Spree is a

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manufactured by The Willy Wonka Candy Company, a brand owned by the

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. Spree was created by the Sunline Candy Company, later renamed Sunmark Corporation, of St. Louis, Mo., in the mid-1960s. Spree was an idea of an employee named John Scout. In the 1970s the brand was bought by Nestlé, which markets the candy under the Willy Wonka brand. Spree is classified as a compressed dextrose candy, covered in a colored fruit-flavored shell. Depending on the market it is available in rolls or thin movie theater-size cardboard boxes. It is billed as "a kick in the mouth". A variety called Chewy Spree, which has a candy shell and a chewy center, comes in pouches, rather than rolls. There is a Mini Chewy Spree as well that comes in a dispenser. The Chewy Spree Mixed Berry flavor was discontinued in 2015.

Flavors

Spree (Original)

* Red (Cherry) * Orange (Orange) * Yellow (Lemon) * Green (Green Apple) (formerly Lime) * Purple (Grape)

Chewy Spree

* Red (Cherry) * Orange (Orange) * Yellow (Lemon) * Green (Green Apple) * Purple (Grape)

Chewy Spree Mixed Berry

* Cherry * Strawberry * Blue Raspberry * Mixed Berry At Christmas time, Spree markets packages of candy canes in a mixed sour Spree flavor. Brand name confectionery The Willy Wonka Candy Company brands Products introduced in 1971 Candy {{confection-stub