Spree (candy)
Spree is a candy manufactured by The Willy Wonka Candy Company, a brand owned by the Ferrara Candy Company unit of Ferrero SpA. Spree was created by the Sunline Candy Company, later renamed Sunmark Corporation, of St. Louis, Mo., in the mid-1960s. Spree was an idea of an employee named John Scout. In the 1970s the brand was bought by Nestlé, which markets the candy under the Willy Wonka brand.
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Spree is classified as a compressed dextrose candy, covered in a colored fruit-flavored shell. Depending on the market it is available in 1.77-ounce (50 g) rolls or thin 5-ounce (140 g) movie theater-size cardboard boxes. It is billed as "a kick in the mouth".
A variety called Chewy Spree, which has a candy shell and a chewy center, comes in 12-ounce (340 g) pouches, rather than rolls. There is a Mini Chewy Spree as well that comes in a 1.73-ounce (49 g) dispenser. The Chewy Spree Mixed Berry flavor was discontinued in 2015.
Flavors
Spree (Original)
- Red (Cherry/strawberry)
- Orange (Orange)
- Yellow (Lemon)
- Green (Lime - changed to Green Apple following Nestle's buyout and cheaper production costs, a decision that has been met with severe criticism from consumers that continues on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter which Nestle continues to defend as a market survey result.)
- Purple (Grape)
Chewy Spree
- Red (Cherry)
- Orange (Orange)
- Yellow (Lemon)
- Green (Green Apple - see above)
- Purple (Grape)
Chewy Spree Mixed Berry
- Cherry
- Strawberry
- Blue Raspberry
- Mixed Berry
At Christmas time, Spree markets packages of candy canes in a mixed sour Spree flavor.