{"id":3788,"date":"2024-11-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2024-11-14T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:00:00","slug":"kit-kat-jolly-rancher-announce-video-game-lto-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3788","title":{"rendered":"Kit Kat, Jolly Rancher announce video game LTO packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/keywords\/3174-hershey\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hershey<\/a> is partnering with Nintendo of America on limited-edition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/keywords\/14797-kit-kat\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kit Kat<\/a> bars and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/keywords\/14638-jolly-rancher\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jolly Rancher<\/a> gummies packages that can now be found on store shelves nationwide, featuring characters from the Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe games. The games are now available on the Nintendo Switch family of systems.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new products include:\n<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Kit Kat bar packaging feature family characters from the Super Mario Bros. Wonder game including Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Daisy, Princess Peach, Bowser, and Elephant Mario.<\/li>\n<li>Jolly Rancher gummies packaging feature iconic characters from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game including Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Bowser, and Donkey Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n \u00a0&#8220;Video games and candy both have a way of bringing families together, creating shared moments of joy and laughter,&#8221; says Michael Conroy, senior manager of OPM at The Hershey Company. &#8220;Together with Nintendo of America, we hope to turn ordinary days into cherished memories and invite all families to game with us now\u2014with the new limited-edition Kit Kat bars and Jolly Rancher gummies packages\u2014and all year-round.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\n  The Hershey Company\u00a0is on the current <em>Candy Industry<\/em> \u201cGlobal Top 100 Candy Companies\u201d list. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snackandbakery.com\/articles\/110625-2024-global-top-100-candy-companies-show-sweet-resilience-despite-rising-ingredient-prices\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to view the current \u201cGlobal Top 100\u201d rankings.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105180-kit-kat-jolly-rancher-announce-video-game-lto-packaging\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hershey is partnering with Nintendo of America on limited-edition Kit Kat bars and Jolly Rancher gummies packages that can now be found on store shelves nationwide, featuring characters from the Super Mario Bros. 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