Family-owned since its founding in 1906, Spangler Candy Company remains rooted in Bryan, Ohio, where roughly 500 employees make confectionery products for candy customers across the country. The company is best known for Dum-Dums and has built a century-plus history around familiar brands, community involvement and a workplace that emphasizes respect and teamwork.
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Daffin's CandiesSince 1949, Daffin’s Candies has made locally produced milk and semi-sweet chocolate confections from its Sharon-area candy operation. The business traces its roots to George Daffin’s 1903 family store in Woodsfield, Ohio, and became known for its solid chocolate Peter Rabbit, introduced in 1962. Its Sharon flagship also houses the Chocolate Kingdom, a miniature chocolate world that reflects the family’s long-running blend of candy making and community attraction.FRANKLIN, PA
Just Born Quality ConfectionsFrom 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.BETHLEHEM, PA
McJak Candy CompanyMcJak Candy Company grew from Karen McCurdy’s home-kitchen lollipops into a family-owned candy factory in Medina, Ohio, making homemade confections one batch at a time. Founded in 1982 with family recipes and a focus on fundraising and retail, the company now produces its sweets in a 65,000-square-foot facility. Its lollipops remain a signature, alongside home-style fudge and inventive cotton-candy flavors.MEDINA, OH
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