Since 1884, Wilbur Chocolate has made chocolate confections and baking chocolate, with its Pennsylvania heritage rooted in Lititz since 1934. The company is best known for Wilbur Buds, the chocolate drops introduced in 1894 and still made from the original recipe, while its Lititz kitchen continues to produce small-batch treats. Wilbur Chocolate became part of Cargill in 1992.
The Hershey CompanyMilton Hershey founded The Hershey Company in 1894, launching a Pennsylvania chocolate business that grew from an effort to make candy an affordable treat into a portfolio of more than 30 confectionery and snack brands. The company continues making chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where its history stretches back more than 130 years, while also developing options such as plant-based confections for changing tastes.311351HERSHEY, PA
Gardners Candies IncSince 1897, Gardners Candies has been making chocolate confections in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, growing from Pike Gardner’s horse-drawn candy wagon into a producer known for its Original Peanut Butter Meltaway®. The company’s history also reaches into everyday American tradition: its early decorative candy boxes helped inspire the heart-shaped box associated with Valentine’s Day. Now part of the Sarris Family Company, Gardners operates stores across Central Pennsylvania and supports hundreds of organizations through its fundraising program.311352TYRONE, 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
Edward Marc ChocolatierEdward Marc Chocolatier has been making small-batch chocolate confections since 1914, when Charlie and Orania opened a chocolate shop and soda fountain in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. Four generations later, the company is best known for Snappers®, built around a family caramel recipe cooked slowly in copper kettles and paired with proprietary bite-sized pretzels made in Pennsylvania. Edward Marc also develops new flavor combinations while using sustainably sourced cocoa and ingredients without artificial flavors or preservatives.PITTSBURGH, PA