Jolly Rancher
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Jolly Rancher is a brand of candy
, including hard candy
, gummies, fruit chews
, jellybeans, lollipop
s, and sodas
. It is currently owned by Hershey
. The product was originally produced by the Jolly Rancher Company, founded in 1949 by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen of Golden, Colorado
. The Jolly Rancher Company made ice cream
, chocolate
and candy sold at several "Ranch Maid Ice Cream" stores in the Denver area. The name was meant to suggest western hospitality.
Jolly Rancher was sold to Beatrice Foods
in 1966 and to Leaf in 1983. In 1996 Leaf North America was acquired by Hershey.
It comes in many different flavors including Blue Raspberry, Grape, Watermelon, Green Apple, and Cherry.
Flavors also include sour green apple, sour watermelon, sour cherry, sour blue raspberry, sour wild strawberry, raspberry, wild strawberry, mountain berry, strawberry-watermelon, raspberry lemonade, cherry-orange, grape-green apple, blue raspberry-watermelon, peach, mixed berry, orange, and cinnamon fire.
Candy
Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added...
, including hard candy
Hard candy
A hard candy, or boiled sweet, is a candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 149 °C . After a syrup boiled to this temperature cools, it is called hard crack, since it becomes stiff and brittle as it approaches room temperature...
, gummies, fruit chews
Confectionery
Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well...
, jellybeans, lollipop
Lollipop
A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavored sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. They are available in many flavors and shapes.- Types :Lollipops are available in a number of colors and...
s, and sodas
Soft drink
A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage that typically contains water , a sweetener, and a flavoring agent...
. It is currently owned by Hershey
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S...
. The product was originally produced by the Jolly Rancher Company, founded in 1949 by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen of Golden, Colorado
Golden, Colorado
The City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was...
. The Jolly Rancher Company made ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
, chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
and candy sold at several "Ranch Maid Ice Cream" stores in the Denver area. The name was meant to suggest western hospitality.
Jolly Rancher was sold to Beatrice Foods
Beatrice Foods
Beatrice Foods Company was a major American food processing company. In 1987, its smaller international food operations were sold to Reginald Lewis, a corporate attorney creating TLC Beatrice International, after which the majority of its domestic brands and assets were acquired by Kohlberg,...
in 1966 and to Leaf in 1983. In 1996 Leaf North America was acquired by Hershey.
It comes in many different flavors including Blue Raspberry, Grape, Watermelon, Green Apple, and Cherry.
Flavors also include sour green apple, sour watermelon, sour cherry, sour blue raspberry, sour wild strawberry, raspberry, wild strawberry, mountain berry, strawberry-watermelon, raspberry lemonade, cherry-orange, grape-green apple, blue raspberry-watermelon, peach, mixed berry, orange, and cinnamon fire.