Editing Chuckles (section)

== History ==

The Chuckles brand was first produced in 1921 by Fred W. Amend. The only factory was in [[Danville, Illinois]]. [[Nabisco]] bought the Chuckles Company in 1970. A management buyout occurred in 1986, and the company was quickly acquired by [[Leaf International|Leaf]]. Leaf's US properties were sold to [[The Hershey Company]] in 1996 and the Chuckles trademark was licensed to Hershey. Hershey sub-licensed Chuckles to [[Farley's & Sathers Candy Company|Farley's & Sathers]] in 2002, which later merged with Ferrara Pan in 2012 (also owned by [[Catterton Partners]]), forming the [[Farley's & Sathers Candy Company|Ferrara Candy Company]]. The Chuckles trademark is currently owned by Iconic IP Interests, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pollard|first1=Garland|title=Chuckles Candy Still a Pectin-Packed Package|url=http://www.brandlandusa.com/2012/07/14/chuckles-candy-still-a-pectin-packed-package/|website=BrandlandUSA|publisher=BrandlandUSA|accessdate=April 20, 2015|date=July 14, 2012}}</ref>

From 1974 to 1975, Chuckles sponsored [[stuntman]] [[Evel Knievel]].<ref name="evel">{{cite web |title=An Evel "Knievel" Partnership to Chuckle About |url=https://www.candyfavorites.com/an-evil-partnership-to-chuckle-about |website=Candy Favorites |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref>