Confections

Xan Confections Corporate Office

Xan Confections was founded by Susan and Kerry Johnson in 1998 in Irvine, California. The company distributes confections and gourmet chocolate candies.

The company operates as a subsidiary of Chocolate.Org. It is best known for its unique candy and gifts, such as vegan chocolate, gluten free candy, dairy free chocolate, and organic chocolate. The company does not sell their products in stores at this time, preferring to sell online and deliver their items fresh. The company also offers a subscription “Chocolate of the Month Club”.

Xan Confections uses chocolate and candy makers from all over the world. The company itself has headquarters in Newport Beach, California.

Fairy Cakes Cupcakery Corporate Office

Fairy Cakes Cupcakery, often referred to as simply Fairy Cupcakes, was founded in 2011 in Buffalo, New York, by three friends, Kelly Audette, Andrea Janetske, and Mo Torpey. The company operates a custom bakery for cakes, cookies, and cupcakes.

The bakery originally began as a catering service for weddings and other types of parties. Demand for cupcakes, however, grew substantially in the following years. After being featured on the Martha Stewart show, the owners decided to open the location to the general public. The recipes come from the owners’ families, using premium ingredients. Approximately 10 varieties of cupcakes are rotated, with 7 signature flavors of the day and another 8 standing flavors that are made each day.

Fairy Cakes was featured in a bake off contest on The Cooking Channel and won first place in December of 2016. In addition to special orders, catering, and every day bakery items, the company also offers a large party room for special events.

Dietsch Brothers Ice Cream Corporate Office

Dietsch Brothers Ice Cream was founded in Findlay, Ohio, in 1928 by the Dietsch family, Edward, along with his sons Chris, and Don. The company operates an ice cream and confection shop. Edward Dietsch passed away in 1934 and his wife just a few years later. The company was abandonded for several years, until it was reopened by Chris and Don after they finished school.

The company operates a small chain of large candy, pretzel, and ice cream shops in the Findlay area. The store is best known for ice cream, but it also offers hand made chocolates, pretzels and chocolate covered pretzels, nuts, truffles, popcorn and carmels. The company also offers party service and boxed gift sets.

The company is still family owned and operated by Jeff, Tom, Sherrie, and Jeff’s daughter Erika. The company has two stores, the main store on West Main Cross Street and one on Tiffen Avenue.

Guittard Chocolate Company Corporate Office

Guittard Chocolate Company was founded in 1868 in the San Francisco area of California by French immigrant Étienne Guittard. During the peak of the gold rush years, Guittard traded chocolates he had brought from France for supplies he needed for gold mining. After 3 years and no gold, Guittard decided to open his own shop, where he made chocolate candies and sold a variety of other items.

Today, the company is the only California based operation which makes French chocolates from old time recipes. It is still family owned and operated. Guittard’s not only sells to consumers, but also wholesale to famous chocolate makers such as See’s, Baskin Robbins, and Kelloggs.

Guittard Chocolate Company has headquarters in Burlingame, California, and employs approximately 240 full time employees.

Pepperidge Farm Corporate Office

Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin in Fairfield, Connecticut. The company name comes from the family farm, which was named after the Pepperidge trees that grew there. The company manufactures and sells baked goods, many of them frozen.

The company was acquired by Campbell Soup Company and now operates as a subsidiary. The company makes a wide range of baked goods, including bread, crackers, including the popular Gold Fish crackers, cakes, frozen desserts, and cookies.

Pepperidge Farm appeals to consumers by offering as “natural” a product as possible, with a minimum of additives. The founder was known for her non-allergen bread, a recipe she made herself after she found that her son was allergic to wheat.