Rosalind Candy Castle makes handcrafted chocolates and candies in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1914 by Gust Zachos, the family-owned business has been carried on by the Crudden family, with current owners Jennifer and Michael Crudden continuing its candy-making tradition. The company says it makes its candy from scratch, using recipes and practices rooted in its long history.
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
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
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
Andy’s CandiesFounded in Rochester in 1917, Andy’s Candies handcrafts small-batch chocolates and confections, including its long-popular sponge candy, at its Hudson Avenue factory and storefront. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, the company still uses many of the same recipes and serves the Rochester community through retail, wholesale, seasonal candy, and custom corporate gifts.ROCHESTER, NY