Candy in the UK

Hi Guys,

I'm American, well dual citizen, and I recently moved back to England after spending most of my life in the US.

Trying to find a job in the UK just wasn't what I expected. I sent out over 2,000 job applications in the first 6 months of moving back and just wasn't getting traction because all my experience is from the US.  I would have thought that would have been a positive but no matter how I positioned it, it was always looked at as a negative.  That was a huge surprise for me.

Anyway, fast forward another 6 months and I recently opened an American Candy store online, USA Delights. Talk about a learning curve. Anyway, I just wanted to reach out and introduce myself and put my candy store out there into this Food forum. I apologize if this post should should be elsewhere on the site.

Thanks for reading.  I'd love to hear from you.

Chris

Hi, do you have a website? You have a competitor in American Fizz, which has a pretty good selection but is pricey. I'm always willing to try a new place especially if the prices are competitive

Hi!  I do, thanks for asking.  It's www.usadelights.com. 

They are one of the big players.  I'm hoping to break into the top 5-10 in the coming year, at which point, I will be able to offer much better pricing than they do. 

Currently, and admittedly, my prices are around the same as them, maybe even a little higher because I'm not quite at their volume yet.  This part sucks as I wanted to beat all those guys on pricing.  As soon as my volume increases and I realize more economic efficiency, I'll be coming for them.

Thanks for reaching out! 

Best of luck with your  business

Good luck!! The job hunt is terrifying to every immigrant even with in demand skills, so many stories like yours where no one will give you the time of day because you were previously based in the US.


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I need Kool Aid liquid water additives.  Can you get that?

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I will take a look to see.  Right now we only have the powdered mix.

https://www.usadelights.com/products/kool-aid-sweet-tropical-mix-8qt

I will take a look to see.  Right now we only have the powdered mix.

https://www.usadelights.com/products/kool-aid-sweet-tropical-mix-8qt

Yeah, I can get that here already but no one carries the liquid additives. My husband is addicted to the watermelon and grape flavor and he has to wait for my kids to bring them over. Lol

OR I would gladly take the sugar free packets. I can't find those either.

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I will ask my wholesaler if I can pick them up.

I need Kool Aid liquid water additives.  Can you get that?

Looks like the US has gotten it's equivalent of squash. Interesting. 

Looks like the US has gotten it's equivalent of squash. Interesting.

We've had it for a decade almost now... started with Mio.

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Out of the loop I am with American goods 

Looks like the US has gotten it's equivalent of squash. Interesting.

Except they tend to all be full of aspartame... Isn't squash sugary?

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Except they tend to all be full of aspartame... Isn't squash sugary?

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Can be, but most of the diluting juice /squash you get nowadways is the 'no sugar added' kind.