New Yummy Candies from Food Empire Holdings

Singapore, 30 October, 2002 - Singapore-listed food and beverage group Food Empire Holdings, through its subsidiary Future Enterprises Private Limited, is launching more delicious new candies under the MacCandy brand - Ice Lemon Tea Candy, Ice Cool Peppermint Candy and Fruity Cream Candy.

1. MacCandy Ice Lemon Tea Candy

MacCandy Ice Lemon Tea ignites a melange of senses at first taste with its unusual flavours. This zesty rotund-shaped candy combines the tangy flavour of lemon with the refreshing taste of tea rounded off by a touch of sweetness. Its long-lasting flavours will undoubtedly stimulate and refresh most palates. Ice Lemon Tea Candy comes in a cheery orange packaging that aptly captures the vibrancy of the candy flavour.

MacCandy Ice Lemon Tea is individually sealed in plastic wrapping for freshness and is available in servings of 15 pieces per pouch, 10 pouches per display box as well as jars of 200 pieces.

2. MacCandy Ice Cool Peppermint Candy

Joining the MacCandy family is a feisty cool member - the Ice Cool Peppermint Candy that gives a mind-blowing experience on first taste.

As its name implies, this is a strong mint candy guaranteed to tingle and revitalise. Savour it slowly for that additional cool refreshing feeling. This hard candy sports a racy blue jacket wrapping while its round button shape gives a comfortable mouth feel.

MacCandy Ice Cool Peppermint comes in individual wrapping and is currently available in servings of 15 pieces per pouch, 10 pouches per display box as well as jars of 200 pieces.

3. MacCandy Fruity Cream Candy

Think cream and heavenly images of rich ice-cream and cakes come to mind. Food Empire's MacCandy Fruity Cream Candy joins this list of sinfully rich delights. Available in Strawberry and Orange flavours, this hard cream candy simply satiates.

Evenly blended in cream and fruit flavours, the oval-shaped candy is decked in colourful swirls - red and white for Strawberry flavour; and orange and white for Orange flavour. The Strawberry Cream Candy comes in a pretty pink wrapping with a picture of a succulent strawberry while the Orange Cream Candy's wrapping is topped with a juicy orange fruit image.

MacCandy Fruity Cream Candy is individually wrapped and is available in servings of 15 pieces per pouch, 10 pouches per display box as well as jars of 200 pieces.