Leaf Brands, LLC is a

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company based in

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. The original Leaf International (also known as the "Leaf Candy Company") started in the 1940s. Leaf International was once the fourth largest candy producer in North America, producing such products as Whoppers,

Jolly Rancher Jolly Rancher is an American brand of sweet hard candy, gummies, jelly beans, lollipops, sour bites, and a line of soda put out by Elizabeth Beverage Company in 2004. It is currently manufactured by The Hershey Company. History Bill and Doroth ...

Milk Duds Milk Duds are a brand of chocolate-coated caramel candies produced by The Hershey Company. The candy is a caramel ball covered with a confectionery chocolate coating made from cocoa and vegetable oil. Milk Duds are sold in a yellowish-orange box. ...

Rain-Blo Rain-Blo is an American brand of bubble gum that comes in a variety of fruit flavors, introduced by Leaf Confectionery in 1940, and acquired from Hershey Foods by Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, merged with Ferrara Pan in 2012, becoming the Ferr ...

bubble gum, the

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and

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, before it sold the U.S. division to

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in 1996 and left the United States. In 2011, the company was revived, and the newly re-formed company made its official debut at the 2011

Sweets & Snacks Expo The National Confectioners Association is an American trade organization that promotes chocolate, candy, gum and mints, and the companies that make these treats. NCA lobbies the American government in favor of the confectionery industry, evaluate ...

. Ellia Kassoff, the nephew of Ed Leaf, (possibly a relative of Sol S. Leaf, the founder of Leaf Candy Company), is the CEO. The company registered the Hydrox trademark which had been abandoned by former owner

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, and re-created the brand of cookies, similar to

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s, which had been out of production since 1999. Leaf Brands began selling the product through Amazon Marketplace in September 2015.

Current brands

* Astro Pops * David's Jelly Beans * Farts Candy * Hydrox *

Tart 'n' Tinys Tart 'n' Tinys are small, fruit-flavored candies distributed by Leaf Brands. Tart 'n' Tiny's were originally manufactured by the Wonka company in five colors, bluish-purple (grape), yellow (lemon), orange (orange), red (cherry), and green (lime). ...

Wacky Wafers Wacky Wafers are a candy sold by Leaf Brands, LLC. They are shaped about the size of an United States, American Half dollar (United States coin), half dollar coin and come in five flavors: banana, green apple, watermelon, orange, and strawberry. ...

* Yummers!

References

External links

* {{Official website Confectionery companies of the United States Companies based in Newport Beach, California Companies established in the 1920s