Gilliam Candy

About Gilliam Candy

Gilliam Candy was founded in 1927 by Cleve Gilliam in Paducah, Kentucky. The company’s early products included the Kentucky Blue Grass nickel candy bar, but Gilliam became especially recognized for its striped old-fashioned candy sticks. During the 1930s, the business expanded its product line with additional candies such as Bacon Slice, Tummy Full, and Cello Sally. Quality Candy Company acquired Gilliam in 2003, preserving the historic candy-stick line and continuing to distribute it through nostalgic candy stores, general stores, and national retailers.

Gilliam Candy Sticks, Drops & Crushed Candy

We carry Gilliam Old Fashioned Candy Sticks in Birthday Cake, Banana, Blackberry, Blueberry, Bubblegum, Butterscotch, Candy Corn, Cherry, Cinnamon, Clove, Cotton Candy, Grape, Green Apple, Horehound, Lemon, Lemon Lime, Orange, Passion Fruit, and other flavors as they become available. The broader collection includes sanded drops in flavors such as Cherry, Cinnamon, Horehound, Lemon, Licorice, Root Beer, and Watermelon, along with crushed hard candy, peppermint Candy Sips, holiday varieties, assorted tins, bags, full boxes, and bulk options. These colorful hard candies are commonly used for candy displays, dessert toppings, party tables, wedding candy, holiday gifts, general-store displays, and nostalgic candy collections. The candy shown is what is available now, but that could always change, and likely will.

Buy Gilliam Candy Online

You can usually find Gilliam Candy in nostalgic candy stores, country stores, specialty shops, gift stores, and select retail candy aisles, but not every retailer carries the complete selection of candy-stick flavors, sanded drops, crushed candy, holiday products, full boxes, and larger candy orders. Here at Candy Retailer, we offer a straightforward way to buy Gilliam Candy online and have it shipped directly to your home, business, school, office, party, wedding, event, candy display, or anyone who enjoys old-fashioned hard candy. Since we add new brands, products, and flavors daily, this category can continue to expand as additional Gilliam products and packaging options become available.