Spangler Candy Company
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[edit] INTRODUCTION
The Spangler Candy Company is located in Bryan, Ohio, and manufactures a variety of candy including Dum Dum Pops. They are most renowned for their Dum Dum Pops, but also manufacture a broad array of other sweet treats. Such candies include the likes of: Saf-T-Pops, circus peanuts, Dum Dum Gum Pops, Disney candies, and a wide assortment of candy canes. Many such candy canes are produced for third parties, such as Jelly Belly.
The company offers a wonderful factory tour of their facilities in [Bryan, Ohio]. There is an adorable museum on the premises within the company store, that can be visited free of charge. The tour costs a nominal fee of $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-18 years, children ages 5 and under are free with a paid adult, and for senior citizens the cost is $4. The tour is very much worth the small cost, and they give you a free piece of candy! They take you on the tour by driving you around on a Dum-Dum Trainmobile, so it involves very minimal walking. While you are in Bryan be sure to visit the quaint downtown section, as it exhibits old fashioned America at its best. Contact information for the factory store and museum is as follows:
Spangler Store & Museum 400 N. Portland St. Bryan, OH 43506 Tel: 419.636.4221 x359 Toll-free: 800.653.8638
Store & Museum Hours: Wed - Fri 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm ET Closed Sunday thru Tuesday
- large groups can call for an appointment time
Factory Tour Hours: Wed - Fri 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET No reservations, first come - first served Tour prices are shown below Store/Museum admission is free
[edit] SPANGLER PROFILE
Spangler Candy Company is a privately owned company that has been manufacturing and marketing candy since 1906. Our products include lollipops, candy canes, and marshmallow circus peanuts.
Our familiar brand names are Dum Dum Pops®, Dum Dum Gum Pops®, Dum Dum Chewy Pops™, Saf-T-Pops®, Spangler® Candy Canes & Cane Classics®, and Spangler® Circus Peanuts.
We also manufacture, market, and sell the licensed brand names of Jelly Belly® Candy Canes and Disney® licensed characters on select candy items.
[edit] SPANGLER HISTORY
It started back in 1906 when Arthur Spangler acquired the Gold Leaf Baking Powder for $450, and moved the operation to his hometown of Bryan, Ohio, where he changed the name to Spangler Manufacturing Co., and continued making baking powder, baking soda, cornstarch, laundry starch, spices, and flavoring.
At the request of his younger brother Ernest, a candy jobber in nearby Toledo, they decided to add other candy items and in 1911 acquired the rights to a popular coconut item. Arthur hired the man who created the product, moved him to Bryan and introduced the Spangler Cocoanut Ball - Spangler's first candy brand.
Shortly thereafter, Omar Spangler joined the firm in 1914. Omar's specialty was accounting. He left the Williams County Telephone Co., where he had been manager, to join his brothers.
For a short time at the very beginning of the company's history, Spangler actually bottled a line of soda-pop beverages. These embossed Spangler bottles are extremely rare and collectable in today's market.
[edit] SPANGLER TODAY
Spangler is located in Bryan, OH in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility covering 500,000 square feet. We have manufactured many great candies in our long history. Spangler now manufactures Dum Dum Pops, Dum Dum Gum Pops, Dum Dum Chewy Pops, Saf-T-Pops, Circus Peanuts, traditional Candy Canes, gourmet Cane Classics, and several licensed branded candies.
The Honorary Chairman of Spangler Candy is C. Gregory Spangler, grandson of founder Ernest Spangler. The President & CEO is Dean L. Spangler, grandson of founder Omar Spangler. The candy industry is a fun, exciting, and challenging industry. We are ready for the challenge of the future, and celebrated our 100th year anniversary in 2006.
[edit] LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT SPANGLER CANDY
- Was founded by Arthur G. Spangler in August 1906 as the Spangler Manufacturing Company;
- Is headquartered in Bryan, Ohio, a town of about 10,000 in northwestern Ohio;
- Is a privately-held U.S. confectionery manufacturer;
- Employs about 400 people in the U.S. and 190 people in a co-manufacturing facility in Juarez, Mexico;
- Is a major manufacturer of lollipops, candy canes, and circus peanuts;
- Comprises 500,000 square feet including office, manufacturing, and warehouse space;
- Manufactures 8 million Dum Dum Pops® each day;
- Crafts 1.5 million candy canes each day (in Bryan) and 1.2 million candy canes in Juarez;
- Produces over 600,000 Saf-T-Pops® per day;
- Distributes its products nationally through outlets including grocery, drug, mass market,
candy wholesalers, and through export brokers in many international countries;
- Brands have high brand recognition, and businesses give out the lollipops and candy canes as a complimentary thank-you to their customers;
- Owns a subsidiary, Spangler Wholesale, that employs 15 and is a candy wholesaler and fulfillment center for Spangler Candy internet and Save Wraps for Stuff® sales;
- Participates as a founding member of the Candy Alliance, LLC, a group of independent candy
companies working together to remain competitive in the marketplace;
- Has the famous Dum Dum Drum Man® as a mascot;
- Has a fun kid's web site at www.dumdumpops.com;
- Has an educational and fun web site at www.saftpops.com;
- Has an online order site to purchase Dum Dums Pops® and lots of other candies;
- Has a Save Wraps for Stuff® program to help with the purchase of unique Dum Dum items;
- Has a flavor rotation program to introduce exciting new flavors into our Dum Dum assortment;
- Has a company store & museum and a factory trolley tour.
[edit] CANDY MADE BY SPANGLER
- Dum Dum Pops®...16 great flavors + the Mystery flavor™;
- Dum Dum Gum Pops®..quality small pops with gum inside;
- Spangler® Candy Canes, Cane Classics®, Dum Dum® Candy Canes & Jelly Belly® Candy Canes...a full line of traditional, gourmet, and branded candy canes;
- Saf-T-Pops®...the pop with the fiber cord loop handle;
- Circus Peanuts...the orange fluffy peanut-shaped marshmallow candy ;
- Disney® candies...various candies utilizing popular Disney® characters.
