I’ve heard that traditional sweets sell well. Is this the case?

It is certainly true that traditional sweets continue to be extremely popular. Not only with the older generations either. Children and teenagers are finding some of these retro sweets for the first time and enjoying trying them.

There has been a resurgence in selling traditional sweets amongst a pick and mix sweets display, ever since Woolworths closed its doors and ever since the economic downturn made us look for affordable treats to heighten our mood. Confectionery always performs well at such time and traditional sweets can help people to look fondly back at the “good old times”.

And there seems to be no let-up in this trend. High street retailers and online stores have built fresh businesses around this situation and many retail formats such as the small Victorian styled sweets jar have taken off in the wake of renewed love for traditional sweets.

So what would we recommend that you consider? Depending on the space that you have available in your range, there are no shortage of options. Here are some key products to get you started:

Jelly Babies
Wine Gums
Liquorice Allsorts
Rhubarb & Custard
Sherbet Lemons
Kola Cubes
Pear Drops
Shrimps

There are many more traditional and retro sweets available within our online store and you can browse the category to learn more. At HS Wholesale Sweets, we offer you the best-known brands, many of which have been creating old fashioned sweets such as these for generations. They are proven sellers and have become part of our heritage which we are refusing to give up! All good news for those businesses wishing to sell more traditional sweets.

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