Swoops were a chocolate candy manufactured by The Hershey Company.[1] They were produced in the following flavors: Hershey's Milk Chocolate, Reese's Peanut Butter, Almond Joy, York Peppermint Pattie, White Chocolate Reeses, and Toffee and Almond.[1] Limited edition varieties included White Chocolate Peppermint (available around Christmas), Special Dark with Almonds, and Strawberries & Creme.[2] They were introduced into the market in 2003 and discontinued in August 2006.[2][3] According to a market research study of April 2004 only 14% of the customers knew Swoops.[4]
References
^ a bMost successful new Product Introductions. In: Convenience Store News, volume 40, 2004. Online
^ a bSandie Glass: What Were They Thinking? Swoops, Hershey’s Chocolate Oops, fastcompany.com, 22 November 2011
^Hershey’s Swoops — Hershey's. In: Molly Aronica; Staff Writer: Failed Products of Major Brands Slideshow.The Daily Meal, 9 May 2012, p. 11
^Aaron L. Brody, John B. Lord: Developing New Food Products for a Changing Marketplace. Second Edition. CRC Press, 2007, p. 544. ISBN978-1-420-00432-8 Online
External links
Swoops web site as archived by the Wayback Machine Internet Archive, a non-profit internet library.
