FAIRFIELD, CALIF. —Every April 22^nd jelly bean enthusiasts celebrate their favorite candy in honor of National Jelly Bean Day. This spring over 6 billion Jelly Belly beans will be consumed around the world and Jelly Belly Candy Company has collected 8 ideas for using those beans to sweeten your day.  

• Flower Power – Put Jelly Belly beans in a vase as a decorative accent
• Table-Top Carrot Patches – Carrot-shaped packages are fun for all ages
• Edible Pebbles – Place around candles for a splash of color
• Centerpieces that Double as Gifts – They look great and are easy to take home
• Decorative Orbs – A colorful addition to any tabletop
• Flavored Hot Chocolate – Stir in some Sizzling Cinnamon beans for a yummy treat
• Candy Buffets – Large glass jars are perfect to offer everyone’s favorite candies
• Jelly Bean Bracelets – The sweetest fashion statement

For detailed instructions, pictures and more ideas visit JellyBelly.com.

This year National Jelly Bean Day falls on the Friday before Easter, so start the holiday season early by indulging in a one-time 35 hour sale. Beginning Friday, April 22^nd, Jelly Belly fans will get 35% off on all Jelly Belly product orders at JellyBelly.com.

Jelly Belly Candy Company currently makes over 90 flavors, the largest selection on the market, and over 100 other gourmet candies including jells, gummies, chocolate covered treats, and seasonal sweets for the major holidays.

1. Flower Power
   Place a smaller vase into a larger vase and fill the space between the two with Jelly Belly beans in colors to match flowers. Arrange fresh flowers in the smaller vase.

   

   Flower Power

2. Table Top Carrot Patch
   Place Orange Jelly Belly beans in cone-shaped bag and tie a green ribbon around the top. Fill in a rectangular glass bowl with Kiwi Jelly Belly beans and plant the carrots in the green field.
   

   Carrot Patch

3. Edible Pebbles
   Fill a clear votive holder half full with your favorite color Jelly Belly beans and insert candle.  Scatter Jelly Belly in the base of any hurricane or tray to add sparkling drama when the candles are lit.
   

   Edible Pebbles

4. Centerpieces Double as Gifts
   Glass jars filled with tabletop colors of Jelly Belly beans make for an easy centerpiece. At the end of the party, give your guests the jars to take home.
   

   Decorative Jars

5. Decorative Orb
   Begin with Styrofoam ball and hot glue tips of Jelly Belly beans to ball working the entire surface. Not edible but certainly a colorful addition to a tabletop.
   

   Jelly Belly Orb

6. Flavor Hot Chocolate
   Stir in 4 or 5 Sizzling Cinnamon Jelly Belly beans to add some sizzle to your daily cup of hot chocolate.
   

   Add Flavor with Sizzling Cinnamon

7. Candy Buffets
   Single flavors of Jelly Belly beans in large canisters will tempt guests to scoop their own party favor.   
   

   Candy Buffet

8. Jelly Bean Bracelet
   Some Jelly Belly beans, a needle and some elastic string and viola, you have everything you need to make a sweet fashion statement!
   

 Jelly Belly Jelly Beans Made with Natural Flavours and Colours

FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — Consumer demand for food products free of preservatives and artificial flavours and colours, prompted the development of an expanding line of twenty flavours in the new Beanaturals jelly beans from Jelly Belly Candy Company and new packaging.  The delicious collection of flavours uses all natural flavours derived from fruit purees, juice concentrates and extracts.

New is the elegant 20-Flavour Beanaturals Gift Box with each flavour presented in its own little compartment. It joins the  90g pouch bag and 45g box.

Beanaturals jelly beans are beautifully coloured in tones derived from natural sources of colour such as red cabbage juice and beetroot.

The flavour profiles are just as you would expect from a Jelly Belly bean; fresh, clean and true-to-life.  The new gift box assortment is cherry, tangerine, lemon, fruit punch, mango, wild berry, plum, pineapple, orange, piña colada, coconut, lime, raspberry, juicy pear, strawberry daiquiri, papaya, peach, barbeque banana, strawberry jam, and passion fruit.

Additional information is available from Jelly Belly International Division, by logging on to www.JellyBelly.com, emailing international.sales@jellybelly.com.