[8] The system coats the candy trays with corn starch, a process used by only three candy-makers in the United States.

[2][13] This effort left the United States Air Force members feeling overlooked, and the company developed a product line featuring military jet aircraft molds: a B-2 Spirit, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-22 Raptor, F-117 Nighthawk, and SR-71 Blackbird.

[14] In late 2004, a factory measuring 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2)[15] and an outlet store were opened in Hobart, Indiana.

[16] The Hobart factory formerly offered self-guided tours;[17] in the entrance hall, there was a 32 ft-tall (9.8 m) chocolate fountain, the largest in the country.

[2][18] In 2014, gummies graced a large scale stained glass window mural in Tokyo, Japan's Espace Luis Vuitton museum.

[20] The company is continuously experimenting with products for key theme parks, Fannie May, and Marshall Fields, Scott said.