Flyer’s enviable success both at home and abroad has
resulted in one of Stockley’s confectionery jewels taking the bold yet
commonsense next step of extending its flavour ambitions beyond liquorice to
embrace its 1st truly sour ‘magic in the middle’ stick.
As a 79 year old cult confectionery offer that made its name
flying the flag for chewy liquorice meets tangy sherbet crystal centres, this
is a bold move for a business that prides itself on owning a 15% share of the established
yet polarising liquorice market.
According to Flyers spokesperson, Andy Valentine, ‘Despite
three years of consecutive double-digit growth, Flyers is only now starting to
realise its growth potential and with ‘Sours’ remaining the hottest trend
within sugar confectionery, we spied the perfect opportunity to showcase our
new Sour Apple candy sticks packed with tangy Raspberry sherbet crystals, thereby
extending Flyer’s appeal to both a younger audience and intransigent ‘liquorice
loathers.’
It’s well accepted within fine confectionery circles that
liquorice divides the nation like no other nostalgic confectionery treat and
whilst Flyers will continue to work tirelessly to share the liquorice dream,
operating within the wider confectionery space makes perfect sense.
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