Chuckles

{{short description|Type of candy}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Other uses}} {{Infobox prepared food | image = Chuckles-Candies.jpg | image_size = | caption = Chuckles candies | type = Confectionery | place_of_origin = Danville, Illinois | creator = Fred W. Amend | year = 1921 | main_ingredient = Corn syrup, sugar, cornstarch, natural and artificial flavors and colors | calories = 150 | calories_ref =<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Chuckles_candy_by_Ferrara_Candy_Company_565246_nutritional_value.html |title=Chuckles candy by Ferrara Candy Company |website=NutritionalValue.org |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> | protein = 0 | fat = 0 | carbohydrate = 37 |other = produced by Ferrara Candy Company }} thumb|right|300px|Chuckles in package

'''Chuckles''' are jelly candies coated with a light layer of sugar. They come in five flavors: lime, orange, cherry, lemon, and licorice.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.farleysandsathers.com/Products/ProductDetail.asp?uid=1348 | title=Farley's and Sathers Candy Company - Chuckles page | accessdate=August 7, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930181026/http://www.farleysandsathers.com/Products/ProductDetail.asp?uid=1348 | archive-date=September 30, 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Each package of Chuckles contains one piece of each flavor. The candies are made with corn syrup, sugar, modified and unmodified cornstarch, and natural and artificial flavors and colors.

== History ==

The Chuckles brand was first produced in 1921 by Fred W. Amend. The only factory was in Danville, Illinois. Nabisco bought the Chuckles Company in 1970. A management buyout occurred in 1986, and the company was quickly acquired by Leaf. Leaf's US properties were sold to The Hershey Company in 1996 and the Chuckles trademark was licensed to Hershey. Hershey sub-licensed Chuckles to Farley's & Sathers in 2002, which later merged with Ferrara Pan in 2012 (also owned by Catterton Partners), forming the Ferrara Candy Company. The Chuckles trademark is currently owned by Iconic IP Interests, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pollard|first1=Garland|title=Chuckles Candy Still a Pectin-Packed Package|url=http://www.brandlandusa.com/2012/07/14/chuckles-candy-still-a-pectin-packed-package/|website=BrandlandUSA|publisher=BrandlandUSA|accessdate=April 20, 2015|date=July 14, 2012}}</ref>

From 1974 to 1975, Chuckles sponsored stuntman Evel Knievel.<ref name="evel">{{cite web |title=An Evel "Knievel" Partnership to Chuckle About |url=https://www.candyfavorites.com/an-evil-partnership-to-chuckle-about |website=Candy Favorites |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref>

==See also== * List of confectionery brands

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==External links== * [https://www.ferraracandyshopusa.com/brands/chuckles Chuckles Candy product page]

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