In October 2023, The Ferrara Candy Company announced an agreement to acquire Jelly Belly Candy Company through CTH Invest, the lead holding company of Ferrara. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans" were inspired by the Harry Potter book series and featured intentionally gruesome flavors such as "Vomit", "Earwax", "Skunk Spray", "Rotten Egg" and "Grass". A similar product dubbed "BeanBoozled" pairs lookalike "normal" flavors with weird flavors, such as "Peach" and "Barf". [29] [30]Reagan wrote to Herman Rowland as governor in 1973, "we can hardly start a meeting or make a decision without passing around the jar of jelly beans." [11] The company makes over 100 different confections including chocolates, licorice, gummies, and candy corn. [33] Facilities [ edit ] McCreary, Donna D. (July 9, 2009). "President Ronald Reagan and Blue Jelly Beans". Great History. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26 . Retrieved 2019-09-07. In 1976, David Klein, a candy and nut distributor, collaborated with Herman Rowland (grandson of Herman Goelitz) to develop a jelly bean using natural flavoring. Using the Mini Jelly Bean concept, the Jelly Belly jelly bean was created. [12] David Klein hired Herman Goelitz Candy Company as his contract manufacturer to produce the bean. David Klein called the bean, Jelly Belly jelly bean. Klein coined the name "Jelly Belly" as a tribute to blues musician Lead Belly, and was responsible for the design of the product's famous red and yellow trademark. [13]

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Wade, Tony (March 29, 2013). "Not-so-sweet Story of Original Mr. Jelly Belly". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015 . Retrieved May 26, 2015. Goelitz Announces New Corporate Identity". The Gourmet Retailer. November 1, 2000. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018 . Retrieved October 17, 2014. Gustav Goelitz came to the United States in 1866 from Germany and in 1869 started the confectionery business Gustav Goelitz in Belleville, Illinois. [5] His younger brothers, Albert and George, emigrated to America soon after joining him in the business. The Saccharine History of Candy Corn | National Geographic | The Plate". 2015-10-27. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20 . Retrieved 2016-10-18. The general public became aware of Reagan's preference for the jelly beans in 1981. [19] The company supplied him with the beans throughout his presidency. [20] Chairman Rowland recalls, "We were thrilled by press reports that President Reagan gave jars of Jelly Belly jelly beans to visiting dignitaries." [19] Reagan made them the first jelly beans in space, sending them on the Space Shuttle Challenger during the STS-7 mission in 1983, surprising the astronauts. [21] However, he "started to favor M&M's as the official White House candy during his eighth and final year in office." [22]

Jelly Belly Confections". JellyBelly.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018 . Retrieved January 19, 2018. Wilhelm, Maria (February 23, 1981). "If the Reagan Administration Is Full of Beans, Blame Jelly Belly Baron Herman Rowland". People Magazine. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 . Retrieved October 28, 2014.Wade, Tony (March 29, 2013). "Not-so-sweet story of original 'Mr. Jelly Belly' ". Daily Republic. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015 . Retrieved May 26, 2015. a b c Scully, Carla (February 11, 2013). "Top 100 Candy Companies". Candy Industry. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014 . Retrieved October 16, 2014. Below is a chart of all Jelly Belly Flavors. This chart includes the mix the flavor can be found in, the release dates of the flavor, and the retirement date of the flavors. a b Pahle, Rebecca (April 16, 2016). "22 of the World's Craziest Jelly Bean Flavors". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016.