Celebrate National Licorice Day on April 12th with Red Vines!
~This review was made possible by American Licorice Company~
An industry leader in manufacturing and marketing candy products, the American Licorice Company is one of the original licorice manufacturers in the US candy industry. Since its establishment in 1914, American Licorice has brought happiness to consumers with their Red Vines?, Snaps?, Sour Punch?, Super Ropes? and Natural Vines?candy.
I was so excited when I received my Red Vines and Natural Vines samples in the mail. I have always been a fan of Red Vines original, something about their sweet flavor takes me back to being a kid. I also received a sample of Red Vines purple grape twists, black licorice twists and American Licorice Companies newest addition Natural Vines, black soft licorice!
Of course I enjoyed all of the different flavors of Red Vines that I tried, but I was somewhat shocked at how much I loved the Natural Vines black soft licorice. I have always liked black licorice, but if I had to choose only one flavor I would usually pick the Original Red Twists.
Natural Vines are somewhat different from Red Vines. Not only are they all natural and made in the U.S.A., they are also super chewy and bite sized and packaged in a convenient 3 oz snack size. They are just the right amount to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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My 3 year old son and I really enjoyed trying out the delicious flavors of Red Vines licorice. Big’s (my 3 year old) favorite flavor was the Original Red Twists. With their delicious fruity and almost bubble gum like flavor, what would a 3 year old not love about them?
Why not pick up a few different flavors of Red Vines, and try out the newest addition, Natural Vines, and help celebrate National Licorice Day with the licorice lover in your life!
Here are some fun Licorice Facts to help you celebrate National Licorice Day!
- More than 30,000 tons of Red Vines? are made each year?or more than 400,000 miles of licorice – enough to wrap around the Earth more than 16 times!
- In 2011, U.S. licorice sales topped $359 million, a 6.56 percent increase from the year before. It is part of the non-chocolate candy market, which had total sales of $6.87 billion.
- Black licorice is 50 times sweeter than sugar, and derives its botanical name from the Greek words meaning “sweet root.”
- Celebrities love Red Vines! Ryan Gosling, Snoop Dogg, Joshua Jackson, Jennette McCurdy and Magic Johnson are all fans of the classic licorice brand. Betty White even credits them with keeping her 91 years young.
- American Licorice Company has been producing in the San Francisco Bay Area for 33 years, and its Union City, Calif., factory values process before automation: The old press that delivers the dough to the first floor is still there, the second floor cook room has large kettles that fill the dough into the old large spiral ovens before being checked for quality and packaged. It also has production facilities in La Porte, Ind.
Connect:
You can connect with Red Vines and Natural Vines at American Licorice and on Facebook
Buy It!
You can buy Red Vines and Natural Vines at grocery stores across the U.S.
