Josh Early Candies

Specialties

We are a 5^th generation candy company that specializes in handmade chocolates, assorted nuts and candies.

History

Established in 1904.

In 1904, Josh Early III sold wholesale candy under the business name of Richardson and Early. Decades later, his son Josh Early IV started their own retail business in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Josh Early IV and his son Josh Early V began working together in 1938 and developed the freshest, highest quality chocolates available. In 1956 Josh V began making candy in nearby Baumstown. Josh V and his wife Marge worked there for five years before opening their own retail store in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The new business thrived and Josh and Marge’s son-​in-​law Barry Dobil joined them in 1972. With his new partner, Josh now fulfilled a long-​time wish to open a second retail store in Bethlehem, PA in 1982.

To date, our master candy makers continue to use the same batch recipes developed in the early 1900’s. We currently have four other family members continuing the tradition of Josh Early Candies, and are proud to say that we are now a fifth generation family business.