- The first Jelly Belly flavors were root beer, grape, very cherry, lemon, cream soda, green apple, tangerine and licorice.
- 500 million Hostess Twinkies are sold every year. President Clinton put one in a time capsule.
- Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts were first sold in July 1937.
- A grande (16oz.) Mocha Frappuccino blended coffee from Starbucks has 420 calories and 16 grams of fat.
- M&Ms candies, first made in 1941, were named after their developers, Forrest Mars, Sr. and Bruce Murrie.
- The most popular flavor of ice cream is vanilla, followed by chocolate, then butter pecan. Strawberry ranks fourth.
- The Marquis de Sade loved chocolate and had it sent to him in prison!
- Cotton Candy made its debut in St. Louis after the 1904 World's Fair.
- The most popular Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor is Cherry Garcia.
- Kellogg's Pop-Tarts come in 32 flavors including Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Frosted S'mores, Cinnamon, French Toast, Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae and the old standby, Strawberry.
- Hershey Kisses got their name because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
I have been in retail business for 14 yrs. selling various merchandise mostly in the plumbing, kitchen and bath depts. For 26 yrs. I have worked for the city of phila. there I worked as an office/stock clerk handling various merchandise to repair or replace in the tenants home or apartment. There I retired from my job and before I retired I was considered the no. 1 stock clerk throughout the city. All total I worked for 41 yrs..
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