<P> `` Chicken Feed '' was the original name of the candy with production starting in the 1880s . Wunderlee Candy Company was the first to produce the candy . Following the 19th century , the Goelitz Confectionary Company ( now called Jelly Belly ) manufactured the product . Along with other agriculture - inspired treats at the time , the late 19th century , Americas ' confectioners sought to market candy corn to a largely rural society . </P>
<P> `` Chicken Feed '' was the original name of the candy with production starting in the 1880s . Wunderlee Candy Company was the first to produce the candy . Following the 19th century , the Goelitz Confectionary Company ( now called Jelly Belly ) manufactured the product . Along with other agriculture - inspired treats at the time , the late 19th century , Americas ' confectioners sought to market candy corn to a largely rural society . </P>
who invented candy corn and when was it first created
who invented candy corn and when was it first created
Wunderlee Candy Company 1880s
Wunderlee Candy Company 1880s