Candy corn was originally called “Chicken Feed.”

Quick Scoop

  • In the late 1800s, the Goelitz Candy Company (later Jelly Belly) marketed the tri‑colored kernels under the name “Chicken Feed.”
  • The name fit the era, because corn was largely seen as food for livestock rather than people before World War I.
  • Early packaging even featured a rooster, reinforcing the farm‑and‑feed theme before the candy gradually became known simply as “candy corn.”

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