Bulk confectionery

Typically used in vending machines or confectionery retailers, this method involves dispensing candy by weight or piece count.

In 1984, the Swedish National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) approved selling it in ordinary larger stores, given that the candy varieties were kept in separate containers and picked with a scoop or a smaller bucket.

[1] Self-serve loose candy walls were introduced by two Finnish students educated in Stockholm, Sweden.

Even some IKEA stores in North America have started to sell mostly Swedish varieties but also American classics.

[6] The first penny candy to be sold in the United States was the Tootsie Roll, in 1907, followed by Necco Wafers and Hershey's Kisses in subsequent decades.