Jelly Beans for your Belly
If you live, or are planning a visit to San Francisco, you may not be aware that a delicious delight, is manufactured right at your city’s back door.
If you travel east of San Francisco towards Sacramento, there’s a town off the highway called Fairfield, where the gourmat jelly bean, known as Jelly Bellies, is produced. All 50 something flavors for your choosing.
When you get off the highway you will be in a industrial zone with many warehouses and manufacturing centers, I’m assuming.
As you enter the building the company logo is front and center, so you’ll know you are there.
Greeted while waiting for the tour, a worker may approach you and ask if you would like to try a certain flavor of a “Jelly Belly” jellybean. Which of course you reply, Yes!
You will be led on a guided tour of their factory, and will see the process of these famous little jellybeans being made. From start to labelled and packaged. It’s really quite an interesting tour, with video clips of th
e history of the company, the jelly belly bean, as well as other candies they produce.
At the end of the 15 minute tour, you can check out their gift and candy shop, to buy your favorite candy, and flavors. They also offer assorted flavors in nice gift boxes. Logo Shirts, caps, the whole nine yards.
If your hungry for more than candy they even have a little restaurant inside, that will serve you up pizza or burgers in the shape of a jelly beans.
Great trip for the kids, with quite a bit of interesting displays of “JellyBelly” portraits of famous people from Ronald Reagan to Elvis Presley.
I was impressed at every turn of the factory tour. Nice place to visit while in San Francisco and I would definitely recommend it for the kid of all ages who loves candy.
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