Jolly Ranchers

The Jolly Rancher Candy Company was originated in Golden, Colorado, by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen in 1949. They called the company Jolly Rancher to suggest a hospitable, western company. The company originally made ice cream, chocolate and hard candy. As hard candy sales grew, however, they began to concentrate on developing their "Famous for Flavor" line of hard candies. Bought by Hershey's in 1996 they now make three types of candy under this brand name.