Spree (candy)
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Spree is a candy manufactured by The Willy Wonka Candy Company, a brand owned by Nestlé. Introduced in 1971, Spree is classified as a compressed dextrose candy, covered in a colored fruit-flavored shell. It is currently available in rolls. In Southwest U.S. markets and in Mexico it is available in thin food type cardboard boxes. A variation called Chewy Spree is also available in two distinct types: Chewy Spree Original and Chewy Spree Mixed Berry. Chewy Spree boasts a similar size and shape as classic Spree, but with a chewy center. Chewy Spree is available in pouches, rather than rolls.
Prior to its purchase by Nestlé, the candy was manufactured by Sunline Brands, Inc.
[edit] Flavors
Chewy Spree:
- Red (Cherry)
- Orange (Orange)
- Yellow (Lemon)
- Green (Apple)
- Purple (Grape)
Chewy Spree Mixed Berry:
- Red
- Pink
- Turquoise
- Purple
Neither the packaging, nor Wonka's official web site, lists the flavors contained in Chewy Spree Mixed Berry.
At Christmas time, Spree markets packages of candy canes in a mixed sour Spree flavor.
[edit] In popular culture
- In The Sopranos episode, "Remember When", Junior Soprano sells Sprees, other candy, and Coca Colas at an illicit poker game he organized for his fellow mental patients at the Wyckoff Rehabilitation Center.
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