{"id":14433,"date":"2015-08-06T20:56:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T00:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14433"},"modified":"2015-10-17T23:18:30","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T03:18:30","slug":"squish-candies-expands-with-its-first-ontario-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14433","title":{"rendered":"SQUISH Candies expands with its first Ontario location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, SQUISH Candies announced the launch of its first Ontario store. Located in downtown Toronto, on the concourse level of Hudson\u2019s Bay Queen Street (176 Yonge Street), the artisanal candy store has officially opened its doors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14445\" style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/segal.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/segal.jpg?resize=288%2C394\" alt=\"Sarah Segal, founder of SQUISH Candies. Image by Riccardo Cellere Photography. \" width=\"288\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/segal.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/segal.jpg?resize=748%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/segal.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Segal, founder of SQUISH Candies. Image by Riccardo Cellere Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Founded in Montreal in 2014 by Sarah Segal, SQUISH is the first gourmet candy store in North America that focuses on specialized gummies and candies. After noticing a void in the market for more complex candy flavours, Segal drew from her experience as chief tea developer and head of product development at David\u2019s Tea to bring SQUISH to life. With a more than\u00a0100 different gummies, SQUISH has flavour to match any mood: fruity, intense, decadent, calm or cocktail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to bring SQUISH\u2019s unique collection of flavours to the Toronto market,\u201d said Sarah Segal. \u201cOur team works hard to elevate the candy experience and we\u2019re excited to share our SQUISH philosophy with such a celebrated culinary city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are always looking for new and exciting brands to offer our customers,\u201d<\/em> said Evelyn Reynolds, SVP, license, Hudson\u2019s Bay. <em>\u201cSQUISH is such a fun shopping experience offering a new twist on traditional candies, making it a perfect addition to our Queen Street store.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This song sums up what I&#8217;m thinking right now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMICD3aMZpw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ensuring all tastes and dietary preferences are being met, SQUISH\u2019s nutritional icons help guide candy lovers through a variety of options, including vegetarian, vegan, no artificial flavours and colours, gluten-free, Kosher, real fruit extracts, GMO-free, dairy-free, fat-free, certified organic and certified nut-free.<\/p>\n<p>SQUISH is located at Hudson\u2019s Bay Queen Street, Concourse Level, 176 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON. The store is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on SQUISH Candies, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/squishcandies.com\" target=\"_blank\">squishcandies.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Today, SQUISH Candies announced the launch of its first Ontario store. Located in downtown Toronto, on the concourse level of Hudson\u2019s Bay Queen Street (176 <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14433\" title=\"SQUISH Candies expands with its first Ontario location\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[206,3393,1907,36],"tags":[3143,3142,3141],"class_list":["post-14433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","category-food","category-news","category-toronto","tag-hudsons-bay","tag-sarah-segal","tag-squish-candies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/squish.jpg?fit=981%2C260&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-3KN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14877,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14877","url_meta":{"origin":14433,"position":0},"title":"Hudson\u2019s Bay rolls out the striped carpet to celebrate the 40th Toronto International Film Festival","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"For the fifth year in a row,\u00a0Hudson\u2019s Bay has\u00a0partnered with the Toronto International Film Festival\u00ae as the Official Fashion Retailer and as an Official Red Carpet Sponsor. 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