Candy necklaces are one of those sweets everyone recognises on sight but rarely sees stocked by name. We carry one line — a proper bulk bag rather than a single wrapped necklace — plus the story of where the format came from, which turns out to be less well documented than you'd expect for something this recognisable.
Kingsway Candy Necklaces 2.25kg
The Kingsway Candy Necklaces 2.25kg are pressed sugar sweets threaded onto elastic cord, sold as a 2.25kg bulk bag rather than individually wrapped necklaces — the format suits party bags, pick 'n' mix counters or sharing rather than a single gift. It's a special order item, so allow around two weeks for delivery at the price shown; stock currently sits at 18 units, so it's not a huge-volume line, but it is a genuine bulk format rather than a one-off novelty.
Where the Candy Necklace Really Comes From
Candy necklaces are usually dated to around 1958, when pressed-sugar sweets on a loop of elastic thread were first mass-produced and sold as a novelty candy. What's odd, given how instantly recognisable the format is, is that nobody seems to have a confirmed name attached to inventing it — some accounts point to an earlier European origin before the design reached the US market, others place its creation there directly, and no single patent or manufacturer is consistently credited across the sources that cover it. What's clearer is how it spread once it existed: candy necklaces became a fixture of American penny-candy counters, birthday parties and summer fairs from the late 1950s onward, and by the 1980s — already a good three decades after the format first appeared — they'd become one of the more instantly nostalgic sweets of the era, worn as much as eaten. The basic idea hasn't changed since: small discs of pressed, flavoured sugar candy on a stretch of elastic thread, sized to slip over a child's head and be nibbled off one bead at a time.
Buying notes
Because this is a special order item with a roughly two-week lead time, it isn't the right choice if you need stock the same week — plan ahead if you're ordering for a party, event or resale. Stock levels are modest (18 units at the time of writing), so for larger volume requirements it's worth checking current availability before committing to an order size.
Frequently asked questions
What candy necklace does Supreme Sweets stock?
Kingsway Candy Necklaces 2.25kg — pressed sugar sweets threaded onto elastic cord, sold as a bulk 2.25kg bag rather than single wrapped necklaces.
What are candy necklaces made of?
Small discs or beads of pressed, coloured sugar candy, threaded onto a loop of elastic thread so the whole thing can be worn around the neck and eaten piece by piece.
When were candy necklaces invented?
They date to around 1958, when pressed-sugar sweets on elastic thread were first mass-produced as a novelty candy. There's no single confirmed inventor on record.
Is this a bulk or wholesale-size product?
Yes — it's sold as a 2.25kg bag of multiple necklaces, suited to party bags, pick 'n' mix counters or sharing, not as one individually packaged necklace.
How long does delivery take?
It's a special order item, so allow around two weeks for delivery. The price you see isn't affected by that lead time.