Chuckles facts for kids
Chuckles are yummy jelly candies. They have a light sugar coating. You can find them in five different flavors. These are lime, orange, cherry, lemon, and licorice. Each package gives you one candy of each flavor. Chuckles are made from ingredients like corn syrup and sugar. They also use cornstarch and different flavors and colors.
History of Chuckles
Chuckles candies were first made in 1921. A person named Fred W. Amend started the brand. The first factory was in Danville, Illinois.
Over the years, different companies have owned Chuckles. In 1970, a big company called Nabisco bought the Chuckles Company. Later, in 1986, a company called Leaf took over.
Then, in 1996, The Hershey Company bought many of Leaf's candy brands. Hershey then let another company, Farley's & Sathers, make Chuckles. This company later joined with Ferrara Pan. Together, they became the Ferrara Candy Company in 2012. Today, the Ferrara Candy Company owns the Chuckles brand.
From 1974 to 1975, Chuckles candies helped sponsor a famous stuntman named Evel Knievel.
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