[3] In October 2008, the company opened a 50,000 sq ft (4,645 m2) manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand, where it produces confections for the international market.

In the 1960s, the company began to expand the product line to include jelly beans, various jells, and other confections.

Ronald Reagan, who "had quit smoking years before and turned to popping candy as an oral substitute", first tried the company's [mini] jelly beans in 1969.

[11] Reagan wrote to Herman Rowland as governor in 1973, "we can hardly start a meeting or make a decision without passing around the jar of jelly beans.

[13] David Klein hired Herman Goelitz Candy Company as his contract manufacturer to produce the bean.

The first flavors were Very Cherry, Tangerine, Lemon, Green Apple, Grape, Licorice, Root Beer, and Cream Soda.

[22] However, he "started to favor M&M's as the official White House candy during his eighth and final year in office.

[27] "Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans" were inspired by the Harry Potter book series and featured intentionally gruesome flavors such as "Vomit", "Earwax", "Skunk Spray", "Rotten Egg" and "Grass".

[9][31] They contain carbohydrates, electrolytes (in the form of sodium and potassium), and vitamins B1, B2, B3 and C.[32] "Extreme Sport Beans" include the additional boost of caffeine.

[31][32] The company makes over 100 different confections including chocolates, licorice, gummies, and candy corn.

[33] The company operates three manufacturing plants in Fairfield, California; North Chicago, Illinois; and Rayong, Thailand.