Marie’s Chocolate


About Marie’s Candies:

In 1941, polio struck Winfred King, a young, hardworking Ohio farmer. The disease put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Over the years, friends and neighbors helped his young family. To express their gratitude, Winfred and his wife, Marie, began giving gifts of homemade candies. What began as a loving gesture in a country kitchen eventually grew into a successful venture that began providing a living for this industrious couple. Marie’s Candies opened its doors in 1956, and its reputation for old-fashioned, high quality candies spread across the countryside.

A third generation is now in place. Two of Jay and Kathy’s three children, son Shannon and daughter Rebecca, have joined the family business. The family business continues to thrive because of the use of high quality ingredients and special customer attention.