[4] That same year, it produced a set of licorice shoes for Charlie Chaplin's character to eat in the film The Gold Rush.

[2][4] In November 1999, American Licorice Co. joined with Ferrara Pan, Spangler, Goetze's, and NECCO to form the Candy Alliance LLC.

The Alliance works to promote the mutual interests involved, through the coordination of ingredient purchasing to get lower prices, the creation of cooperative marketing and distribution programs, and the cross-licensing and development of joint products.

[5] In 2008, The Food Network program Unwrapped featured a four-minute segment on the making of Sour Punch straws.

[6] On 22 August 2012 the company recalled one pound bags of Red Vines Black Licorice Twists due to traces of lead.