Quick facts
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Made by | Cookies-Pop |
| Dietary status | Vegetarian-suitable, contains dairy and gluten |
About Candy Pop and Cookie Pop
Candy Pop is an American candy-coated popcorn brand built around a single product idea: popcorn coated in pieces of a well-known candy or cookie brand. The range includes Oreo, M&M's, Twix and Cookies & Cream collaborations, each combining popcorn texture with chocolate-and-biscuit pieces from the licensed partner. The brand sits between popcorn and confectionery in UK retail and works as both a movie-night snack and a gifting product.
The 4 Candy Pop flavours we stock
Each flavour pairs the same fluffy popcorn base with a different licensed candy or cookie brand. Sold in 149g (5.25oz) bags.
| Flavour | Profile |
|---|---|
| Oreo | Popcorn drizzled with vanilla-flavour confectionery coating, then mixed with crushed Oreo cookie pieces. The most popular variant in the range |
| M&M's | Popcorn coated in confectionery candy shell, mixed with M&M Minis (the smaller M&M variant). Bright multi-colour appearance |
| Snickers | Popcorn with chocolate coating, peanut pieces and caramel notes channelling the Snickers candy bar profile |
| Twix | Popcorn with chocolate coating, caramel notes and crispy cookie pieces channelling the Twix bar profile |
Ingredients and allergens
Representative ingredient list for Candy Pop Popcorn Oreo:
Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Non-Fat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Salt), Popcorn, Oreo Cookies Pieces (Sugar, Wheat Flour, Modified Palm Oil, Vegetable Oil, Cocoa, Corn Starch, Baking Soda, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Unsweetened Chocolate, Natural Flavour), Sunflower Oil, Cane Sugar, Artificial Flavour.
Allergen profile: contains milk, wheat and soya across the Oreo variant. The Snickers and M&M's variants contain milk, soya and peanuts (Snickers) or milk and soya (M&M's). The Twix contains milk, wheat and soya. Not gluten-free in any variant containing cookie or biscuit pieces. May contain traces of tree nuts. Suitable for vegetarians (no animal-derived ingredients beyond dairy), but not vegan and not halal certified. Contains the UK hyperactivity warning colours E102, E104, E110, E122, E124, E129 in the M&M's and other coloured variants. For shoppers needing cleaner-ingredient popcorn, look at our wider American snacks range for alternatives.
Who Candy Pop is for
Movie night and sharing buyers: the brand is built specifically for the cinema-and-candy use case. Open a bag during a film and share. The 149g pack is sharing-sized rather than single-serve.
Sweet-and-salty hybrid fans: the popcorn base gives the salty-savoury element, the candy or cookie coating gives the sweet element. The combination is the brand's defining proposition and works particularly well for shoppers bored of straight chocolate or straight popcorn.
Licensed candy brand fans: if you already love Oreo, M&M's, Snickers or Twix, the popcorn version is the same flavour profile in a different format. Worth trying for the novelty factor.
American sweet shop experience buyers: Candy Pop is genuinely difficult to find outside the US. Specialist importers are the practical way to buy it, and it works well alongside our imported Pringles and Jack Link's jerky in a wider American snacks basket.
Gifting buyers: the bright packaging and the licensed candy branding make Candy Pop a popular gift basket addition. Pairs with chocolate bars from our chocolate range for a themed gift selection.
Buy Candy Pop online in the UK
All 4 Candy Pop flavours stocked. UK supermarkets do not carry the brand at all; Candy Pop has zero official UK retail distribution and moves exclusively through specialist American snack importers and online retailers. Build the basket past £20 to qualify for free UK delivery. Two to three bags plus a few additional items takes you over the threshold easily. The four flavours together make a complete Candy Pop tasting set across the cookie, M&M, peanut-chocolate and caramel-cookie profiles. Orders placed before our daily cut-off are dispatched the same working day.
Candy Pop UK: frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Candy Pop and Cookie Pop?
Same company, two sub-brands distinguished by the licensed candy or cookie pieces mixed into the popcorn. Cookie Pop pairs the popcorn base with cookie brands (Oreo, Chips Ahoy). Candy Pop pairs the popcorn base with candy bar brands (M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Butterfinger). The popcorn base and the confectionery-coating process are identical between the two; only the licensed mix-in changes. The Oreo Popcorn is sometimes branded as "Cookie Pop Oreo" and sometimes as "Candy Pop Oreo" depending on the pack, but it's the same product.
Is Candy Pop popcorn vegetarian?
Yes, the Candy Pop range is generally suitable for vegetarians. The recipe contains no meat, fish or gelatine as direct ingredients. The confectionery coating and licensed candy pieces contain dairy (milk powder, milk) and soya (soy lecithin emulsifier), so the products are vegetarian but not vegan. Not halal certified, and not gluten-free (Oreo and Twix variants contain wheat from the biscuit pieces).
Is Candy Pop halal?
Candy Pop is not formally halal certified. The recipe contains no obvious haram ingredients (no pork, no alcohol) but Cookie Pop & Candy Pop Inc. does not provide halal certification on UK or US packaging. The licensed candy and cookie pieces (Oreo, M&M's, Snickers, Twix) are made by Mondelez and Mars respectively, neither of whom carry halal certification for these specific products in the US/UK markets. Halal-keeping shoppers should look at our halal sweets range for certified alternatives.
Where else can I buy Candy Pop in the UK?
UK supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose) do not carry Candy Pop. The brand has zero official UK retail distribution and moves exclusively through specialist American snack importers, online retailers and the occasional convenience-store appearance. Amazon UK stocks the range via third-party sellers, often with inconsistent availability. Specialist importers like us carry the full four-flavour range more reliably and at more consistent pricing.