May 26, 2010
Wolfgang Candy Company Tour Earns National Acclaim
Named One of Top 10 Best Factory Tours in U.S.
Wolfgang Candy Company, Inc.
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Wolfgang Candy Company Tour Earns National Acclaim
Named One of Top 10 Best Factory Tours in U.S.
York, PA (May 26, 2010) - Wolfgang Candy Company�s free factory tour is one of the nation�s Top Ten Best (and Sweetest) Factory Tours, according to the popular online travel site, familyvacationcritic.com.
Familyvacationcritic.com, online travel specialists part of The Independent Traveler Inc., named the Wolfgang Candy Company tour, along with nine others from California to Vermont, as favorite destinations for families. See the list at http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/10-best-%28and-sweetest%21%29-factory-tours/art/.
�Kids will love visits to factories producing some of the country�s best sweets,� the site�s review states. Wolfgang Candy Company is among the Top Ten Best tours including Jelly Belly, Ben & Jerry�s, and Hershey�s Chocolate World.
One of the oldest family-owned and managed confectionary manufacturers in the U.S., Wolfgang Candy Company in York, PA, invites visitors to tour its actual working production facility � a complex of three buildings including the family�s original home where its founders made chocolates by hand in a basement kitchen.
�It�s an amazing achievement for a regional, family-owned company,� says Anne Druck, director of the York County Convention & Visitors Bureau. �Their tour is in a league with large companies with well-known brands that are sold worldwide.�
The Wolfgang Candy Company tour is so appealing and unique, according to Druck, because �they offer an authentic experience. You actually walk along the production line, seeing real product being made by the candy makers and chocolatiers. Wolfgang Candy�s tour is the real deal.�
The 45-minute free guided tour gets visitors �up close and personal� with the candy-making process, so Wolfgang Candy tour manager Amy Kelley advises visitors to check out the dress requirements on the Wolfgang Website at www.wolfgangcandy.com/factory-tours.asp.
�Because ours is not a simulation but a tour within an actual working factory, there are Food and Drug Administration health and safety regulations,� Kelley explains. This means visitors don company-supplied hairnets, and must wear close-toed shoes and remove jewelry.
It�s a fun, full sensory experience to visit Wolfgang Candy Company. �You get to see, hear and smell the candy and chocolates being made,� Kelley says. �And at the end, you get to taste our confections. Everyone gets a treat bag with three pieces of our most popular products.�
Visitors can top off their tour with a stop at the gift shop and Wolfgang�s Das Sweeten Haus, which features an authentic old-fashioned soda fountain serving ice cream, soda and milkshakes.
Wolfgang Candy Company, located at 50 East 4th Avenue, York, Pennsylvania, welcomes visitors for tours Monday through Thursday. Tours are held at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
About Wolfgang
Founded in 1921, Wolfgang is one of the oldest family-owned and managed confectionery manufacturers in the United States. From peanut brittle to hollow chocolates, Wolfgang offers one of the most extensive arrays of high-quality chocolates and non-chocolate confections available in the marketplace. In addition to the all-natural dark chocolate dipped Raspberries, Blueberries and Cranberries, some of the company�s most popular products include the new Wolfgang EVES� brand of chocolate topped truffle cookies, a wide assortment of solid and hollow molded chocolates � bunnies at Easter and Santa at Christmas, and fine boxed chocolates � chocolate-covered pretzels and animal crackers, chocolate-covered peanut butter marshmallow treats (marshmallow and peanut butter covered in milk or dark chocolate), hand-dipped raisin and peanut clusters, and other assorted milk and dark chocolates.
Wolfgang markets and distributes its products through retail, wholesale (private labeling and contract manufacturing), and fundraising sectors. The company is a market leader in the fundraising industry and a trusted name enabling organizations of any size to achieve their financial goals. With a sole focus on and commitment to its customers, Wolfgang demands unparalleled quality in its products, providing its customers with a truly enchanting experience in taste.
Please click here to experience a virtual tour of the Wolfgang Candy Factory.
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