5 Pound Gummi Bear Makes Sugar Junkies Swoon
Christina Butty — September 1, 2009 — Lifestyle
References: crunchgear & buzzfeed
Who knows where this will be available, or maybe the good folks who made it are just teasing us sugar junkies, but yes, this is a five pound gummy bear.
Costing $40, this 5 lb gummi bear is the equivalent of 1,400 regular sized gummi bears and provides 12,600 calories.
The five pound gummi bear is available in a variety of flavours like blue raspberry, red cherry, and green apple.
Just don’t eat it all in one sitting!
Costing $40, this 5 lb gummi bear is the equivalent of 1,400 regular sized gummi bears and provides 12,600 calories.
The five pound gummi bear is available in a variety of flavours like blue raspberry, red cherry, and green apple.
Just don’t eat it all in one sitting!
Trend Themes
1. Giant Food Products - The trend of creating super-sized versions of food products, like the 5 pound gummi bear, offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the novelty food industry.
2. Extreme Calorie Intake - The trend of consuming large amounts of calories in a single serving, exemplified by the 12,600 calorie 5 pound gummi bear, presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the health and wellness industry.
3. Flavor Innovation - The trend of introducing unique flavors to jumbo-sized food items, such as blue raspberry, red cherry, and green apple flavors in the 5 pound gummi bear, creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the confectionery industry.
Industry Implications
1. Novelty Food - The novelty food industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by creating and marketing more super-sized food products to cater to consumers seeking unique experiences.
2. Health and Wellness - The health and wellness industry can develop disruptive innovations by promoting healthier alternatives to extreme calorie intake, discouraging overconsumption of highly caloric novelty items like the 5 pound gummi bear.
3. Confectionery - The confectionery industry can embrace disruptive innovation opportunities by experimenting with unconventional flavors for larger-than-life candy items, appealing to adventurous taste buds.
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