User:TiptoeToad76/Pixy Stix

Pixy Stix is a sweet and sour colored powdered candy usually packaged in a wrapper that resembles a drinking straw. Pixy Stix is a registered trademark of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland.

The candy is usually poured into the mouth from the wrapper, which is made out of plastic or paper. Pixy Stix contain dextrose, citric acid, and artificial and natural flavors.

History
The Pixy Stix was at first a drink mix originating in the 1930s called "Frutola" that was created by J. Fish Smith. When he discovered children eating the powder itself, he changed it to "Fruzola" and packaged it as a small cup with a spoon provided. Later, Sunline Inc, bought the powder mix and packaged it both in straw wrappers and in pouches selling them as "Pixy Stix" and "Lik-M-Aid" respectively.

Sunline Inc, now Sunmark Corporation, founded by Menlo F. Smith in 1952 manufactured and marketed Lik-M-Aid and Pixy Stix nationwide. Several years later, Lik-M-Aid was modified with a multi-compartment package containing two flavors and a candy stick used to dip the candy out of the package, thereby dubbed Fun Dip. Pixy Stix are currently manufactured by Nestlé Candy Shop (formerly Wonka Confections), a division of Nestle.

Flavors

 * Grape
 * Maui Punch (blue)
 * Orange
 * Red
 * Strawberry