A trio of candy-obsessed artists relocate its Wonka-esque gummy production to Chicago

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Sept. 23, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated Sept. 23, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/09/23/sweet-stash-martin-starr-ezra-adeev-potash-chicago-production

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More than a century after Wrigley, Brach’s and Mars helped turn Chicago into a candy epicenter, a trio of artists with an unabashed candy obsession brought their gummy candy startup to the shuttered former Jelly Belly plant in suburban North Chicago, ushering in a new era for this storied city of sw...