Bethlehem, PA, SUMMER 2012 – PeepsandCompany.com, the online store featuring candy and merchandise from Just Born’s signature candy brands, PEEPS®, HOT TAMALES®, MIKE AND IKE® and GOLDENBERG’S PEANUT CHEWS®, has great gift ideas that will add fun to your summer.  Whether you’re hitting the beach or going to a BBQ, look your best with these hot summer essentials from PEEPS & COMPANY®.  Check out our “Chillin’ with my PEEPS®” Collection featuring a beach towel, water bottle, lunch bag and coordinating tie-dye shirts for the entire family.  Peepsandcompany.com outfits even the youngest fans with sizes starting at 6 months, and continues through Adult XXL.
   
Other Great Summer Gift Ideas include:

• MIKE AND IKE® Flip Flops
• PEEPS & COMPANY® Cotton Boat Tote
• HOT TAMALES® Can Holder
• GOLDENBERG’S® PEANUT CHEWS® “Chewin’ It Old School™” Tee
• PEEPS® Bean Bag Toss Game Set

Crystal Allen. Sr. Merchandising and Assortment Manager for PEEPS & COMPANY®, commented, “Fans will love our new summer gear as well as campfire essentials like MARSHMALLOW PEEPS® Chicks. Whether it’s PEEPS®, HOT TAMALES®, MIKE AND IKE® or GOLDENBERG’S PEANUT CHEWS® you crave, we have candy and fabulous branded items that make perfect gifts all summer-long.”  

For a unique in-person shopping experience, visit any of our three PEEPS & COMPANY® stores.   Our retail stores are located at The Shoppes at Sands in Bethlehem, PA; National Harbor, MD and Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. 

Just Born, Inc. is a privately owned company founded in 1923 and headquartered in Bethlehem, PA, where it manufactures PEEPS®, HOT TAMALES®, and MIKE AND IKE® Brand Candies. GOLDENBERG’S PEANUT CHEWS® are produced in Philadelphia, PA.  All Just Born candies are made in the U.S.A.

Contact: Ellie Deardorff 609.279.0977, justbornpr@comcast.net or Milena DeLuca 609.921.1695, justbornpr@verizon.net.