Sweet! Time to celebrate

Rainbow Confectionery staff member Karen Campbell with the company’s staple product, pineapple chunks.

• Homegrown sweets and the Rainbow connection

The company, which celebrates 75 years in business this year, is the subject of a new exhibition "Legendary Lollies" in Oamaru.

The exhibit, which delves into the history of the last large-scale sweet-maker in the country, and the maker of classic Kiwi lollies like chocolate fish, will feature sweets from the 1970s to 1990s and is expected to be nostalgic for many.