Jelly Belly, long a family favorite candy, is actually headquartered just North of San Francisco. They have a really cool tour I discovered in Famplosion thanks to our awesome Bay Area Editor, Laura McConnell!
So, yesterday, we picked up our preschooler and drove North about an hour to the Jelly Belly factory to take the tour! It's a 40 minute tour with several stops along the way. The tour guide gives some background information and they also have TVs set up to play video segments about the history, production and shipping processes. All of this is done on a catwalk of sorts suspended above the actual factory floor where you have a great view of bin after bin filled to the brim with brightly colored jelly belly jelly beans! For my milk allergy son, who has never even tasted chocolate, this is pretty much what he expects Heaven to be like someday!
Unfortunately, there's no photography allowed on the tour...they need to protect their trade secrets, and the pronouncement at the beginning of the tour made me feel like we were entering Willy Wonka's factory! But in any case, this is the best I could do with the sign out front and the family. I highly recommend this tour!
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