Hammond's Candies

Hammond's Candies
IndustryConfectionery
Founded1920; 104 years ago (1920)
FounderCarl T. Hammond, Sr.
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Key people
Andrew Schuman, CEO
Websitehammondscandies.com

Hammond's Candies is a candy manufacturer of hard candies and chocolates in the United States. The company makes lollipops, ribbon candy, and its best known product, oversized candy canes.[1][2] Hammond's offerings have also included Honey Ko Kos (chocolates topped with shredded coconut), Mitchell Sweet (a "bite-sized" marshmallow surrounded by caramel), and candy coal.[1]

Interior of Hammond's Candies factory

Hammond's has expanded its offerings to include dips, pretzels, caramel corns and chocolate bars.[2] After acquiring McCraw's Candies and Old Dominion Peanut Company, they further expanded their offerings to include peanut brittle and flat taffy.[2]

History

Carl T. Hammond, Sr. founded Hammond's Candy Company in Denver, Colorado in 1920, after working for several years as an apprentice in the candymaking industry.[3] During his early days in business, he developed his own original candy, Carl's Honey KoKos, which consisted of chocolates topped with shredded coconut. In the 1930s, the company began producing and selling caramel-covered marshmallows called "Mitchell Sweets," which were named after Hammond, Sr.'s friend from whom he purchased the candy's recipe.[3] The company continues to sell Mitchell Sweets as of 2020.[3][4]

The company remained in the Hammond family for many decades, being run by Hammond, Sr. until his death in 1966, then by his son, Carl T. ("Tom") Hammond, Jr., until his death in 1985, and finally by Hammond, Jr.'s son-in-law, Emery Dorsey IV, until 1999.[3] In 1999, the family sold the company to Ralph Nafziger of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, but Dorsey continued to work at the company in product development.[5]

Andrew Schuman took over as CEO in 2007.[5] Hammond’s purchased McCraw's Candies, a maker of flat taffy, in 2010. In 2013 Hammond's purchased Old Dominion Peanut Company.[2]

Old Dominion Peanut Company

Old Dominion was established in 1913 in Norfolk, Virginia by the Worsham Family.[6] The company manufactures and markets peanut, cashew and pecan candies as well as its main product, peanut brittle.[2][7]

In October 2007, one of Old Dominion's candy and peanut brittle manufacturing buildings in Norfolk caught fire. The building was built in the early 1900s for High Rock beverage company, and it was later used as a wheel bearing factory before being sold to Old Dominion.[7][8]

Old Dominion was sold to Hammond's Candies in 2013.[2] In 2018, amid rising rent in the surrounding neighborhood, the Old Dominion factory in Norfolk was permanently closed, with some operations relocating to Hammond's Denver plant and other operations being outsourced to a third party.[9][10]

McCraw's Taffy

Marcus D. McCraw opened a candy making business in Farmersville, Texas in 1908. His wife made the first "peanut pattie" and they produced Lance products. The business was at North Main Street across from Cello-Wrap Printing Company. Dee and Sarah McCraw created the famed taffy product.[11]

Operations

Hammond's specializes in handmade confectionery products, using much of the same equipment and recipes as used in the early days of the company and avoiding significant automation of the process.[12] The machines at the company's Denver plant date from the late 1800s and early 1900s.[5] The company handmakes about 10 million candy canes and 2 million lollipops per year.[13]

Hammond's has been offering factory tours at their Denver plant since 1999.[3]

Products

Hammond's product lines tend to focus on handmade, gourmet, or nostalgic candies such as the classic Mitchell Sweet.[14] The company's most popular products include candy canes, lollipops, and ribbon candy.[12] Other products include:[15]

  • Hard candies
  • Chocolate bars
  • Hot cocoa
  • Cookies
  • Taffy
  • Marshmallows
  • Caramel products
  • Licorice
  • Popcorn
  • Peanut brittle
  • Truffles

The company also maintains an "Oops! Room" through which they sell imperfect candies produced as a byproduct of the manufacturing process, overages, and other mistakes.[16] In addition to edible products, the company also sells apparel, toys, and other souvenirs.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Hammond's Candy Company (video) Travel Channel
  2. ^ a b c d e f Allison Collins (January 10, 2013). "Today's Transactions: Hammond's Candies Buys Old Dominion Peanut: Old Dominion makes and markets peanut brittle and peanut candy". Source Media. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Our Story". Hammond's Candies. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mitchell Sweets". Hammond's Candies. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Moore, Paula (October 16, 2015). "Sweet success for fast-growing Hammond's Candies". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  6. ^ History Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Old Dominion Peanut Company website
  7. ^ a b Blaze at Norfolk candymaker draws more than 60 firefighters October 15, 2007 Virginian Pilot (online)
  8. ^ Glass, Jon (January 11, 2008). "Pension went up in smoke in peanut company's fire". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Yu, Douglas (January 9, 2018). "Hammond's Candies to close Old Dominion Peanut's plant". Confectionary News.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  10. ^ Sauers, Elisha (January 5, 2018). "Possibly the largest US peanut brittle manufacturer will leave Norfolk after a century in the city". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Around Farmersville by Pansy Hundley
  12. ^ a b Hernandez, Daisy (23 December 2019). "This Old-School Candy Company Proves Handmade Treats Taste Sweeter". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Avella, Joe; Blake, Conner (December 14, 2020). "100-year-old candy factory makes 10 million candy canes per year". Insider Inc. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  14. ^ Pacyniak, Bernie (October 11, 2017). "Hammond's Brands climbs higher through expanding product range, distribution". Candy Industry.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "All Products". Hammond's Candies. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Oops! Hammond's Candies Garage Sale starts today". Westword. June 7, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "APPAREL, ACCESSORIES & TOYS". Hammond's Candies. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

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