Posted: October 25, 2013
Source: Union Plus
When those little ghosts and goblins come collecting on Halloween, make sure you have a full supply of union-made-in-America treats for them like Jelly Belly’s candy corn. Here’s a brief list of choices of candy products made by members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM); snack foods by members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW); or fruit and nuts from members of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW).

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Hershey Products*

• Hershey Kisses
• Hershey Syrups
• Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar
• Hershey Milk with Almond Bars
• Hershey Special Dark Bars
• Hershey Nuggets
• Rolo
• Hershey Kissables
• Kit Kat Bars
• Carmello Bar
• Cadbury Fruit & Nut Bar
• Cadbury Roast Almond Bar
• Cadbury Royal Dark Bar
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar
• Jolly Ranchers
• Hershey Symphony Bar with Toffee

Just Born

• Peeps
• Mike & Ike
• Hot Tamales
• Peanut Chews
• Jelly Beans

Jelly Belly’s Candy Company

• Jelly Bellies (also made in a non-union plants in Chicago/Taiwan)
• Chocolate Dutch Mints
• Chocolate Temptations
• Dimples
• Goelitz Confections
• Goelitz Gummi
• Pet Rat
• Pet Tarantula
• Sweet Temptations
• Candy Corn
• Licorice
• Malted Milk Balls
• Chocolate Coated Nuts, and Sours
• Sunkist Fruit Gel Slices
• Sport Beans

American Licorice**

• Black & Red Vines
• Strawberry Ropes

Sconza Candies

• Jawbreakers
• Chocolate Covered Cherries
• Chocolate
• Boston Baked Beans
• Jordon Almonds
• Yogurt Raisens
• Lemoncello Almonds
• Chocolate/Yogurt Fruit & Raisens

Frito-Lay*

• Doritos
• Rold Gold
• Lays Potato Chips

Nabisco*

• Corn Nuts
• Chips Ahoy!
• Oreos
• Nutter Butter
• Vanilla Wafers

Keebler

• Chips Deluxe
• Pecan Sandies
• Cheez-it
• Vanilla Wafers

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Necco (New England Confectionery Company)

• Sweethearts
• Mary Jane Peanut Butter Chews
• NECCO Wafers/Necco Wafer Smoothies
• Sky Bar
• Clark Bar
• Canada Mints
• Candy Cupboard
• Thin Mints
• NECCO Assorted Junior Wafers
• Clark Junior Laydown Bag
• Mary Jane Laydown Bag
• Haviland
• Mallow Cups
• Necco Peanut Butter Kisses

Ghiradelli Chocolates

• All filled & non filled squares
• All filled & non filled bars
• Non pariels
• Chocolate chips

Gimbals Fine Candies

• JellyBeans
• Cherry Hearts
• Scotty Dogs
• Sour Lovers
• LavaBalls

Nestle

• Nestle Treasures
• Laffy Taffy
• Kathryn Beich specialty candy
• Baby Ruth*
• Butterfinger*
• Pearson’s Nips
• Famous Old Time Candies (gourmet chocolates)
• Nestle Crunch Butterfinger Crisp

Pearson’s Candy Co.

• Salted Nut Roll
• Nut Goodie
• Mint Patties
• Bun Bars

Anabelles Candy Company

• Rocky Road – Smores
• Look
• Big Hunk
• Abba-Zaba – Peanut Butter/Raspberry
• Yogurt Nuts & Fruit

Bachman

• Pretzels
• Jax Cheese Curls
• Keystone Snacks Party Mix
• Cheese Curls
• Corn Chips

Orville Redenbacher

• popcorn

See’s Candies

• Chocolate Assortment
• Nuts & Chews
• Truffles
• Lollypops
• Fund Raisers
• Brittles & Toffees
• Candy Bars

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Fruit & Nuts

Members of the United Farm Workers (UFW) help produce various fruits and nuts with the UFW label, including porducts from: coastal Berry Co., Swanton Berry, Montpelier Almonds, Brown Date Gardent Dates, Mann’s California Apples, and cirtus fruit from Sunkist, Sunworld, Airdrome and Big Jim.

*Some products made abroad; check the label for country of origin.

**Also made at non-union plant in Laporte, Indiana