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Gilliam Candy Company

Gilliam Candy Company is a Kentucky-based confectionery company famous for its iconic candy sticks that come in a variety of sweet flavors.



Gilliam Candy Company: The American Confectioner Credited With Making Candy Sticks

Gilliam Candy Company was founded by Cleve Gilliam in 1927 in Paducah, Kentucky. An accomplished artist and part-time candy maker, Gilliam started selling flavored candy sticks, hard candy, peanut brittle, and candy bars out of a small candy storefront in his town.

Over the next 20 years, Gilliam would become famous for its hard candy sticks that came in a variety of flavors including spearmint, bubble gum, blueberry, butterscotch, clove, root beer, peppermint, and more.

In 1944, Cleve Gilliam sold Gilliam Candy Company. From there the confectionery company changed hands until it was acquired by Quality Candy Company in 2003. To this day, Gilliam is still best known for its candy sticks that you can find in our digital aisles right here.



FAQ

Who started Gilliam Candy Company?

  • Gilliam Candy Company was founded by Cleve Gilliam in Paducah, KY, in 1927.


What flavor candy sticks does Gilliam Candy Company make?

  • Gilliam Candy Company makes a variety of flavored hard candy sticks including spearmint, bubble gum, blueberry, butterscotch, clove, root beer, peppermint, tutti frutti, s’mores, orange, raspberry, lemon, green apple, grape, and more.


Where can you buy Gilliam Candy?

  • You can find Gilliam Candy in select candy storefronts across the United States and in our digital aisles right here.


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Candy Sticks, Hard Candy, Stick Candy, Watermelon, Root Beer, Cherry, Butterscotch, Grape