Our beginnings are traced back to a
family named Goelitz. When two young brothers emigrated from
Germany to make their mark in America, they set the family on its
candymaking course. In 1869, just two years after arriving in
America, Gustav Goelitz bought an ice cream and candy store in
Belleville, Ill., and his brother, Albert was sent out in a horse
drawn wagon to sell their sweets to nearby communities.
Then the second generation of the family jumped on the band wagon
of candy innovations by making a new type of candy, then called
"buttercream" candies, including Candy Corn, a sweet
we've made since about 1900. These candies carried the family
through the Great Depression and two world wars. Today, the
great-grandsons of Gustav Goelitz, the fourth generation, are
still carrying on the tradition of making candy. |
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| You can tour a Jelly Belly
factory at the California Visitor Center in Fairfield or Wisconsin
Visitors Center in Pleasant Prairie.
The birth of the world's most
famous jelly beans
The idea was born in Los Angeles, just next door to Hollywood.
Yes, the home of countless famous movie stars is also the
birthplace of "the original gourmet jelly bean."
Back in 1976, a Los Angeles candy distributor had an idea for a
jelly bean made with natural flavorings. So he called up Herm at
Jelly Belly (formerly known as Herman Goelitz Candy Co.) and an
historic collaboration began between candy maker and marketing
guru.
Creating "true-to-life" flavors was, well, a natural
evolution. The candy makers cooked up a recipe for a new kind of
jelly bean -- intensely flavored in the style Goelitz had
developed with flavors in the shell and in the center, this time
using natural ingredients for flavoring whenever possible. In 1976
the first eight Jelly Belly flavors were born: Very Cherry, Lemon,
Cream Soda, Tangerine, Green Apple, Root Beer, Grape and Licorice.
Funny enough they are still some of the most popular flavors made.
Jelly Belly Candy Company is
the foremost creator/supplier of gourmet jelly beans, producing
the famous Official 50 Flavors lineup as well as a consistently
growing lineup of new beans made with 100% dedication to quality
and natural flavors whenever possible. Jelly Belly makes over 100
kinds of candies. The Confections brand features everything from
creamy chocolates to Sour Gummi Worms to scrumptious Candy Corn, a
treat made by Jelly Belly for over 100 years! There's also an
abundance of season-specific candy for gifts and parties and, of
course, our world famous Jelly Belly jelly beans. Jelly Belly
Candy Co. makes more than 100 mouthwatering candies, including
chocolates, gummies, sour candies, Confections for all the major
seasons, and of course, the world's #1 gourmet jelly bean.
You can create a Jelly Belly gift
with your choice of container, custom graphics and jelly bean
combination, all in a few fast, simple steps. Long after the beans
are gone, the recipients will cherish the personalized container
as a keepsake, and a sweet reminder of you!
You can also create a Jelly Belly
BeanBoozled gift with your choice of container, custom graphics
and BeanBoozled jelly bean combination, all in a few fast, simple
steps. Long after the beans are gone, the recipients will cherish
the personalized container as a keepsake, and a reminder of the
time they got BeanBoozled! |
