Jolly Rancher: version 1

Saved 2026-09-27 04:15 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added Jolly Rancher Original Flavors Hard Candy 14 oz (UPC 010700556868, wanted list). Two label generations from Open Food Facts photos: current 2025 label (2 pieces/12 g, 45 kcal, no mineral oil), m. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Jolly Rancher <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Jolly Rancher
summary: American brand of hard candy and other sweets, founded in Golden, Colorado, in 1949 and owned by The Hershey Company since 1996.
website: https://www.hersheyland.com/jolly-rancher
founded: 1949
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target          | market | from | until | ended | status   | source   | note                                                                                                                    |
| -------- | --------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/hershey |        | 1996 |       |       | verified | ^wiki-jr | Wikipedia gives Hershey as owner since 1996; the Hersheyland brand site and the brand's packs name The Hershey Company. |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name           | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| JOLLY RANCHER  | search |        |      |       |
| Jolly Ranchers | search | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref         | url                                                                                           | title                                                | accessed   | publisher           | kind         | published | record_id      | locator | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------ | --------- | -------------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| hersheyland | https://www.hersheyland.com/products/jolly-rancher-original-flavors-hard-candy-14-oz-bag.html | JOLLY RANCHER Original Flavors Hard Candy, 14 oz bag | 2026-09-27 | The Hershey Company | manufacturer |           | 00010700556868 |         |              |                        |          |
| wiki-jr     | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Rancher                                                   | Jolly Rancher                                        | 2026-09-27 | Wikipedia           | publication  |           |                | History | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Jolly Rancher is an American brand of hard candy, also used on gummies, jelly beans, lollipops and sour bites.[^wiki-jr] Bill and Dorothy Harmsen founded the Jolly Rancher Company in Golden, Colorado, in 1949; the company passed to Beatrice Foods in 1966, the brand to Leaf, Inc. in 1983, and The Hershey Company bought Leaf's North American confectionery brands, Jolly Rancher among them, in 1996.[^wiki-jr] The 14 oz bag of Original Flavors hard candy carries blue raspberry, green apple, cherry, grape and watermelon.[^hersheyland]
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