In most places, “Irish potatoes” means exactly what you think: starchy, dirt-covered tubers. In Philadelphia, it means something else entirely — a sweet, sugary confection that looks like a tiny ...

Conversation hearts — the tiny pastel candies stamped with messages like "Be Mine" and "XOXO" — have been quietly documenting and adapting to the ways Americans talk about love for more than a century ...

A nearly century-old Chicago candy maker has filed for bankruptcy as rising costs and heavy debt pressure its business. Primrose Candy Company – a family-owned manufacturer known for its hard candies, ...

A century-old, family-owned Chicago candy manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking to keep its Northwest Side factory churning out assorted fruit-flavored starlights, ...

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Inspired by musical fantasy "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," Grandpa Joe's founder and CEO Christopher Beers opened his first candy shop in downtown Canonsburg, right outside Pittsburgh. Now, he ...

“The first image in my head was a giant beating heart muscle, throbbing and pulsing with blood,” says “Hamnet” costume designer Malgosia Turzanska. Red becomes the main color palette for Jessie ...

A sweet sense of pride, joy and 148 years of family tradition is what you’ll find at Doscher’s Candy Company in their Newtown location. A sweet sense of pride, joy and 148 years of family tradition is ...

Specialty drink cafe Candy Cloud is opening its first Columbus location near University View. The brand is known for its social media popularity and vibrant menu of boba teas, lattes, and shakes.

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