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. Jolly Rancher products can be purchased in many grocery stores and supermarkets as well as at convenience stores.
This page gives you information on the history of the candy as well as a number of fast facts. Below you'll also find a commercial for Jolly Rancher candy from all the way back in 1996.
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.
1996 Jolly Rancher Commercial
This Jolly Rancher commercial sells you on the happiness and excitement of Jolly Rancher candy! While the physical size of the candy is only 3/4 of an inch by 3/4 of an inch, the commercial claims that the taste simply can't be measured! The clip is filled with all sorts of bright colors and stimulating visualizations, and features young and attractive men and women enjoying themselves on a speedboat.
There are also several shots of massive fruit floating on or hovering above the water including grapes, lemons, cherrys, watermelons and apples. The last several pieces of fruit even rise up and lift the powerboat quickly out of the water.
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Not kosher
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First produced by Jolly Rancher Company
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2006
Jolly Rancher flavors Sourbolt Blasts and Double Blasts introduced
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"Famous for Flavor"
