Frankford Candy was established in 1947 in a small factory in Philadelphia's Frankford section as a manufacturer of chocolate-molded Easter products, but quickly expanded to include other seasonal candies, as well. Frankford's early customers included the largest retailers of the time like S.K. Kresge, F.W. Woolworth and G.C. Murphy. As these small retailers evolved into the major national retail chains, Frankford Candy grew with them. By the 1970's, Frankford Candy had moved to a larger facility in South Philadelphia (see photo) and had established itself as a leading national supplier of seasonal confections to all major retailers in the USA.

From the 1970's to 2005, the Frankford Candy headquarters was located on Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia.

In 1994, aware of consumer demand for recognized properties and brands, Frankford Candy implemented a corporate strategic plan establishing its core principles for success, including:

• Brand commitment to level the competitive playing field with confectionery national brands by licensing and/or co-branding world class brand equities.
• Commitment to product leadership by making new products that are innovative and distinctive, or where direct comparisons exist, will offer superior consumer benefit.

Since then, Frankford Candy has established close partnerships with global brands including Nickelodeon, Disney, Hasbro, Barbie, Harry Potter, Care Bears and many others. Armed with these brand assets, Frankford began a decade of rapid growth as one of the largest confectionery licensing companies in America. Frankford Candy is a top 10 supplier of seasonal candy in the nation and one of the fastest-growing confectioners.

In 2006, Frankford Candy consolidated its three facilities into a single, 500,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, located on a 23-acre site in Philadelphia's Frankford section. The new facility offers ample space for manufacturing expansion and distribution efficiency.

Frankford Candy's most recent strategic growth initiative was to expand beyond seasonal candy. In 2000, Frankford Candy launched an innovative line of everyday novelty candies targeted to kids, and has since become the nations fastest-growing supplier of novelty non-chocolate candy.

This strategic shift was supported by a commitment to global business. To augment the company's more than 50 years of manufacturing experience, and to allow expansion into a multitude of incremental product segments, Frankford has developed an extensive global sourcing and quality assurance capability. Today, candies are produced under the Frankford Candy brands in 15 countries, in addition to the modern and highly automated production flagship facility in Philadelphia.

Combined, the executive team has more than 100 years of experience in the candy industry. Many of them have seen the transition from Frankford's non-branded, commodity past into the respected brand leader it has become.