recognized for our Cinderella Light & Sound Wand with candy, and we are expecting even more success as the time gets closer to the March 2015 release of the live action film.”

Judging criteria included taste, value, convenience, healthfulness, ingredients, preparation requirement, appearance, and packaging.

CandyRific sells candy and novelty product combinations utilizing popular licensed brands. Brands in CandyRific’s portfolio include M&M’S® Brand, SKITTLES® Brand, STARBURST® Brand, Disney, Warner Bros., Scooby-Doo, Minions, and Dreamworks. All products have a high perceived value, are merchandised in colorful displays and are especially popular with collectors. The company has distribution with most of the major retailers in the U.S. and distributors in almost every major market in the world. CandyRific has appeared on the Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000 lists of fastest growing companies in the U.S. consecutively for the last seven years and was named one of Louisville’s Businesses of the Year for 2011. Retailers interested in CandyRific novelties, please contact us. 

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