Member-only story
Necco® Wafers Return, Ohio Candy Company Brings Back An All-American Favorite
First of all, did you know that Dum-Dums®, Saf-T-Pops®, and Bit-O-Honey® candies are from Ohio?
Although they are a privately-owned confectioner and beloved by an international community, The Spangler Candy Company has been a family-owned and operated business since 1906. And as a popular icon of the American Candy Culture, Spangler is the reason Bryan, Ohio has earned its identity as the “Dum-Dum Capitol of the World,” producing more than 12 million Dum-Dums on a daily basis!
The company also produces more than 45% of the candy canes sold in the United States and is the reason that many of our dentists know us by our first names.
The Short History of Spangler in Bryan, Ohio
The Spangler Candy Company was established in 1906, when Arthur G. Spangler purchased the Gold Leaf Baking Company of Defiance, Ohio for $450. It was moved to Bryan, shortly after, and the first candy to “roll out” of the Spangler candy factory was The Spangler Coconut Ball…