Just Born, Inc., is an American family-owned confectionery company based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[1] It manufactures and markets a number of confectionery, including Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, Hot Tamales, Mike and Ike, Peeps and Teenee Beanee jelly beans.
Advertising its products with the slogan "a great candy isn't made... it's Just Born," the company was ranked as the 10th largest candy company in the United States, as of 2013.[2]
History
Russian-Jewish immigrant Sam Born (1891–1959) came to the United States in December 1909. He moved to San Francisco, where, in 1916, Born was awarded the "key to the city" of San Francisco for inventing the Born Sucker Machine, a machine that mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops.[3][4][5]