Kegg's Candies

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Kegg's Candies
Company type Private Closed Permanently 31 July 2020
Industry Confectionery
Founded Houston, TX (1946)
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Headquarters Houston, Texas
Products Chocolate, candies, Pecan, Custards
Website keggscandies.com

Kegg's Candies was a confectionery company that specialized in handmade chocolates. It was located in Houston, Texas, and was called "legendary" by the local press. [1] The company was founded in 1946 by Robert Kegg. [2] Upon his retirement in the 1980s, the business stayed in the Kegg's family for 10 years and then was sold to John Toomey, a Houston businessman. Carl Bartuch Jr. bought the business from Toomey in 2004. [3]

In 2009, the company bought a new facility in Southwest Houston that covers 11,000 square feet, five times the size of their previous location. [2] [3] The company makes 30,000 to 40,000 pounds of candy each year, [2] and creates handmade items. [4]

The company shut down its factory and ceased operations in 2018. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Brad Hem (December 17, 2008). "Houston latecomers to online sales finding success". Houston Chronicle.
  2. 1 2 3 Kevin Quinn (2009-08-11). "Kegg's Candies based in Houston debuts brand new 11,000 square foot facility | abc13.com". Abclocal.go.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  3. 1 2 Kim Jackson (2009-08-25). "Kegg's Candies expands operations to second site - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  4. ↑ "CNBC's Amazing Things Made of Chocolate Features Houston's Kegg's Candies". stylemagazine.com. July 28, 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Houston's Iconic Chocolate Factory is Shuttering, Leaving its Dedicated Workers in Tears: A Sweet 72 Year Run Ends in Sorrow". PaperCity Magazine. July 19, 2018. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
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