Houston, TX 1/14/2026 – Sunny Sky Products is excited to announce the launch of its newest frozen beverage innovation with the iconic NERDS® candy brand: a new NERDS® Grape Strawberry Slush,
We are excited to bring the iconic NERDS® Grape Strawberry flavor combination to a refreshing frozen format. The flavor delivers the bold, nostalgic candy flavor consumers crave, while providing operators with a high-impact, easy-to-execute frozen program that drives traffic and profitable beverage occasions across dayparts.
About the Product:
NERDS® Grape Strawberry Slush delivers the unmistakable sweet-tangy flavor experience of NERDS® candy. Crafted to reflect the vibrant Grape and Strawberry flavor duo, this frozen beverage is a craveable, eye-catching addition that attracts both new and loyal NERDS® fans. For an instant upgrade, consumers can top their slush with original Nerds candy – bringing a bold crunch and vibrant colors to a favorite frozen beverage.
Product Specifications:
Frozen Carbonated Slush:
- Packaging: 3-Gallon BIB
- Product Yield: 384 Servings Per BIB (12 fl oz finished beverage)
- Shelf Life: 12 Months
Frozen Uncarbonated Slush:
- Packaging: 0.5 Gallon Bottle
- Product Yield: 33 Servings Per Container (12 fl oz finished beverage)
- Shelf Life: 12 Months
- Packaging: 3-Gallon BIB
- Product Yield: 202 Servings Per BIB (12 fl oz finished beverage)
- Shelf Life: 12 Months
Availability:
Samples of NERDS® Grape Strawberry slush are now available upon request.
For more information about NERDS® Grape Strawberry Slush and other Ferrara branded frozen beverages from Sunny Sky Products, visit www.sunnyskyproducts.com or contact 877-235-6466 / cdarnell@sunnyskyproducts.com
Expanding the Frozen Beverage Portfolio with Ferrara Brands
The launch of NERDS® Grape Strawberry Slush is the first of several new Ferrara Candy Company-inspired frozen beverages coming from Sunny Sky Products. Throughout the year we will expand the portfolio with additional iconic candy slush flavors, including Lemohead®, NERDS® Juicy Gummy Clusters Strawberry Punch, Trolli® Grape Strawberry, and Blue Raspberry Berry Punch flavors. This expanded beverage lineup brings more recognizable, delicious candy flavors to the frozen beverage category.
About Sunny Sky Products
Sunny Sky Products is a leading manufacturer of innovative beverage solutions, offering hot, cold, frozen, and beverage enhancer products for the convenience store and foodservice industry. Sunny Sky specializes in manufacturing hot-fill, cold-fill, aseptic, and powder products. The Company’s portfolio includes clean label and preservative free smoothie bases and refreshers, bar and cocktail mixes, juices, teas, lemonades, specialty cappuccinos, frappes, hot chocolates, cold brew and iced coffee, fountain drinks, aguas frescas, frozen slushies, coffee syrups, creamers, sauces and toppers. The Company employs approximately 600 team members across six best-in-class manufacturing facilities, Houston, TX (headquarters), Tinley Park, IL, Douglassville, PA, Fullerton, CA, Chicago, IL, and Frostproof, FL. For more information about Sunny Sky, please visit: www.sunnyskyproducts.com.
About NERDS®
NERDS is the playful and fun-to-eat candy brand with a variety of delicious, crunchy, chewy, and gummy options: Original NERDS candy including the iconic dual-flavored box, NERDS Ropes, Big Chewy NERDS, NERDS Gummy Clusters™ candy, and new NERDS Juicy Gummy Clusters candy. The original iconic box couples two complementary flavors with dual chambers, allowing candy lovers to pour out perfectly imperfect pieces of pure delight. NERDS Ropes give fans a chewy, fruity string packed with crunchy, sweet NERDS candy, and Big Chewy NERDS and Sour Big Chewy NERDS have a crunch that surrounds a chewy center. The NERDS Gummy Clusters candy have tangy, crunchy, NERDS candy clustered around a sweet gummy center for a poppable tasty bite. NERDS Juicy Gummy Clusters candy have tangy, fruity, and crunchy NERDS candy surrounding a bigger gummy juicy bite in the center.