About Spangler Candy

Kids enjoying Dum Dum Pops! Spangler Candy Company is a family owned private company manufacturing and marketing candy since 1906. Our products include lollipops, candy canes, and marshmallow candies.

Our familiar brand names are Dum Dum Pops®, Dum Dum Gum Pops®, Saf-T-Pops®, Spangler® Candy Canes & Cane Classics®, and Spangler® Circus Peanuts.

We manufacture, market, and sell the licensed brand names of Jelly Belly® Candy Canes, Sour Punch® Candy Canes, Smarties® Candy Canes, and Disney® licensed characters on select candy items.

Check out our company store & museum and tours, and buy some Dum Dum candy, merchandise, and apparel at our online store.

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In 1906 Arthur G. Spangler acquired the Gold Leaf Baking Powder Company for $450, and moved the operation to Bryan, Ohio, where he changed the name to Spangler Manufacturing Company.

His younger brother Ernest, a candy jobber in nearby Toledo, joined the business in 1908 and they decided to add candy items. In 1911 they acquired the rights to a popular coconut item. Arthur hired the man who created the product, moved him to Bryan and introduced the Spangler Cocoanut Ball - Spangler's first candy brand.

Omar Spangler joined the firm in 1914. Omar's specialty was accounting. He left the Williams County Telephone Co., where he had been manager, to join his brothers. For detail and a list of historical moments look at our Spangler Timeline.

Find out how the lollipop got its name.

Spangler is headquartered in Bryan, OH in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility covering 500,000 square feet. We also operate a co-manufacturing facility in Juarez, Mexico for the production of commodity candy canes. We have manufactured many great candies in our long history. Spangler now manufactures Dum Dum Pops, Dum Dum Gum Pops, Saf-T-Pops, Circus Peanuts, traditional Candy Canes, gourmet Cane Classics, and several licensed branded candies.

The Chairman & CEO of Spangler Candy is Dean L. Spangler, a third generation descendant of the founders. The President is Kirkland B. Vashaw, a fourth generation descendant of the founders. The candy industry is a fun, exciting, and challenging industry. We are ready for the challenge of the future, and celebrated our 100th year anniversary in 2006.

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