Long Grove Confectionery Co

Long Grove Confectionery Company started as a retail business in the quaint village of Long Grove, Illinois. The original Long Grove Confectionery, a retail shop and candy kitchen, was housed in a nostalgic replica of a red schoolhouse, which opened in 1975. The quality of its candy and the ability for visitors to view production through a beveled glass window had customers coming back regularly. After a successful ten years, Long Grove had outgrown the kitchen due to the rising demand from larger wholesale customers. Long Grove Confectionery Company moved to a 25,000 sq ft facility in Buffalo Grove IL, and expanded again in 2001 to 85,000 sq ft. While the Long Grove Village site still houses the original retail store, the Buffalo Grove location is home to all candy production, corporate offices, an outlet store, and is also set up for public tours. Today, Long Grove Confectionery Company is owned and operated by Arway Confections, a Chicago based family business also kn...