1. Cadbury once owned the colour purple — the shade, Pantone 2685c, to be exact. But Nestlé took them to court, lost a four-year battle, but then appealed and won, so now anyone can use the colour.
2. While Phantom Cigarettes may have been (sorta?) discontinued in India, candy cigarettes are completely BANNED in 14 countries because they might desensitise kids to smoking.
3. The idea of making PULSE Candy came to the creators while they were playing Candy Crush.
4. Chiclets, which were invented 100 years ago, derive their name from the Mexican word "chicle" which was what chewing gum was originally made up of.
5. Sometime back, Masaba Gupta had released a lipstick flavour after the popular Mango Bite.
6. Kismi, which most of us think is an elaichi-flavoured candy, also has kulfi, rosemilk, and rajbhog flavours!
7. Melody had once accused Chlormint of taking its iconic tagline "Melody itni chocolaty kyun hai?" and modifying it to "Hum Chlormint kyun khaate hai?" to increase sales.
8. Poppins was modelled after jelly beans. The creators decided to make colourful hard candy instead of jelly beans as making the latter used to take one to three weeks.
9. Orange hard candies are known to be a part of Pongal festivities. Even cows are offered these on the occassion.
10. It was a widely held belief that if you drink soda after having Magic Pop, you'll explode and die. Turns out, you'll just end up passing gas. A LOT.
