About the Candy Alliance The Candy Alliance LLC was formed in the year 2000. "To establish lawful arrangements to enhance competition in the candy industry, especially with large candy manufacturers, by, among other ways, increasing placement and distribution of Members' products and lowering their costs, thereby enabling them to lower prices, raise output and give consumers wider choices." All the members are of similar size, have common goals and have found synergies that will enable members to ‘build a better business' and compete in the crowded market place of confections and snacks. Each member is a stand alone entity that operates independently of other members. American Licorice Co. American Licorice Company is a candy manufacturer in the United States, originally founded in Chicago, Illinois around 1914. In 1925, the company started operations in San Francisco, California. The Company is headquartered in Bend, Oregon. Goetze's Candy Co. August Goetze purchased the Baltimore Chewing Gum Company five generations ago in 1895 – but don't let the name mislead you – candy was his business. Goetze's passion ultimately led him to focus on perfecting a single, signature product. Spangler Candy Company Spangler Candy Company is a privately owned company that has been manufacturing and marketing candy since 1906.