Drew Davis, owner of Denver-based Specialty Incentives, loves the wide selection of flavors and shapes in gummy candies available through HPG’s SugarSpot brand. The line includes classics like Swedish fish and gummy bears, as well as fun fruits like green apple, pineapple and pink grapefruit, plus unusual flavors like prosecco and unique animal shapes like pink flamingos and butterflies – all of which can be gifted individually or in kits, or combined with a themed promotion for added sweetness. The assortment of flavors in this Fruit Cocktail Sweetie Box is reminiscent of a fresh fruit salad, with 1.3-oz. taster packets of strawberry, watermelon, peach and cherry gummies, all packaged in a petite, sleek box. (Also available in a brandable drawstring satchel bag.) HPG / PPAI 110772, S11 hpgbrands.com/sugarspot Renee Holmes, sales coordinator with North Carolina-based Brand Fuel, says she couldn’t stop thinking about this “TO. DIE. FOR.” Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake. Made with farm-fresh eggs, pure bourbon vanilla, sour cream and crunchy walnuts, plus a cinnamon streusel added to the center and the top of the cake, the decadent cake weighs almost two pounds and serves 10-14. It comes in a silver gift box tied with a white satin ribbon foil-stamped with your imprint in one of seven colors. “As I made my way through the booth sampling all the goodies they had to offer, this cake stole the show. Literally, the whole show,” Holmes says. “I thought about it the rest of the day and had to practice some restraint to not go back for another slice!” Maple Ridge Farms / PPAI 114165, S8 mapleridge.com PPAI • MARCH 2024 • 17 Good Taste | Essentials
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