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Candy fundraisers appeal to everyone. There are so many different types of candy that there is certainly one for everyone. Most candy has a low cost and there is plenty of room for profit depending on the candy you choose. Candy Fundraisers are some of the most popular types of school fund raising items you can use.
Would you believe Americans eat approximately 22 pounds of candy each a year! About half of that is chocolate. I got to wondering what the most popular candy bar is. So I started doing some searching online to try to find out.
According to USA Today Snickers has annual global sales of US $2 billion. The Snickers company website and the National Confectioners Association agree that it is the is the best selling candy bar of all time.
Snickers is made by Mars, Incorporated which reported US $18 billion in annual sales in 2005 (This includes non-candy product lines also.) Besides Snickers, Mars makes Milky Way, Mars Bar, M&M’s, Twix, and Skittles.
On the other hand, The Hershey Company claims to be the largest North American manufacturer of chocolate and sugar confectionery products, with annual revenues of nearly $5 billion. Besides Hershey Chocolate Bars, they also make Reese’s, Hershey Kisses and Kit-Kat among others.
So it looks like Snickers, M&Ms and Hershey are some of the most popular brands, at least in the US. If we also consider world-wide popular chocolate brands then we have to mention Cadbury’s. In the US we mainly just hear about Cadbury’s at Easter, but it’s a year long popular chocolate in many other countries including Canada and the UK.
Now we are not really even talking about the best chocolate or best tasting, that is a whole other discussion. My aim was just to find out the chocolate bars that sell the most.
It seems that this title belongs to the Snickers bar. However, I have still not found the sales in dollars or number of units for any of the other brands. It would be interesting to see who is number 2, 3, etc. I am guessing it’s Reese’s, M&M’s or Hershey’s but that is just a guess.
I just love cheesecake! But it’s even better when its chocolate. There are a variety of chocolate cheesecake and other cheesecake flavors available from the Wow Fundraising cheesecake brochure.
Plus these cheesecakes include ingredients from recognizable brand names like Nestle and Oreo. So when your school or other group shows these catalogs to your supporters they will instantly recognize these brands.
Cheesecake is definitely one of the most popular desserts. And when you have cheesecakes including great flavors and great brands that is even better.
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What will they think of next… now you can fundraise using not just any old round lollipops, but ones that are shaped like footballs. If your football team, booster club, or cheerleading squad needs an extra football game fundraiser you can sell these pops.
You can either sell them in the bleachers or in the concession stand. If your group has a booth somewhere in the stadium at the game you could add them to your lineup of other merchandise. They’d also be an easy sell at pep rallies if your school will allow candy sales at school.
These football shaped lollipops come in 16 flavors - Banana Split, Black Cherry, Blue Raspberry, Blueberry Cheesecake, Cherry Cheesecake, Cherry Snow, Cotton Candy, Grape Delight, Green Apple, Juicy Orange, Lemonade, Lime Slush, Strawberry Shake, Watermelon Slice, Wild Berry, and Wild Cherry.
There are actually quite a few other lollipop shapes available. (If you think footballs are weird check out the alien pops!) You can view all the available pops here … or Call 1-866-249-2714 for more info.
Snickers chocolate bars are some of the most popular of all chocolate bars in the USA. Your school, sports team or other group can fundraise using the Snickers specialty fundraising packs
These cases are just for fundraisers and each box contains 36 Snickers bars. You sell them for $1 each. Your group makes 40% profit on every Snickers bar that you sell.
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When your school signs up for a fundraising program from a particular company you should always ask if they have a prize program. Some companies don’t offer prizes and others do. Sometimes it’s an advantage and sometimes it’s not but maybe I can post about that later. For now I just want to make sure you are aware of the free cookie dough prize program.
Everyone likes free stuff right, especially free food! When participants of this cookie dough fundraiser sell 12 items from the catalog they will get a free box or tub of cookie dough. They call this the Baker’s Dozen Prize Program (how clever).
So which catalogs does this apply to? Actually this fall there are four different catalogs that qualify for this program:
These catalogs include pre portioned cookie dough, frozen cookie dough tubs and cheesecakes — all in a variety of flavors. You can even do more than one catalog so that you can offer supporters more choice.
When your school takes advantage of this cookie dough fundraiser prize program you’re giving families more incentive to purchase, sell and promote the school fundraiser. Free cookie dough and more funds raised, how could you beat that deal?
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School groups, sports teams and many other groups can use the chocolate bars from World’s Finest Chocolate as a chocolate sale fundraiser. These chocolate bars have been a staple for many school PTA groups, marching bands and other school groups.
I was suprised to find so many different kinds of chocolate bars available. The ones that I’d seen as a kid in high school were the $1 bars. They still have those, but there’s also King Size bars and $5 boxed chocolates too. The flavors include chocolate with almonds, caramels, chocolate crisp and quite a few others.
One drawback to these or any chocolate sale fundraiser, is that since these are low priced items then you have to sell a much higher quantity in order to raise a lot of money. Groups that have quite a few sellers will benefit most from a chocolate sale. In our high school the marching band sold World’s Finest Chocolate. That was a great fit because with over 200 members if each student just sold one or two cases they could reach their goal. Plus there’s always a few students who are “over achievers.” 
Another way to work around the high quantity issue is to sell the $2 and $5 items. Since these have a higher price tag you don’t have to sell quite as many of them to make the profit.
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Did you know that your school can promote school spirit with its own personalized candy bar wrappers? World’s Finest Chocolate offers the option of customizing its chocolate bar wrappers. Many school groups sell these chocolate bars to raise funds — why not raise school spirit too? You can put your school name and logo or mascot on the label. This also helps your supporters know that when they buy the bar proceeds go to your school.
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They melt in your mouth not in your… oh, you know. M&Ms have been around forever and they are still one of the most popular chocolate candies. They now come in a variety of chocolate flavors and colors. Your school, sports team or other group can raise funds with this all time favorite candy treat.
The M&Ms Milk Chocolate fundraising carrier contains 36 bags of M&Ms. Your group sells them for an even dollar each and makes 40% profit. Students just carry this case with them to class, if allowed by the school. If not, these carriers can go with parents to work or the candies can be sold at sports games or other evnets.
Some people really like the Peanut M&Ms best. The M&Ms Peanut fundraising box also includes 36 bags of M&Ms.There’s four of these carriers in each case. There’s a 7 case minimum on the M&M Fundraiser order. Most groups order some of both M&M flavors and you can split them up when your order arrives.
When you sell M&M Chocolate candies as a fundraiser you will find that many people like them and they are easy to sell.
Students at a school in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin raised funds with a cookie dough fundraiser. This time they had even more motivation than usual. Part of the funds raised benefited Ronald McDonald House where a classmate stayed during her battle with Lymphoma.
“I think its nice that they donate to places in the community rather than using the money for things that only benefit themselves,” added student council advisor Liz Pukrop.
From: Chippewa Valley Newspapers
What a great way for a school to help a fellow student!
Students got the chance to learn the value of giving and community service. This is also a great example of how to generate more interest in a fundraising drive by benefiting more than one group. Perhaps your group could partner with another that needs to raise funds to increase your reach.
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