Time: The 13 most influential candy bars

[GA Russell]

Here's something you might find interesting. In some cases, it is the marketing rather than the candy that was influential.

Any disagreements?

http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/18/13-most-influential-candy-bars-of-all-time/?iid=sl-article-moreontime

[Chuck Nessa]

Are you paid for posting these?

[GA Russell]

Are you paid for posting these?

No.

[JSngry]

I don't see PayDay, I am not convinced of that list. That's the one I'll eat even when not eating candy!

[BeBop]

I don't see PayDay, I am not convinced of that list. That's the one I'll eat even when not eating candy!

A fine choice. But ineligible- only CHOCOLATE bars.

We interviewed candy experts and historians to determine which bars made the biggest impact on the chocolate-bar industry—and the world at large.

So much for Abba Zabba

[JSngry]

But, but, but...Pay-Day (in its original recipe) was the...Bill Barron of candy bars.

[Matthew]

Hershey's Chocolate Bar will forever be number one in my heart, and please, do not desecrate it with nuts -- nuts to that!

Edited February 22, 2014 by Matthew

[kinuta]

How could they possibly omit Mars bars !

This is my favourite though -

Edited February 22, 2014 by kinuta

[Mark Stryker]

But, but, but...Pay-Day (in its original recipe) was the...Bill Barron of candy bars.

This might be the single greatest post in the history of this board: The ultimate expression of arcane jazz knowledge/geekdom melded with an obscure popular cultural reference. Two great tastes that go great together, all wrapped up and delivered in the nougat of aesthetic superiority.

Bravo!!!

Edited February 22, 2014 by Mark Stryker

[Leeway]

About half the ones on the list made sense to me, but the others I have not even heard of, and I am a confirmed chocoholic. Chicken dinner?! Grenada? Scharffen??? That last must be a ringer. Surely, M&Ms should be on the list. And how about Chunky?

[uli]

Clearly the Ragusa belongs on the list

[GA Russell]

My first thought was that #1 should be the invention of milk chocolate, which the site says was Nestle.

My second thought was that #2 should be the plain Hershey bar, for marketing reason.

And my third thought is that #3 should be the first commercially successful bar to be made of faux chocolate, referred to on the wrapper as "chocolaty." I don't know what that was, but I'm confident that the fact that it sold well was influential.

PS - Let me add a fourth. Canada had a huge bar known as Mr. Big. Now a lot of bars are sold in an extra-big size.

Edited February 23, 2014 by GA Russell

[Ted O'Reilly]

Not being a sweets person other than Edison (I like salty/savoury) I don't pay much attention to the candy bar section. But Mr. Big's still around, I think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Mr._Big

[Clunky]

Hershey's Chocolate Bar will forever be number one in my heart, and please, do not desecrate it with nuts -- nuts to that!

Perhaps it's purely down to being European but I really dislike the taste of Hershey's. Indelible - at least to me. I guess it depends on what you are used to. Me, I like Swiss chocolate.

[king ubu]

and yeah, occasionally I enjoy a Ragusa ... as a kid I ate this crap (ever read how the "smoky" taste is fabricated and what's added to the "glue" in a Mars? you better don't if you want to go on eating this stuff)

here's another Swiss classic that I prefer to Ragusa and that's pretty much no bull-shit as well:

some background in this crappy promo that acts like it's news:

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/feature/The_secret_of_a_Swiss_sweet_success.html?cid=7818558

[JSngry]

Made me think of this thread:

Poor background singer, she looks like she caught it full force. On nights like that, no matter how much the gig pays, it ain't enough.

[king ubu]

Made me think of this thread:

Poor background singer, she looks like she caught it full force. On nights like that, no matter how much the gig pays, it ain't enough.

Now that's some funny sh*t! Missed that thread back then ... also never caught Candy live, alas.

[uli]

here's another Swiss classic that I prefer to Ragusa and that's pretty much no bull-shit as well:

some background in this crappy promo that acts like it's news:

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/feature/The_secret_of_a_Swiss_sweet_success.html?cid=7818558

Yes!KaegiFrets! also KitKats

Edited February 24, 2014 by uli

[uli]

Hershey's Chocolate Bar will forever be number one in my heart, and please, do not desecrate it with nuts -- nuts to that!

Perhaps it's purely down to being European but I really dislike the taste of Hershey's. Indelible - at least to me. I guess it depends on what you are used to. Me, I like Swiss chocolate.

this Hershey Milk is quite good imho

[Dave Garrett]

Hershey's Chocolate Bar will forever be number one in my heart, and please, do not desecrate it with nuts -- nuts to that!

Perhaps it's purely down to being European but I really dislike the taste of Hershey's. Indelible - at least to me. I guess it depends on what you are used to. Me, I like Swiss chocolate.

I think it is a European vs. American thing. I remember the topic of chocolate came up once with a Belgian coworker - he absolutely could not abide American chocolate, and was quite firm in his conviction that it was crap.

[jazzbo]

When I was in Africa Cadbury's was king. My favorite though is Fruit and Nut. It's too sweet, but what the hell.

[GA Russell]

Are you paid for posting these?

No.

LOL! Chuck, it recently dawned on me what was on your mind when you asked that (if I may say) snarky question.

In fact, many of these articles of lists of recommended items are found as links at the bottom of a news page I am reading. So it is probable that somebody is getting paid for you to click on the links, but it's not me!

[mjzee]

Hmmm... Chunky? Almond Joy?

I still miss Bonomo's Turkish Taffy. While not chocolate-coated, they did have a chocolate-flavored.

[Jazzmoose]

Here ya go; only banana in stock right now, but Rich usually has all four of the flavors: http://www.4noggins.com/bonomo-turkish-taffy.aspx

[mjzee]

Here ya go; only banana in stock right now, but Rich usually has all four of the flavors: http://www.4noggins.com/bonomo-turkish-taffy.aspx

Cool! Thanks!