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Gardners Candies
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Gardners Candies is a candy company located in Tyrone, Pennsylvania that was founded in 1897 and is best known for its Original Peanut Butter Meltaway candy. History Gardners Candies was founded in 1897 by James "Pike" Gardner, then sixteen years old, in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. It originated as a small store in Tyrone and soon expanded into selling candy, popcorn, and peanuts from horse-drawn wagons at local fairs and carnivals. The company was sold to Sarris Candies in 1997. It expanded its 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility by 12,000 additional square feet in 2013. Retail Gardners Candies has over ten retail stores in the Central Pennsylvania region, including its flagship store in downtown Tyrone which includes a candy museum in addition to the candy stores and ice cream parlors found at its other locations. |
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