Candy & Gum

Type: 4-foot, 16-bin endcap
Manufacturing process: Structural foam molding and clear-acrylic injection molding; sheet metal fabrication; litho printing process (graphics); metal tubing framework; plastic and aluminum extrusions
Introduction: May 1992
P-O-P company: AMD Industries, Chicago
Comments: Upscale, contemporary Pick-A-Mix display, holding 480 pounds of product. Manufacturing process allows display to be manufactured as an in-line unit, endcap or walk-around without changing the tooling.

Product: Assorted candy
Number of displays: 3,000
P-O-P company: Display Marketing Services, West Hartford, Conn.
Distribution: Chain drug, convenience and grocery stores
Introduction: January 1991 (6-foot version); July 1991 (54-inch version)
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Wire rack with metal tubular frame
Sweets are receiving secondary placement in retail stores. The sides offer peg-hook capabilities for optimal use of retail space.

Type: 16-bin, walk-around display
Manufacturing process: Sheet metal fabricating; litho printing process (graphics); fabricated plastic sheets; heavy-duty fiber tube base with granite paint finish; and aluminum extrusions
Introduction: April 1992
P-O-P company: AMD Industries, Chicago
Comments: Fiber tube base gives structural strength and allows a smaller footprint.

Introduction: January 1991
P-O-P company: Gamon International Inc.
Background: A compact footprint is the hallmark of this unit, which is a wire rack designed to hold two 18-count trays.

Product: Sports Page bubble gum
Number of displays: 5,000 (counter unit); 2,500 (floor stand)
P-O-P company: Great Northern Display, Racine, Wis. (floor stand); Gamon International, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (counter unit)
Distribution: Grocery and convenience stores, mass merchants and drug stores
Introduction: March 1992
Duration: Promotional
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
Newsstand displays call attention to the Sports Page bubble gum contained within.

Introduction: November 1991
P-O-P company: Chesapeake Display Co,
Background: As a key permanent brand, Reed's is winning more customers with merchandising such as this unit. Taking up less than 3 linear inches of space, the units can be locked together and each holds up to 25 rolls.

Introduction: February 1992
P-O-P company: Gamon International Inc.
Background: Promoting the fun of the container, which is one of Amurol's goals, is accomplished in this floor unit for one of its newer products.

Type: three-bin, gravity-feed, corrugated Pick-A-Mix display
Manufacturing process: 200-pound B-flute bleached white; display printed with flexographic inks; header: four-color process litho-laminated riser with varnish; vinyl acetate window for candy chutes; holds 65 to 70 pounds of product
Introduction: August 1992
P-O-P company: Design Tech, Villa Park, Ill.
Comments: Innovative gravity design supports the freshness of the product.

Introduction: January 1989
P-O-P company: Niven Marketing Group
Background: A popular product in c-stores and other channels of trade, Bubble Tapes still had some problems winning shelf space. Amurol created a dispenser that could be placed on a counter and takes up a minimum of space.