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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 29 > A gourmet jelly bean? It’s true, and it’s gone mainstream

A gourmet jelly bean? It’s true, and it’s gone mainstream

Once a rare find, the Jelly Belly is now a candy mainstay — and it"s made millions on the way there

By Kate Murphy / The Bulletin
June 29, 2008

Easter may be long gone, but the Jelly Belly Candy Co. is still producing jelly beans — 300,000 pounds a day.

An anomaly in the stagnant $29.1 billion candy industry, the company, based in Fairfield, Calif., continues to grow and increase market share, with sales up 25 percent since....

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