The Idaho Candy Company is a candy

Candy

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 manufacturer

Food industry

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 in Boise, Idaho

Boise, Idaho

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, United States

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History

The Idaho Candy Company was founded in 1901 by T.O. Smith. He began by making chocolates

Chocolate

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 in his garage, and then selling them door-to-door

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. In 1909 he opened a factory

Factory

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 in Boise which still operates today. In 1984, John Wagers bought the company and his son Dave Wagers is the current-serving president of Idaho Candy.

Products

Over the years, the company has produced more than 50 varieties of candy bar, of which three are still being produced today. The Idaho Spud

Idaho Spud

The Idaho Spud is a candy bar made by the Idaho Candy Company. It has been produced since 1918 and is distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest region of the United States...

(1918) consists of a cocoa

Cocoa solids

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-flavored marshmallow

Marshmallow

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 center covered with a dark chocolate coating and sprinkled with coconut

Coconut

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 flakes. It is shaped like a potato

Potato

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. The Old Faithful (1925) consists of a vanilla

Vanilla

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-flavored marshmallow center topped with whole peanuts

Peanut

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 and covered with milk chocolate. The Cherry Cocktail (1926) consists of a maraschino cherry

Maraschino cherry

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 cream center coated in ground peanuts and milk chocolate. Three varieties of Owyhee Butter Toffee

Toffee

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are also still being produced, along with about 20 varieties of bulk candy. All candy made by the company can be bought directly at the Idaho Candy Company website.

Products from the company are labeled as "Owyhee" after the Owyhee River

Owyhee River

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 and Owyhee County, Idaho

Owyhee County, Idaho

Owyhee County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Idaho. In area it is the second largest county in Idaho, behind Idaho County. As of the 2000 Census, Owyhee County had a population of 10,644...

that are located near the production plant.

External links

- Idaho Candy Company