From its Bethlehem headquarters and candy factory, Just Born Quality Confections makes the PEEPS®, MIKE AND IKE®, HOT TAMALES® and GOLDENBERG’S® PEANUT CHEWS® candies that have made the family-owned company a familiar name since 1923. Now in its third generation, Just Born employs more than 600 associates and produces candy in the USA and Canada, with PEANUT CHEWS® continuing to be made in Philadelphia. Its Bethlehem production facility is SQF certified, and the company remains privately held while carrying on a distinctly family-rooted confectionery tradition.
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Wockenfuss CandiesSince opening its Baltimore candy company in 1915, Wockenfuss Candies has made chocolate specialties and confections, including its signature homemade chocolates and Carmallows. The family-owned business is now operated by the fifth generation—Paul and Lynn’s three daughters—and has grown to six Maryland retail stores while continuing to manufacture candy in Baltimore. Wockenfuss is also a woman-owned business.NOTTINGHAM, MD
Anthony-Thomas ChocolatesSince 1952, Columbus-based Anthony-Thomas Chocolates has made buckeyes and assorted milk and dark chocolates, building a local candy tradition around its signature confections. The family-owned business draws on five generations of experience and produces its chocolates in a 175,000-square-foot factory, where eleven lines make 30,000 pounds per shift. Anthony-Thomas also offers personalized candy bars and event boxes for weddings, parties, and businesses.COLUMBUS, OH
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