Wazoo

Wazoo, often referred to as the Wazoo bar, was a confectionery product introduced by Topps in 2009. It was developed by candy inventors Dan Hart and Gary Weiss, who pitched the concept to Topps for commercial production. The product was designed as a brightly colored, novelty-style candy bar rather than a conventional chocolate bar. Its base consisted of taffy, which was covered with a creamy and tangy coating and finished with sprinkles. The combination was intended to provide a chewy texture alongside a sharp, sweet coating and a visually distinctive surface. Wazoo was sold in two advertised flavor variants: Blue Razz and Wild Berriez. Both names emphasized the product's fruit-forward, highly colored novelty positioning. The bar belonged to the broader category of impulse and novelty confectionery, where unusual textures, bright packaging, and playful flavor names are central to the product proposition. It did not become an established long-term product line and is primarily remembered for its brief production run. Topps arranged for Cherrydale Farms to manufacture Wazoo as its sole copacker. Available reference material states that Cherrydale Farms produced each bar at a cost of $0.69 per unit. Soon after the initial production run, Cherrydale Farms ended its candy manufacturing operations. The company had reportedly experienced financial difficulties over a number of years, and its factory was subsequently sold at auction. Because the Wazoo bar depended on that manufacturing arrangement, the closure ended production. Only the initial run was made, and Topps discontinued the product rather than continuing it through a replacement manufacturing partner. Wazoo therefore represents a limited-run product launch rather than a continuing independent brand platform. There is no reliable evidence in the supplied reference material of a later relaunch, expanded product range, sustained international distribution, or current commercial activity. Its historical significance is tied to the product's unusual format, its two fruit-flavored variants, and the supply-chain failure that brought the brand to an early end.

Wazoo was a Topps candy bar launched in 2009. The concept was created by Dan Hart and Gary Weiss, who developed the product and presented it to Topps. Rather than following the conventional chocolate-bar format, Wazoo used taffy as its central confectionery component. A creamy, tangy coating covered the taffy, and sprinkles were applied to the exterior to give the bar a colorful and playful appearance. The product was offered in two named flavors, Blue Razz and Wild Berriez. These variants reflected the product's novelty-candy positioning, using exaggerated fruit references and a bright visual identity intended to distinguish Wazoo from more traditional candy bars. The product was manufactured for Topps by Cherrydale Farms, which served as the sole copacker. Reference material identifies a production cost of $0.69 per bar. The brand's commercial life was short. Shortly after the initial Wazoo run, Cherrydale Farms ceased its candy-production operations. The company had been dealing with financial problems for several years, and its manufacturing facility was later sold at auction. With the contracted production site no longer operating, Wazoo lost the manufacturing capacity required to continue production. Topps did not establish a documented replacement arrangement, and the bar was discontinued after the first run. As a result, Wazoo is best understood as a discontinued limited-run Topps product rather than a durable confectionery brand. The available record does not establish a subsequent relaunch, a broader product portfolio, or continuing operations. Its brief history illustrates how a product launch can be constrained by dependence on a single contract manufacturer: although Wazoo had a defined concept, named flavors, and a commercial producer, the closure of that producer brought the product to an early end.

• 2009

  Wazoo is launched by Topps

  [1]Wazoo (candy)en.wikipedia.org

  Topps introduced Wazoo as a chewy taffy bar with a creamy tangy coating and sprinkles, offering Blue Razz and Wild Berriez flavors.

• Initial production run ends

  [1]Wazoo (candy)en.wikipedia.org

  Production ceased after Cherrydale Farms shut down its candy operations and sold its factory, leaving Wazoo without its sole documented copacker.

A brightly colored novelty candy bar built around chewy taffy, a creamy tangy coating, sprinkles, and playful fruit flavor names.

• Fruit-flavored taffy candy bar · 2009

  Wazoo Blue Razz

  The Blue Razz variant of Wazoo combined a chewy taffy center with the brand's creamy tangy coating and sprinkle-covered exterior. Its blue raspberry-inspired name placed it within the brightly colored, fruit-themed novelty confectionery category.

• Fruit-flavored taffy candy bar · 2009

  Wazoo Wild Berriez

  Wild Berriez was the second documented Wazoo flavor. Like the rest of the product, it used taffy covered in a creamy tangy coating and sprinkles, with a playful mixed-berry flavor identity intended for the novelty-candy market.

• 2009

  Topps commercializes the Wazoo conceptProduct launch

  Background

  Dan Hart and Gary Weiss developed the candy concept and pitched it to Topps. The proposed product differed from a conventional candy bar through its taffy base, tangy coating, sprinkles, and fruit-themed variants.

  Action taken

  Topps launched Wazoo in Blue Razz and Wild Berriez flavors and used Cherrydale Farms as the sole documented copacker.

  Aftermath

  The product received only one production run. When Cherrydale Farms later ended its candy operations, Wazoo was discontinued.

  Source

• Production is discontinued after copacker closureOther

  Background

  Wazoo relied on Cherrydale Farms for candy production. Cherrydale Farms stopped producing candy after facing financial difficulties and subsequently sold its factory at auction.

  Action taken

  Topps ended Wazoo production after the initial run rather than continuing the documented product through another manufacturer.

  Aftermath

  Wazoo became a discontinued limited-run candy bar, with no documented later relaunch in the supplied sources.

  Source

1. 1Wazoo (candy)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Topps Wazoo product pagetopps.com