Candy corn has been around for more than 100
years. George Renninger, an employee of the Wunderlee Candy Company,
invented the popular confection in the 1880s and Wunderlee became the first
to produce the candy. The Goelitz Candy Company (now Jelly Belly Candy
Company) started producing the confection in 1900 and still produces candy
corn today.
When candy corn first appeared, it was
popular among farmers because of its agrarian look. The tri-color design was
considered revolutionary and the public went crazy for it. Lack of machinery
meant that candy corn was only made seasonally from March to November. Candy
corn has remained unchanged for one hundred years and is a favorite at
Halloween.