The Atkinson Candy Company is a candy company based in Lufkin, Texas , best known for producing the Chick-O-Stick .
3-403: Atkinson Candy Company is a private company founded in 1932 by B.E. Atkinson, Sr., and his wife, Mabel C. Atkinson. It started when Basil E. Atkinson made two-day treks to Houston to purchase candy and tobacco, then he would sell it to mom-and-pop shops on the return trip. The company currently operates out of a 100,000 square feet (9,300 m) facility, and is led by Eric Atkinson, grandchild of
6-552: The Chick-O-Stick , Coconut Long Boys, peanut brittle , mint twists, Peanut Butter Bars, and holiday candy. Atkinson also produces a premium hard candy line known as Gemstone Candies. In 2013, Atkinson acquired the candies Black Cow, Slo Poke and Sophie Mae from The Warrell Corporation . In 2019, they reached a licensing agreement with Spangler Candy Company to make the former Necco candy, Mary Janes . This food and/or confectionery corporation or company-related article
9-966: The founders. The third and fourth generations of the Atkinson family are now running the Atkinson Candy Company. In 1983, Atkinson purchased another local company, the Judson Candy Company , later known as Judson-Atkinson Candies, from the Pearl Brewing Company . Judson-Atkinson was founded in 1899, and was based in San Antonio, Texas . In 2011, Judson-Atkinson shut down business due to the high prices of sugar and raw materials. Judson-Atkinson Candy Company used about four million pounds of sugar each year to make their bulk candies. Atkinson Candy Company specializes in peanut butter and peppermint -flavored candies. The current product line includes
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