Everyone knows seasonal candies are...

Everyone knows seasonal candies are big business. Estimates peg total sales between couple and six billion dollars a year. As a rise even non-seasonal confectionery manufacturers are looking for ways to tap into this lucrative niche. For example, this is Topps' first year creating seasonal confections.

"We are seeing to what extent big of a business seasonal candies is. This is a convenient place to grow our business," says Kathy Hiserodt, director of recent business development for Topps Company, Inc., recent York City. "We are taking our rife brands that are already real brawny like Baby Bottle Pop, and Push burst ...