Albanese gummy factory
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Albanese Candy
One of the most exciting parts of my recent trip was a visit to a real, working candy factory. Though Google Maps took me on a far more direct but slower route through the neighboring Indiana towns from I Entering the space, at first it just looks like a huge candy store - probably about 2, square feet of not just Albanese Candy, but oodles of other bulk items in bins, novelties and classic favorites from all sorts of manufacturers.
At the back of this space is the tour. No photos were allowed of their candy factory tour, which amounts to walking along one wall of the factory and peering into the active operation.
I was able to see the starch molds stacked up and ready to be fed into the depositor, which squeezes out the gummy goo that becomes the bears. The next steps were a bit hidden, but the next conveyer showed the completed gummi bears on a belt being tossed around and bagged up. The bears were then bagged up and robots came in and created huge boxes then pallets that were moved around. The space is just a wide carpeted ramp with a few videos to demonstrate and explain the processes.
First and foremost they sold Albanese Candy. Great for a party. The perfect candy was sold either in pre-packs or at one of the three bulk candy stations. There were plenty of helpful and knowledgeable staffers there. They stood there with their tongs, scoops, plastic bags and gloved hands at the ready for any request. They had every Albanese gummy candy I could think of. The packaging was nice.
Just little stand-up zipper plastic bags. What I appreciated was the each one got its own label that did list the ingredients for the product - a rare service when buying in bulk. The new Natural Sour Poppers are cute little smiley faced buttons of gummis. I have no idea what the flavors are supposed to be, or even how many are in the assortment. I could pick out the cherry, lemon, orange and pineapple ones, there might have been green apple, fruit punch, strawberry and maybe watermelon in there.
I liked that there were no weird aftertastes associated with the coloring, though the flavors were less vibrant than the traditionally produced ones.
The wingspan on the large ones is a full 3 inches. The small ones are less than half that, at about 1. Combining the two sizes was actually more satisfying for me than one or the other. I liked the look of them together, the small ones gave context for the large sized shape which often get folded up. The flavors are the same charming Albanese cherry, orange, grape, punch and apple. I especially liked the orange ones, but found the cherry to have the robust woodsy notes and not too much red food coloring flavor.
I picked up only one chocolate item to review, their Dark Chocolate Caramel Marshmallow. The prices on the chocolate items varied depending on the product itself.
They had a good selection of traditional chocolate treats like toffee, fruit creams, caramels and nuts. A nicely domed piece, they were in pristine, unmarred condition when I bought them but got jostled around a bit in transit drove to Chicago from there, then flew back to Los Angeles four days later. It has a nice dark cocoa scent, a little sweet but woodsy. The bite is not at all like I expected a marshmallow to be. Instead of a latexy puff, it was more of a light fluffed cream.
The flavor was barely sweet and had a light hint of vanilla to it they use both real vanilla and vanillin in them. The caramel was soft and chewy but lacking much of a salty or burnt sugar punch.
The dark chocolate was decent quality and well tempered though not complex. The diversity of candy offerings in the store is amazing. They had a huge selection of nostalgic favorites, such as swirl lollipops, candy buttons, wax lips and theater box favorites. The shop is only about one hour outside of Chicago and a half an hour south of Gary, Indiana. I am a huge Albanese fan. I used to live in the next town and my Mom still lives in Merrillville.
The malt balls i make homemade ice cream with them and chocolate covered raisins are my favorite. They are both huge! And I agree with you that the chocolate is fresh. Nice to see a local company featured. Great review. We used to live close to here and always thought this place was closed because there were never any cars in the parking lot. Now I may make the trip to M-ville just to get candy. It would be a nice day trip.
My surname is Albanese and i never thought to ask person who ran the shop if in some connection i could be related with th eowner of this brand: it would have means that all free sugar stufff! I enjoy and enjoy like a hammer during music to eat and make several purchase for all my friends here in East Europe so they can try the American albanese style!
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Albanese Candy Factory. Reviews. #1 of 14 things to do in Merrillville. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you. I knew Albanese made gummy bears, but other than that, I wasn't sure what to expect. Less than three miles east of Interstate 65 is Albanese's.
I stopped in to grab a treat for my wife's birthday, and picked some up for my son, as well. There's not much to see as far as an attraction, you can look into the factory through a glass viewing area. If you are there with the factory not working, as we were, there's even less to see.
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One of the most exciting parts of my recent trip was a visit to a real, working candy factory. Though Google Maps took me on a far more direct but slower route through the neighboring Indiana towns from I Entering the space, at first it just looks like a huge candy store - probably about 2, square feet of not just Albanese Candy, but oodles of other bulk items in bins, novelties and classic favorites from all sorts of manufacturers. At the back of this space is the tour. No photos were allowed of their candy factory tour, which amounts to walking along one wall of the factory and peering into the active operation. I was able to see the starch molds stacked up and ready to be fed into the depositor, which squeezes out the gummy goo that becomes the bears. The next steps were a bit hidden, but the next conveyer showed the completed gummi bears on a belt being tossed around and bagged up. The bears were then bagged up and robots came in and created huge boxes then pallets that were moved around.
Albanese Candy is a candy manufacturer located in Merrillville, Indiana , founded in the year by Scott Albanese, specializing in the production of gummies and chocolate covered goods.
Albanese makes more than kinds of candy. Milk-chocolate covered anything and everything walnuts, peanut butter Ritz crackers, blueberries. Dark-chocolate covered anything and everything coffee beans, pretzels, cashews. Then there are fancy chocolate-dipped creams and cordials and toffees.
