Article: Jelly Belly gains ground as industry remains stagnant.(Jelly Belly Candy Co.)

Despite the sluggish $29.1 billion candy industry, The Jelly Belly Candy Company is seeing success in almost every jelly bean it produces, about 300,000-lbs. a day to be exact. The company saw a 25% increase in sales since 2006, with current sales reaching the $160 million mark with aims at $200 million by 2010, according to The New York Times (June 26). Industry experts site both wider availability and global expansion as keys to Jelly Belly's success, while candy connoisseurs believe that the candy's taste is what keeps customers happy. The difference in taste comes from the company's innovation to add flavor to both the shell and the inside of the bean, using real ...

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