M&M's!

 "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."

-M&M slogan

Who doesn’t love a bag of M&M’s? M&M’s can be found around the world in wonderful varieties such as peanut, pretzel, PB&J, and dark chocolate! This classic candy originated in the United States in 1941. In the 1930’s, during the Spanish Civil War, Forest Mars Sr. came up with the idea of M&M’s when he saw soldiers eating chocolate with tempered hard shells so the chocolate would not melt.  Production began in 1941, the two “m”s on the candy represent Forest Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie, the son of the president of Hershey’s Chocolate. It wasn’t until the 1950’s that the beloved candy every one knows and loves came to be like the M&M’s we see today, peanut M&M’s were only tan and the colors red, yellow and green were added to the mix. Today 340 million M&M’s are produced daily to eat (or for decoration here at SugarPop’s)!

Take a look at how M&M's are made! 

Here at SugarPop's M&M's can make a delicious treat and beautiful decoration for any event!  

-SugarPop's Candy and Soda Shop 

248 North Main Street 

Mooresville, NC 28115 

(704) 799-0959

Jelly Belly jelly beans!

With over 100 different flavors, Jelly Belly jelly beans are hard not to like. It wasn’t until around the 1960’s that jelly beans were first made but their history goes back farther then that. In 1869 Gustav Goelitz opened up a candy business in Belleville, Illinois at the age of 24 making candy corn and “royal buttercreams”. His family continued the tradition and in 1965 jellybeans finally made a break through when the Mini Jelly Beans were infused with flavor in the center.

Gustav Goelitz in the front with his foot on a barrel. 

Jelly Belly jelly beans made another breakthrough in 1976 when they came up with the recipe that inspired many of the classic flavors everyone has come to love: Root Beer, Green Apple, Licorice, Cream Soda, Lemon, Tangerine, Very Cherry, and Grape. After the major recipe breakthrough they kept pushing the flavor boundaries creating unique and wonderful flavors, anything from strawberry daiquiri to jalapeno!

From there on out Jelly Belly jelly beans continued to wow America with its great taste and innovation, becoming loved by President Ronald Regan and even being sent into space!  Today around 46,000 kilos of Jelly Belly jelly beans are produced everyday!

-SugarPop's Candy and Soda shop

248 North Main Street 

Mooresville, NC 28115 

(704) 799-0959

Astro Pop!

We get a lot of customers down here at SugarPop’s who are overjoyed when they see our display of Astro Pops sitting up on the shelf. The conical shape and the bright yellow, green and red colors bring back nostalgic memories from their youth.

Modeled after a three-stage rocket and created by two rocket scientist, Astro Pops hit the shelves around 1963. At this time the Space Race was in full force and many children dreamed going into space while enjoying the delicious flavor of cherry, passionfruit and pineapple! Astro Pop is most recognizable by its original conical lollipop shape; the cone wrapper becomes the mold for the hot candy as it is poured in layer by layer and then sealed off with a layer of wax.  Astro pop was around until 2004 when it was discontinued but thankfully, to the out of this world lollipop’s fans, was picked back up 2010!

-SugarPop's

248 North Main Street 
Mooresville, NC 28115 

(704) 799-0959

Candy Olympics!

Are you ready for this years Candy Olympics?! This is the second year we will be having this amazing and fun challenge here at SugarPop's! 

Teams of three will compete on August 17th in three rounds of candy challenges, then two final teams with compete in a final candy challenge to win a 75$ gift card to our store! 

Check out last years Candy Olympics and call today to register your team! 

-SugarPop's Candy & Soda shop

(704) 799-0959

248 North Main Street 
Mooresville, NC 28115