Guide Note
The hard fruit-flavored candy Jolly Rancher is manufactured by the Hershey's Company and comes in over twenty flavors including green apple, watermelon, cherry, and lemon. The brand has been expanded to include Jolly Rancher flavored lollipops, gummy candy, chewy candy, jelly beans and sour candy.
Fast Facts
- Manufacturer: Hershey's
- Not kosher
- 3 pieces have 50 calories and 7 grams of sugar
- First produced by Jolly Rancher Company
- 2006: Jolly Rancher flavors Sourbolt Blasts and Double Blasts introduced
- Manufactured in Canada, Mexico
- Slogan: "Famous for Flavor"
Jolly Rancher History
The candy was first sold in the Jolly Rancher store, started by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen in Golden, Colorado in 1949. There they produced what was to become their most popular product, called "Fire Stix," which was a cinnamon flavored candy. Starting in 1966, the company was sold to several different conglomerates, until it landed under the Hershey's banner in 1996.
