American Licorice Company is an American

United States

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 candy

Candy

Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added...

 manufacturer founded in Chicago, Illinois around 1914 and is Headquartered in Bend, Oregon

Bend, Oregon

Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population...

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In 1925, the company began West Operations operations in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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. That same year, it produced a set of licorice shoes for Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

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's character to eat in the film The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush is a 1925 silent film comedy written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin in his Little Tramp role. The film also stars Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, Malcolm Waite....

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In 1971 the San Francisco facility relocated to Union City, California

Union City, California

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In 2008, The Food Network program Unwrapped

Unwrapped

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featured a four minute segment on the making of Sour Punch

Sour Punch

Sour Punch is a brand of sour candy, manufactured by American Licorice Company. As one of the first brands to enter the sour candy market in the 1990s, it comes in 5 forms: Straws, Bites, Bits, Ropes, and Twists. Sour Punch comes in 5 different flavors...

 straws. As of 2008, American Licorice Company also manufactures the Sour Extinguishers brand of candy.

Brands

• Snaps
  Snaps (candy)
  Snaps are a brand of classic chewy candy, manufactured by American Licorice Company. They have hollow centers and are colored white, orange, green, and pink.-External links:*...
  
  
• Red Vines
  Red Vines
  Red Vines is a brand of red licorice candy manufactured in Union City, California by the American Licorice Company. Red Vines Original Red twists, are also sometimes referred to as red licorice. The original Red Vines were raspberry-flavored, but in 1952, with a slight formula change, the Red Vines...
  
  
• Fruit Vines
• Sour Punch
  Sour Punch
  Sour Punch is a brand of sour candy, manufactured by American Licorice Company. As one of the first brands to enter the sour candy market in the 1990s, it comes in 5 forms: Straws, Bites, Bits, Ropes, and Twists. Sour Punch comes in 5 different flavors...
  
  
• Super Ropes
  Super Ropes
  Super Ropes are a brand of candy manufactured by American Licorice Company. It comes in Rollin' Red, cherry, and strawberry flavors.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sour Extinguishers