You know those signs in a bakery that say "Oops, we baked too much!"? This is story like that on steroids. Crystal Regehr Westergard started a business back in 2018 to bring back lost candy bars. She started with her mother's favorite, called Cuban Lunch. She bought the discontinued trademark and contracted with a manufacturer, and the candy was a hit among those who remembered it. That led to the formation of Regehr Westergard's company Canadian Candy Nostalgia.
The next project was her husband's favorite candy from his childhood, called Rum & Butter. But by then the pandemic was causing delays in everything from raw ingredients to wrappers, and Regehr Westergard had trouble stocking Rum & Butter. Until now. When all the ingredients came together, she was inundated with way more back orders of Rum & Butter bars than she can sell. And they all have sell-by dates on them. The candy will be good after those dates, but grocery stores won't stock them. Regehr Westergard is willing to take a loss on the candy itself, but she doesn't want to waste them, and doesn't want to pay to dispose of them. She's already contacted food banks, but they could only handle 22,000 bars. Do you have any suggestions? Read about the candy bars and the dilemma of overstock at CBC.
My first thought was that she should sell them by mail order at a discount and charge for shipping, especially now that she's been in the news. The sell-by dates on the big shipment are still a couple of months away. -via Metafilter