Skittles

This Skittles-Dispensing Bed Can Be Yours for Just $1.50

This Skittles-Dispensing Bed Can Be Yours for Just $1.50

By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Only one bed is being sold, and only on a first-come, first-serve basis. Your bed is for sleeping; not for eating candy. Most parents would probably agree with that. But now, for any kid (or kid at heart) who has dreamed of eating as much candy as they like from the comfort of their comforter, Skittles has collaborated with the mattress brand Simmons to create the ultimate Skittles-dispensing bed. The Simmons Sweet Sleep begins life as what looks like a massive candy dispenser featuring five large tubes, one for each Skittles flavor (or whatever…
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Green Skittles Are Getting a New (Old) Flavor

Green Skittles Are Getting a New (Old) Flavor

By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie You can still taste the rainbow, but it won't taste like apple anymore. As the saying goes, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone," and that was certainly the case with lime-flavored Skittles. For decades, lime was just another Skittles flavor — part of the tasteable rainbow alongside orange, lemon, strawberry, and grape; a member of the original flavor squad dating back to their U.S. launch in 1979. But in 2013, Skittles-maker Wrigley decided to break up the band, kicking out lime in favor of green apple. (Rumor has it…
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