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Good & Plenty
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Pieces of Good & Plenty
Owner Highlander Partners/Iconic IP Interests
Country Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Introduced 1893; 132 years ago (1893)
Related brands Twizzlers
Markets United States
Previous owners Quaker City Chocolate & Confectionery Company
Warner-Lambert
Leaf, Inc.
Ambassador(s) Choo Choo Charlie
Tagline "Love my Good and Plenty!"

Good & Plenty is a fun and classic licorice candy. Each piece is a narrow, sweet black licorice stick. It's covered in a hard candy shell. This makes each piece look like a small capsule. The candies are bright pink and white. You can usually find them in a purple box or bag.

History of Good & Plenty

Good & Plenty candy was first made way back in 1893. It was created by the Quaker City Chocolate & Confectionery Company. This company was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many people believe Good & Plenty is the oldest branded candy in the United States.

Another candy called Good & Fruity was also made. It looks similar but has many colors and flavors.

Over the years, the company that made Good & Plenty changed hands. In 1973, a company called Warner-Lambert bought Quaker City. Then, in 1982, Leaf Candy Company took over. Today, Hershey Foods makes Good & Plenty. They make it under a special agreement with the brand's current owners, Highlander Partners.

Choo-Choo Charlie Commercials

Around 1950, a cartoon character became famous for Good & Plenty. His name was "Choo-Choo Charlie." He appeared in many Good & Plenty television commercials.

Choo-Choo Charlie was a boy who pretended to be a railroad engineer. He would shake a box of the candy in his hand. He moved it in a circle, like a train's wheels. This made a sound like a train moving down the tracks!

An advertising expert named Russ Alben wrote the "Choo-Choo Charlie" jingle. A jingle is a short, catchy song used in ads. He based it on a popular train song called "The Ballad of Casey Jones".

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