Bulk confectionery is supplied in a container with loose confectionery to be dispensed by weight or quantity, or containing a number of retail-size bags of confectionery, typically used in

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s. Unbagged bulk confectionery is typically sold by confectionery

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s; the quantity required is weighed or counted out. Different types of confectionery at the same price per unit weight are sometimes dispensed mixed ("pick and mix"). In the United States, some of these confections are called penny candy and are sold by the piece in

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stores. In Britain, this type of candy is also referred to as pick 'n' mix or penny sweets. In Sweden, bulk confectionery ("Lösgodis") can be found in many stores, picked by hand. It usually often costs the equivalent of

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7,8 – $10 per kilogram. Loose candy is typically sold at

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s and candy stores in the way that the customer picks up whatever kind, and how much, of candy they want (typically with a

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) into a bag by themselves. The price of the candy depends on its weight, and the weighing can be either done by the customer or the seller.

History

Bulk confectionery (Swedish Lösgodis) originates back to the 1930s, when Swedish agriculture began to supply the country with refined sugar and made it possible to sell bulk confectionery in smaller shops. In 1984, the

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(''Livsmedelsverket'') approved selling it in ordinary larger stores, given that the candy varieties were kept in separate containers and picked with a scoop or a smaller bucket. Since then it has started to spread all around the world, mostly in Europe and Asia. Even some

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stores in North America have started to sell mostly Swedish varieties but also American classics.

Examples

Apple drops Apple drops are a type of hard boiled sweet and are a variety of pick 'n' mix or penny sweet, which includes cola bottles and jelly beans. Ingredients can vary slightly depending on company and brand, but typically they are made using sugar, glu ...

* Bit-O-Honey * Bottle caps *

Bubble gum Bubble gum or bubblegum is a type of chewing gum, designed to be inflated out of the mouth as a bubble. Bubble gum flavor While there is a bubble gum "flavor" – which various artificial flavorings including esters are mixed to obtain – it ...

(e.g.

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) * Peppermint sticks *

Candy corn Candy corn is a type of small, pyramid-shaped candy, typically divided into three sections of different colors, with a waxy texture and a flavor based on honey, sugar, butter, and vanilla. It is a staple candy of the fall season and Halloween ...

Caramel Caramel ( or ) is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard. The process of caramelizat ...

s *

Atomic Fireball The Ferrara Candy Company is an American candy manufacturer, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by the Ferrero Group. The company was formed from a 2012 merger of the Illinois-based Ferrara Pan Candy Company and Minnesota-based Farley's & Sa ...

s *

Fruit sours Fruit sours is a confectionery that is normally sold in bulk. Each piece is spherical and about 15mm in diameter. They come in a variety of colors; typically red (strawberry), orange, yellow (lemon), green (apple or lime), and purple (berry or bl ...

Gobstoppers Gobstoppers, also known as jawbreakers in the United States, are a type of hard candy. They are usually round, and usually range from across; though gobstoppers can be up to in diameter. The term ''gobstopper'' derives from "gob", which is sl ...

Gummy bear Gummy bears (German: ''Gummibär'') are small, fruit gum candies, similar to a jelly baby in some English-speaking countries. The candy is roughly long and shaped in the form of a bear. The gummy bear is one of many gummies, popular gelat ...

s * Various

gummis Gummies, gummi candies, gummy candies, or jelly sweets are a broad category of gelatin-based chewable sweets. Gummi bears, Sour Patch Kids, and Jelly Babies are widely popular and are a well-known part of the sweets industry. Gummies are availabl ...

Hot Tamales Hot Tamales is a cinnamon-flavored candy introduced in 1950, currently manufactured and marketed in the United States by Just Born. The name derives from the sometimes spicy flavor of tamales. It was the top-selling cinnamon candy in 1999. Varia ...

Jelly bean Jelly beans are small bean shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors (see gelatin and jelly). The confection is primarily made of sugar and sold in a wide variety of colors and flavors. History It has been clai ...

s * Ropes of

licorice Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English) ( ; also ) is the common name of ''Glycyrrhiza glabra'', a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring can be extracted. The liqu ...

Lollipop A lollipop is a type of sugar candy usually consisting of hard candy mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. Different informal terms are used in different places, including lolly, sucker, sticky-pop, etc. Lollipops are av ...

s (suckers) *

M&M's M&M's (stylized as m&m's) are multi-colored button-shaped chocolates, each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case in white on one side, consisting of a candy shell surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M ...

* Mary Janes *

Mentos Mentos are a brand of packaged scotch mints or mint flavored candies sold in stores and vending machines. First produced in 1932, they are currently sold in more than 130 countries worldwide by the Italian-Dutch corporation Perfetti Van Melle. ...

Mints A mint or breath mint is a food item often consumed as an after-meal refreshment or before business and social engagements to improve breath odor. Mints are commonly believed to soothe the stomach given their association with natural byproducts ...

Pixy Stix Pixy Stix are a sweet and sour colored powdered candy usually packaged in a wrapper that resembles a drinking straw. The candy is usually poured into the mouth from the wrapper, which is made out of plastic or paper. Pixy Stix contain dextrose, ...

Red Hots The Ferrara Candy Company is an American candy manufacturer, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by the Ferrero Group. The company was formed from a 2012 merger of the Illinois-based Ferrara Pan Candy Company and Minnesota-based Farley's & ...

* Sherbet * Skittles *

Smarties Smarties are colour-varied sugar-coated chocolate confectionery. They have been manufactured since 1937, originally by H.I. Rowntree & Company in the United Kingdom, and now by Nestlé. Smarties are oblate spheroids with a minor axis of abo ...

* Sour balls * Sugar Daddy *

Tic Tac Tic Tac (stylized as "tic tac") is a brand of small, hard mint manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero. They were first produced in 1969 and are now available in a variety of flavours in over 100 countries. Tic Tacs are usually sold in sm ...

s * Tootsie Rolls * Warheads * Wax candy

Swedish

* Colaflaskor * Pastellfiskar *Blå fiskar * Zoo * Geléhallon * Sockrade jordgubbar * Körsbär * Karamelguf * Revolver frukt * Persikor * Vattenmeloner * Fizzy pop * Fizzy blue * Skumkantareller *

Ahlgrens bilar {{Original research, date=December 2018 Ahlgrens was a Swedish confectionery company. It was founded by Fredrik Ahlgren in the town of Gävle in 1885 as a store for paint and wallpaper, a business which was later extended to the production and sa ...

* Sockerbitar jordgubb * Snöbollar jordgubbar * Snöbollar blå hallon * Vaniljfudge * Engelsk konfekt * Lakritspinnar * Djungelvrål * Romerska bågar * Plopp pralin * Polly * Jordnötsruta * Kexchoklad * Plopp original * Kick original * PEZ * Zoo-klubba * Pimpim-klubba * Fruxo-klubba * Djungelvrål-klubba

Gallery

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gobstopper Gobstoppers, also known as jawbreakers in the United States, are a type of hard candy. They are usually round, and usually range from across; though gobstoppers can be up to in diameter. The term ''gobstopper'' derives from "gob", which is sl ...

s in various sizes File:Bit-o-Honey_3.jpg#file, Bit-o-Honey File:Gummy_bears.jpg#file,

Gummy bears Gummy bears (German: ''Gummibär'') are small, fruit gum candies, similar to a jelly baby in some English-speaking countries. The candy is roughly long and shaped in the form of a bear. The gummy bear is one of many gummies, popular gelati ...

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Examples

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