Snacks: upcoming dates

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  Haw Flakes Hawthorn Sweets

  

  Starts 10/11/2026UNVERIFIEDDate confidence: UNVERIFIEDNo wording about the date was foundHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all UNVERIFIED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5/51 day ago

  Jammy fruit sweetness with tartness, in thin discs with a crumbly-chewy bite. Tartness is described separately; it is not astringency. This is a product-category estimate, not a firsthand review of the selected four-pack.

  $8.69

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  White Rabbit Matcha Milk Candy

  

  Starts 10/11/2026UNVERIFIEDDate confidence: UNVERIFIEDNo wording about the date was foundHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all UNVERIFIED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.55/51 day ago

  Sweet milk-candy base with a green-tea note and chewy texture. Tea bitterness and dryness are conservative estimates; this is the matcha half of the bundle.

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  Chinese Snack Favorites: White Rabbit, Weilong, Want Want and More

  

  Starts 10/11/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins91% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 91%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 15 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1 day ago

  October 11, 2026 is the publication and research date of this curated product guide. It is not a product launch date.^[1]

  October 11 selection of six snacks with verified product and pack details: White Rabbit milk and matcha chewy candy bundle; Weilong spicy konjac strips; Want Want sugar-glazed rice crackers; ChaCha roasted and salted sunflower seeds; Huang Fei Hong spicy peanuts; Haw flakes (hawthorn sweets).

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  Calbee Announces POP LAYERS Corn Snacks for Thailand’s October Rollout

  Calbee head office, Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCalbee

  

  Starts 10/06/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins93% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 93%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6 days ago

  The operator release is dated October 6, 2026. The pin records that announcement; October availability is month-only and is not represented as a confirmed first-sale day.^[1]

  Calbee announced its new multilayer corn snack on October 6. Salt, Cheese and BBQ flavors will debut at Thai 7-Eleven stores during October; the release gives no exact first-sale day or price.

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Hershey Completes Its $769 Million Purchase of LesserEvil

  19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey

  

  Starts 11/18/2025DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins5 months late71% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 71%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence328 days ago

  Stated as firm in Hershey's Q2 2026 Form 10-Q: "On November 18, 2025, we completed the acquisition of LesserEvil, LLC"; the release datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Nov. 19, 2025" (PR Newswire, 08:35 ET) says Hershey "has closed its acquisition of LesserEvil".^[1]

  Hershey closed its acquisition of organic popcorn and puffs maker LesserEvil, paying $769 million in cash up front with up to $200 million more if earnings targets are met. The brand joins SkinnyPop and Dot's Pretzels and lifted Hershey's salty snacks sales by about 22% in the second quarter of 2026.

  $769.1M

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Hershey Agrees to Buy Organic Snack Maker LesserEvil

  19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey

  

  Starts 03/31/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years ago

  Stated as firm in Hershey's Q1 2025 Form 10-Q: "On March 31, 2025, we entered into a Merger Agreement to acquire LesserEvil, LLC"; the release, datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., April 3, 2025" (PR Newswire, 11:44 ET), announced that Hershey "has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LesserEvil".^[1]

  Hershey signed a merger agreement for LesserEvil, the maker of organic popcorn, puffs and curls cooked in coconut and avocado oil, to add a better-for-you brand beside SkinnyPop, Dot's Pretzels and Pirate's Booty. Hershey paid $769 million in cash at closing; The Wall Street Journal had put the deal at about $750 million.

  $769.1M

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  Weilong Fragrant Spicy Konjac Strips

  

  Starts 12/31/2014ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.3/511.8 years ago

  Estimated: Weilong’s overseas product brochure dates the Konjac Shuang line launch to 2014. This is a product-family estimate for the fragrant spicy variant; its exact flavor debut and current US pack launch are not established. Timeline uses the last day of the sourced year/month window, not a claimed exact launch day.^[1]

  Spice-forward and savory, with a springy, chewy bite. The reviewed red fragrant-spicy variant is hotter than the orange mala version; the selected listing specifies 香辣.

  $9.99

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  Huang Fei Hong Spicy Peanuts

  

  Starts 12/31/2007ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.6/518.8 years ago

  Estimated: Contemporary 2011 reporting states Huang Fei Hong spicy peanuts entered the market in 2007. The exact day and current eight-pack launch are not established. Timeline uses the last day of the sourced year/month window, not a claimed exact launch day.^[1]

  Peanut and chili flavors with peppercorn tingling. One firsthand reviewer found mild heat and some bitterness; heat tolerance and batches can differ.

  $24.19

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  ChaCha Roasted and Salted Sunflower Seeds

  

  Starts 12/31/1999ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.4/526.8 years ago

  Estimated: ChaCha’s Canadian distributor dates the new ChaCha sunflower-seed product to late 1999. This is a product-family estimate; the exact roasted-and-salted variant debut and current US bulk-case launch are not established. Timeline uses the last day of the sourced year/month window, not a claimed exact launch day.^[1]

  Roasted seed flavor and a salty shell, with a firm kernel. This covers the natural salted version, not coconut, caramel or spiced variants.

  $82.99

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  Want Want Sugar-Glazed Rice Crackers

  

  Starts 12/31/1983ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.6/542.8 years ago

  Estimated: Want Want’s^[2] North American operator history dates both Senbei and Shelly Senbei to 1983 in Taiwan. The exact day and current US five-pack launch are not established. Timeline uses the last day of the sourced year/month window, not a claimed exact launch day.

  Sweet glaze over a savory rice cracker; light and crisp. Saltiness is described here because it is not a separate radar axis.

  $17.70

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• Food10/11/2026@SnackDesk

  White Rabbit Original Milk Candy

  

  Starts 12/31/1959ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5/566.8 years ago

  Estimated: White Rabbit milk candy first reached the market under that brand in 1959. Its predecessor dates to 1943; that is not the White Rabbit brand launch. The exact day and current retail pack date are not established. Timeline uses the last day of the sourced year/month window, not a claimed exact launch day.^[1]

  Sweet and creamy, with a soft, chewy texture. This row covers the original milk candy in the bundle.

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