Good & Plenty

You've known Good & Plenty for years. You know their how great this licorice candy is. You can remember picking up a box in the movie theater while catching a great film, just reaching into the box and grabbing out a piece whenever the desire struck. You remember just how you'd love the great taste. It's a taste that your father shared with you. Now it's time to share Good & Plenty with your children.

Good & Plenty is the oldest candy bar in the US. The very first packages of Good & Plenty were produced in 1893 by the Quaker City Confectionery Company. based in Philadelphia. They gained fame in the 1950's and 1960's due to their availability in movie houses around the country as well as their mascot, Choo Choo Charlie. In TV ads, he'd fuel his train with great tasting Good & Plenty candies. Nowadays, Good & Plenty is made the candy experts at Hershey's.

Good & Plenty candies are a licorice candy that has a hard candy outer shell covering a sweet, soft, licorice inner part. They resemble capsules or mini licorice tubes. It makes it easy to grab out a piece or even shake out a piece of candy. One bite through the shell releases the sweet flavor that is found in every flavor of Good & Plenty. It's not surprising that people have been enjoying this candy for more than 100 years.