About JOLLY RANCHER Candy
The History of JOLLY RANCHER Candy
JOLLY RANCHER Candy got its start in 1949 at the JOLLY RANCHER Company, founded by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen of Golden, Colorado. The happy name was chosen to let consumers know they were a friendly, western company.
These hard candies joined The Hershey Company family in 1996. Since then, Hershey has introduced even more flavors and varieties, like lollipops, gummies and jelly beans!
JOLLY RANCHER Candy Frequently Asked Question
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JOLLY RANCHER candies are not vegan.
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While JOLLY RANCHER candies have not been fully evaluated to qualify as gluten-free by FDA standards, they do not include any gluten-containing ingredients.
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All JOLLY RANCHER candy flavors are yummy but watermelon is the most popular JOLLY RANCHER flavor! Among the more popular current JOLLY RANCHER flavors are cherry, blue raspberry, grape, and green apple.
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JOLLY RANCHER candies are manufactured by creating a solution of corn syrup, sucrose, glucose, or fructose syrup that is boiled to a temperature of 160 °C/320F and cooled to create a supersaturated mixture that is roughly 2.5 percent water.
