SweeTARTS: 55% of students choose strawberry as their favorite fruit flavor

By Jenny Eagle

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SweeTARTS Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Ropes. Photo: SweeTARTS.
SweeTARTS Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Ropes. Photo: SweeTARTS.
SweeTARTS has launched Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Ropes candy to coincide with National Strawberry Month in May.

It has also conducted a survey asking more than 1,000 students across the US how they consume candy, and how much love there is for strawberry as a flavor. 

Candy, fast food, soda

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According to the results: About 50% of students consume or purchase candy on a weekly basis. Fast food then soda are the second and third favorites. 

More than 55% of students chose strawberry as their favorite fruit flavor. Orange and banana follow at 14.7% and 13.8%.

It found more than 72% consider strawberries to be the best or most romantic fruit flavor to give to a significant other. Cherries were ranked second at only 16.2%. 

SweeTARTS kicked off its Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Ropes product announcement in February with an online pre-order program, allowing fans the chance to purchase a limited supply before they hit stores. 

Benjamin Jones, marketing associate, SweeTARTS, said it received positive feedback after its ​pre-sale 'sold out in record time' ​and it was thrilled to bring out its Tangy Strawberry Ropes in time for National Strawberry Month. 

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Since SweeTARTS launched Cherry Punch SweeTARTS Soft and Chewy Ropes in 2015, the product quickly became the brand’s best-selling candy. Sold in single and shareable packages, SweeTARTS Ropes offer a soft and chewy, fruit-flavored rope with a tart center.  

SweeTARTS Tangy Strawberry Ropes can be found at retailers nationwide, including Walmart, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Walgreens, Circle K and participating 7-Eleven stores. 

First introduced in 1963, the SweeTARTS product portfolio includes Original SweeTARTS, SweeTARTS Soft & Chewy Ropes, SweeTARTS Gummies, and SweeTARTS Chewy.

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