Founded by Charlie and Anna Mae Naylor in 1950, Naylor Candies makes homemade candy in Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania, where its original Butter Mints remain a staple. The company moved from Lombard, Illinois, to Mount Wolf in 1955 and still makes its candy with much of the equipment installed when the factory began.
Non-GMO
Kosher
Gluten-Free
Michael Mootz CandiesSince 1975, Michael Mootz Candies has made small-batch chocolates and other confections in northeastern Pennsylvania, carrying on recipes developed by “Gammy” Mootz in her early-1900s Pottsville store. Today Jason and Meagan Mootz run the Hanover Township business, with Jason representing the family’s fourth generation of candy makers. The Creamery, opened in 2015, puts the company’s own chocolate pieces to work as ice-cream toppings.HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA
Wilson CandySince 1947, Wilson Candy has made chocolates and candies at its Jeannette, Pennsylvania factory, where its team still hand-dips confections using recipes passed down through more than three generations. Founded by siblings Paul and Margaret Wilson, the company is known for preserving its original recipes and techniques, including the signature Wunder Bar introduced in 1954. Its longstanding Harrison Avenue manufacturing site also serves as the home of its Jeannette retail store.JEANNETTE, PA
Philadelphia CandiesFounded in 1919 in western Pennsylvania’s Shenango Valley, Philadelphia Candies makes milk and dark chocolates in-house from scratch, including its signature soft-centered creams and chocolate-covered snacks. The company still works in small batches and hand-packs customizable boxes at its Pennsylvania factory, while supporting organizations through chocolate-bar fundraising.HERMITAGE, PA
Stutz Candy CompanyStutz Candy Company makes handmade chocolates and candies using recipes Joe and Mary Stutz developed in the early 1930s, when they sold their confections from a garage in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Established as a factory and retail operation in 1938, the company now carries that old-fashioned approach into its Pennsylvania and New Jersey stores, with its candy-making heritage reaching five generations. Stutz is particularly known in the Delaware Valley for its boxed chocolates and chocolate-covered pretzels, alongside gift assortments and boardwalk sweets.HATBORO, PA