What's the annual US sales (any of the last three years) for the food
catagory of packaged marshmallows (ei. Campfire, Jet Puffed, etc) NOT
marshmallow candies like peeps, etc. ???

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 29 Feb 2004 19:38 PST

Hello Trillnote,

I can provide you with the following information:

- The dollar amount that Americans spend on marshmallows each year. 

- The percentage of marshmallows sold that are toasted over a fire.

- The amount (pounds) of marshmallows that Americans buy a year. 


Would this information be of your interest?


Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 29 Feb 2004 19:46 PST

Trillnote,

I also found a cached webpage that states how many bags of
marshmallows are sold a year.

--Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by trillnote-ga on 01 Mar 2004 05:37 PST

Hi Bobbie

It looks like you found just what I was looking for! (these questions
below are for whole bagged marshmallows and NOT candies that use
marshmallows in them, correct?!?) Please provide these answers, and
thanks a ton, Trillnote.

- The dollar amount that Americans spend on marshmallows each year. 

- The percentage of marshmallows sold that are toasted over a fire.

- The amount (pounds) of marshmallows that Americans buy a year. 

- I also found a cached webpage that states how many bags of
marshmallows are sold a year.

Dear Trillnote,

Below you will find the figures I mentioned previously.


According to Candy USA, marshmallows sales in the U.S. are for the
amount of $125 million dollars.


?Americans spend nearly $125 million dollars on marshmallows each year.? 

?Each summer more than 50% of all marshmallows sold are toasted over a fire.? 

?Americans buy 90 million pounds of marshmallows each year.?

Candy USA: Fun Facts about Marshmallows
http://www.candyusa.org/AllAboutCandy/Marshmallow/marshmallow_funfacts.shtml


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?50 million bags of marshmallows are sold a year.?
Cached page from Google
http://web.archive.org/web/20020220122706/http://gurlpages.com/crystalrose/Marshmellows.html

Or use this URL
http://tinyurl.com/3a6uh


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Jet Marshmallows: Interesting facts 

?More than 90 million pounds of Marshmallows are purchased each year in America.?

Kraft Foods
http://www.kraftfoods.com/jetpuffed/jp_about.html


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?While marshmallows are available around the world, they are the most
popular with Americans, who purchase more than 90 million pounds
annually. The number one selling brand is JET-PUFFEDŽ marshmallows,
produced by NABISCO.?

Kraft Foods
http://www.kraftfoods.com/jetpuffed/jp_history.html


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?Consider the marshmallow, a treat that dates to ancient Egypt.
According to this article, last year, Americans dropped nearly $125
million on marshmallows, flaming them on sticks over campfires or
dissolving them in cups of steaming cocoa.?
http://www.cairolive.com/newcairolive/classic/news/links-blog-archive1.html


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Search criteria:
Marshmallow industry 
Marshmallow market
Marshmallow million dollars ?peeps
Marshmallow million pounds -peeps
Americans spend million marshmallows 
"Americans spend" dollars marshmallows
"Marshmallows are sold"

I hope you find this information useful! 

Best regards,
Bobbie7