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How Changing Its Packaging Helped This Company Find Sweet SuccessA new candy company wanted to present itself as fun and high-end. Its packaging sent a very different message.

ByJason Feifer•May 9, 2017

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In the spring of 2015, Chris Mears was in supermarkets handing out samples of his new premium, M&M-style candies, calledLittle Secrets. "Oh," one woman said, "this is perfect for my kids." Another customer ate a chocolate and said, "I didn't think it would taste this good!" Both were meant ascompliments, but they made Mears anxious. His candy wasn't for kids. Andqualityshouldn't have been a surprise.

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