Push Pop
{{Short description|Brand of fruit-flavored lollipops}}
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| industry = Confectionery
| products = Lollipops
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| owner = Bazooka Candy Brands
| parent = {{ubl|Apax Partners {{smaller|(2023–present)}}}}
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| homepage = {{url|https://www.candymania.com/category/push-pop/|candymania.com}}
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Push Pop is an American brand of fruit-flavored lollipops produced in Taiwan (and other Southeast Asian countries). It debuted in 1986 and comes in a variety of flavors.{{Cite web|title=You Know You're From the '80s When You Crave... {{!}} Food Network Canada|url=https://www.foodnetwork.ca/fun-with-food/photos/foods-80s-kids-crave/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=foodnetwork.ca|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Push Pops|url=http://www.snackmemory.com/push-pops/|website=Snack Memory}}{{Cite web|date=2019-01-03|title=Retro Halloween Candy Dum Dums Sweet Tart Hubba Bubba {{!}} The Feast|url=http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/childhood-halloween-candies-you-probably-forgot-about|access-date=2021-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103142227/http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/childhood-halloween-candies-you-probably-forgot-about |archive-date=2019-01-03 }}
Products made under the Push Pop name are manufactured by Bazooka Candy Brands (BCB), owner of a portfolio of confectionery brands. In October 2023, it was announced that BCB had its purchase completed by Apax Partners.{{Cite web|url=https://in-confectionery.com/apax-completes-acquisition-of-bazooka/|title=Apax completes acquisition of Bazooka|work=International Confectionery|access-date=2023-10-19|language=en-US}}
Overview
The product's gimmick is that the lollipop takes the form of a long cylinder that retracts into a capped plastic tube, and must be "pushed" out for consumption. Push Pop varieties include Original, spring-loaded Jumbo, Triple Power, Flip-N-Dip, push pop sliderz, and Push Pump Spray.{{cite web|url=http://www.pushpop.com|title=Push Pops}}
In 2020, the Push Pop Gummy Roll was added to the line of Push Pop candies.{{cite web |title=Bazooka Candy Brands Releases Push Pop Gummy Roll |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/snacks-candy/bazooka-candy-brands-releases-push-pop-gummy-roll |website=CSP Daily News |accessdate=19 May 2020 |language=en}} The gummy roll comes in a tape-like dispenser that allows the consumer to pull out a strand of the roll and tear it off to get their desired piece of sanded gummy candy.{{cite web |title=Push Pop Gummy Roll Launches! |url=https://www.fb101.com/2020/01/push-pop-gummy-roll-launches/ |website=Food & Beverage Magazine |accessdate=19 May 2020 |language=en |date=29 January 2020}} This new Push pop candy comes in 4 different flavors: Strawberry, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, and Berry Blast. Creating gummy candy was a bit of a departure for Push Pop, as the brand focuses on creating a fun experience for eating lollipops.{{cite web |title=New Push Pop® Gummy Roll Brings an All-New Eating Experience to Gummy Candy With Cutting-Edge Packaging |url=https://apnews.com/d7c4e949a5f1f8316acd1f17768ce376 |website=AP NEWS |accessdate=19 May 2020 |date=22 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=Gummy Candy adds New Push Pop Gummy Roll to its portfolio |url=https://www.nspackaging.com/news/gummy-candy-adds-new-push-pop-gummy-roll-to-its-portfolio/ |website=NS Packaging |accessdate=19 May 2020 |date=23 January 2020}} The Push Pop Gummy Roll was first announced in May 2019 at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago.{{cite web |title=Push Pop pushes into the gummy category |url=https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/15295-push-pop-pushes-into-the-gummy-category |website=Foodbusinessnews.net |accessdate=19 May 2020 |language=en}}
It has proven to be a popular product with kids, winning the Candy Industry Kid’s Choice award for Best Novelty candy.{{cite web |title=Meiji America, American Licorice, Bazooka win 2020 Kids Choice Awards |url=https://www.candyindustry.com/articles/88994-meiji-america-american-licorice-bazooka-win-2020-kids-choice-awards |website=Candyindustry.com |accessdate=19 May 2020 |language=en}}
Slogans
- Don't Push ME, push a Push Pop!
- Isn't It Time You Pushed A Push Pop?
- Give life a push.
- Push a Push Pop, push it for flavor, push a Push Pop, save some for later!
- What? You never pushed a Push Pop?
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.candymania.com/category/push-pop/}}
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