From Sour Patch Kids and Warheads to Skittles, Trolli, Sour Punch and Mexican-inspired candy, Noubs enters a crowded category with a fresh, interactive flavor experience built around sour strips and Chamoy.

LOS ANGELES, CA — August 29, 2026 — The candy aisle has seen its share of legendary names, but a new generation of candy is challenging consumers to experience flavor differently.

Enter Noubs Candy — a rapidly emerging candy brand built around one simple idea: candy should be more than something you eat. It should be an experience.

With its signature combination of chewy sour candy and bold Chamoy dipping sauce, Noubs brings together sweet, sour, salty and spicy flavors in a way designed to deliver a completely different kind of candy experience.

Dip. Bite. Experience.

That is the Noubs philosophy.

And the brand believes the next big name in candy may already be here.

A New Contender in a Legendary Candy Category

For decades, brands including Skittles, Starburst, Sour Patch Kids, Warheads, Trolli, Sour Punch, Airheads, Haribo, Nerds, Jolly Rancher and Swedish Fish have helped define the American candy landscape.

In the sour-candy world, Warheads, Toxic Waste and other extreme-sour brands have built reputations around intensity, while Mexican-inspired brands and products from names such as Lucas, Vero and De La Rosa have helped bring sweet, sour, salty and spicy flavor combinations to a broader audience.

Noubs enters that conversation with a different proposition.

Instead of asking consumers to choose between sweet, sour or spicy, Noubs puts multiple flavor sensations into one experience.

Its signature products pair chewy sour strips with Chamoy — a Mexican sauce combining sweet, sour, salty and spicy characteristics — allowing consumers to dip, customize and experience their candy in a completely different way.

Fresh Flavor. Bold Experience. Serious Candy.

Noubs Super Strips are designed around the idea that the perfect candy bite should keep evolving.

The experience begins with chewy, fruity sour strips. Then comes the sour sugar. Then the Chamoy.

The result is a progression of flavors rather than a one-note candy experience.

Noubs Berry Blast Super Strips, for example, combine blue raspberry and strawberry sour strips with a tangy Chamoy dip, creating a combination of fruity, sour and spicy flavors.

The brand also offers Dip & Drip varieties, including Mango and Watermelon, expanding the Noubs experience across different fruit-forward flavor profiles.

For consumers who grew up eating sour belts, fruit chews and colorful gummies, Noubs takes that nostalgia and pushes it somewhere new.

The Candy Aisle Is Changing — And Noubs Wants to Lead It

Today’s candy consumer is looking for more than traditional sweetness.

Social media has helped accelerate interest in sour, spicy, international and highly visual candy experiences, while consumers increasingly seek products that are as fun to share as they are to eat.

Noubs was created for that environment.

The brand’s combination of bright fruit flavors, chewy sour strips and Chamoy creates a product designed to be tasted, dipped, shared and talked about.

And while established brands such as Sour Patch Kids, Warheads, Trolli, Sour Punch, Skittles and others have built enormous followings, Noubs is betting that there is room for a new category of candy experience.

Not just sour.

Not just sweet.

Not just spicy.

Noubs.

A Brand Built for the Next Generation of Candy Lovers

Noubs is positioning itself as more than another candy company.

The brand’s vision is to build a recognizable candy culture around bold flavors, nostalgia and experimentation — creating products that consumers can discover and enjoy in their own way.

Its retail presence is already expanding through IT’SUGAR, where Noubs products are featured alongside established candy favorites and other emerging confectionery products.

The move places Noubs directly into one of the country’s most recognizable specialty candy environments and puts the young brand alongside the kinds of products that candy enthusiasts actively seek out.

Challenging the Status Quo

Noubs isn’t claiming that the candy industry needs another ordinary sour strip.

It believes consumers deserve something different.

Something fresher.

Something more exciting.

Something that delivers multiple layers of flavor in a single bite.

While Sour Patch Kids owns a powerful sweet-and-sour identity, Warheads has become synonymous with extreme sourness, and brands such as Trolli, Sour Punch, Skittles and Haribo have established themselves across different segments of the candy market, Noubs is carving out its own lane through the combination of sour candy and Chamoy.

The brand’s goal is ambitious:

To become one of the world’s most exciting candy companies and one of the names consumers associate with the next evolution of candy.

More Than Candy — An Experience

Noubs believes the future of candy isn’t necessarily about making candy sweeter.

It’s about making it more interesting.

The brand’s signature formula — sweet, sour, salty and spicy — gives consumers a chance to create their own perfect bite.

And that is ultimately what makes Noubs different.

You don’t just eat Noubs. You dip it. Bite it. Experience it.

With new flavors and limited-edition drops planned, the Noubs lineup is built to continue evolving alongside the consumers who love bold flavors and new experiences.

As the candy industry continues to expand into bold flavors, international influences and highly interactive products, Noubs is stepping forward with a clear message to candy lovers everywhere:

GET SOUR. GET SPICY. GET NOUBS.

About Noubs Candy

Noubs is a next-generation candy brand reinventing nostalgic candy through bold sweet, sour and spicy flavor combinations. Known for pairing chewy sour strips with Chamoy dipping sauce, Noubs creates an interactive candy experience designed to deliver flavor, nostalgia and fun in every bite.

Noubs products are available online and through select retail partners, including IT’SUGAR.

For more information:
Noubs Candy
https://noubscandy.com

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The fifth edition will take place from April 19–21, 2027, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, continuing its legacy as World’s premier Web3 summit.

The Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2027 (“the Festival”) is scheduled to be held from April 19 to 21, 2027, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, and organized by W3ME, the Festival has been a flagship annual event since its inaugural edition in April 2023. Running for five consecutive years, it has grown into a globally recognized gathering that connects developers, project teams, investors, regulators, and ecosystem stakeholders to explore the latest trends, industrial breakthroughs, and the evolving future of Web3.

Over its past four editions, the Festival has showcased more than 500 exhibitors, featured over 1,600 thought leaders, attracted upwards of 150,000 attendees, and hosted more than 600 side events. The speaker lineup has consistently included some of the most influential figures in finance, technology, and policy, such as:

• Paul CHAN Mo-po, Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• XIAO Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group
• Vitalik Buterin, Co-Founder of Ethereum
• Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest
• Michael Faulkender, Professor of Finance, University of Maryland
• CZ, Founder of Binance
• Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink
• Bo Feng, Founder of Dragonfly.xyz
• Hong Fang, President of OKX
• He Yi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Binance
• Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon
• Lily Liu, President of Solana Foundation
• Avery Ching, Co-Founder and CTO of Aptos Labs
• Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands

Over the past four editions, the Festival has borne witness to the industry’s evolution—from foundational infrastructure development to the early stages of mass adoption. During this same period, Hong Kong’s virtual asset ecosystem has matured considerably. Regulatory frameworks have advanced, compliant stablecoins have moved from regulatory approval toward commercial deployment, tokenized deposits and digital assets have entered real-world pilot programs, and asset tokenization has drawn growing participation from traditional financial institutions and regulated trading platforms.

As the industry enters a new phase of growth, several pivotal questions are coming to the forefront: How can tokenization transition from proof-of-concept to scalable real-world use? How can the full lifecycle of asset issuance, circulation, and trading be more seamlessly integrated? As stablecoin payments and on-chain settlement gain momentum, how will global financial infrastructure be reshaped? And as artificial intelligence continues to transform industries worldwide, how will the convergence of AI and blockchain unlock novel applications and ecosystem opportunities?

These are no longer abstract debates. They are tangible challenges that the industry must address today. In April 2027, the Festival will convene builders, investors, regulators, and researchers across the globe to share insights and chart the next chapter of Web3 development.

The official website will be launched shortly. Early-bird tickets for a limited time are now available at a special rate of $169 USD via Luma: https://luma.com/hkweb3festival_2027. Applications for speakers, sponsorships, media partnerships, community collaborations, and side events will be rolled out in phases. Stay tuned for updates.

• Sponsorship Opportunities: https://hongkong.web3festival.org/2027sponsorship
• Become a Speaker: https://hongkong.web3festival.org/2027speakerapplication
• Media & Community Partnerships: https://hongkong.web3festival.org/2027partner
• Side Event Applications: https://hongkong.web3festival.org/2027sideevent
• Contact Us: w3@blockchainlabs.org

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About Wanxiang Blockchain Labs

Founded in 2015, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs (“the Labs”) is a non-profit research institution focusing on blockchain technology. The labs gathers global experts to conduct researches and promote dialogues on the development, application and strategy to provide guidance for entrepreneurs and to provide reference information for regulatory bodies, all in the effort to promote growth for the society and economy leveraging blockchain technology’s potential.

Since its inception, the Labs has established a strong global presence as one of the leading blockchain research institutions through initiatives including the annual Shanghai Blockchain Global Summit and Hong Kong Web3 Festival, hackathons, developer programs, incubation initiatives, blockchain publications, research, lectures, and academic collaborations.

About HashKey Group (3887.HK)

HashKey Group (3887.HK) is a leading comprehensive digital asset group in Asia with a global footprint. Founded in 2018, we are building the next-generation global financial infrastructure to serve institutions, retail investors and blockchain ecosystem partners. We enable traditional institutions and blockchain projects to efficiently access global resources and achieve compliant expansion and growth for their products and businesses. The Group operates across four core pillars: Transaction Facilitation, On-Chain Services, Asset Management and RWA Tokenisation.

HashKey Group is committed to driving the large-scale adoption of blockchain technology and delivering dependable and accessible digital asset services to one billion users worldwide.