Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks Cash & Carry has developed a jelly bean dispenser, which it claims will draw customers into indie stores.

The stand holds 12 flavours of Mini Gourmet Jelly Beans, which customers can dispense into their own clear tube.

“Displays help to inject interactive fun,” said purchasing director Jonathan Summerley.

Hancocks is selling the stands for £699, including 36kg of jelly beans and 360 tubes.