Sour Patch Kids

Sour Patch Kids are a soft candy with a coating of invert sugar and sour sugar. It's slogan "Sour. Sweet. Gone.", refers to the sour-to-sweet taste of the candy. Sour Patch Kids were originally created by Frank Galitollie of Jaret International, under the name of Mars Men. In the late 1970s Cadbury and the MalacoLicorice Company of Sweden formed the Allen Candy Company in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in order to produce them. In 1985, they were renamed to Sour Patch Kids, likely to capitalize on the popularity of Cabbage Patch Kids.

History with The 1986 Big Balloon Parade
The Sour Patch Kids falloon was introduced to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the 1st 1986 Big Balloon Parade, called "Parade Day Mischief". It features a giant clown balloon floating above a New York skyline. Below, there are many Sour Patch Kids causing parade day mischief, by shooting thumbtacks into the balloon, which also fires confetti.

In the 2nd 1986 Big Balloon Parade, the float will be revamped by replacing the Clown balloon from the previous year with an inflatable hot-air balloon.