Odd Candies: Gummi Jet Fighters
March 9th, 2008 by timbotron
Albanese Gummi Jet Fighters
(No, they are not from Albania).
Wow, it’s like an invasion in my mouth!
They’re an airstrike of flavor!
They’re carpet-bombing my taste buds!
Taste the collateral damage!
July 9th, 2008 at 10:23 am
WAR CANDY – give us a break from war. Is this what we want to feed our kids. There’s a song by Bad Religion called Let Them Eat War, now a Mission Accomplished by the Albanese Confectiionary. Albanese also produces Gummi Army Guys. How about blancing things out with Gummi Peace Signs?
Found this online re Gummi Army Guys:
These Troops Are Really Moving Out
They’re green, gummy, and coming to a candy bowl near you. “They” are Gummi Army Guys, chewy candies shaped like soldiers in two distinct flavors: “artillery apple” and “cherry bomb.” Sales of the $1 candy quintupled when the Iraq war started, and maker Albanese Confectionery Group is now selling 2,000 packages a
day. The candy sells out at PXs, and soldiers in Kuwait buy them as souvenirs.
“But when it’s 124 degrees outside, it’s really a better idea not to keep them,” says Beth Goodman, who runs a PX in Kuwait.
Stateside, Gummi Guys will soon get a Product of the Year Award, trouncing entries from Hershey Foods (HSY ) and Kraft Foods (KFT ). Not quite a Silver Star — but, for a soldier made of corn syrup and gelatin, not half bad.
By Kate Hazelwood
“This is my rifle; this is my gun…”
These Gummy Army Guys are are tough and tasty candies.
Each packet contains approximately 12 gummies shaped like American soldiers.
Includes: “Bazooka” Bob…”Fighting” Forster… “GI” Johnny… “Rifleman” Rich
High on fire power and in tastiness these soldiers make a great snack for the kiddies at school or the soldiers overseas.
How about blancing things out with Gummi Peace Signs?
Resist Armageddon!