Trends · data through August 2026

Candy Shops in the United States

Iceflower tracks 1,797 stores from 1,100 candy shops chains in the United States. Fuzziwig's Candy Factory grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Candy Cottage and Neuhaus.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
1,100
Tracked stores
1,797
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked candy shops chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Fuzziwig's Candy Factory and Candy Cottage sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 F Fuzziwig's Candy Factory ▲7 +19.5%
2 C Candy Cottage ▲4 +12.9%
3 N Neuhaus logo Neuhaus ▲1 +10.3%
4 F Fisher's Popcorn logo Fisher's Popcorn ▲5 +9.6%
5 M Malley's Chocolates logo Malley's Chocolates - +8.9%
6 S See's Candies logo See's Candies - +7.8%
7 T The Sweet Shoppe - +7.1%
8 F Fannie May ▲1 +6.4%
9 G Gertrude Hawk Chocolates logo Gertrude Hawk Chocolates - +6.2%
10 C Candy Craze ▲5 +5.5%
11 Z Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop ▲6 +4.8%
12 L Lindt ▲1 +1.0%
13 C Carousel Candies ▲5 +0.9%
14 D Dulcerias Pinkis ▲3 +0.2%
15 A Alpine Chocolat Haus ▼1 +0.1%
  • See's Candies
  • IT'SUGAR
  • Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
  • Malley's Chocolates
  • Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop
  • Sarris Candies
  • Rocket Fizz
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

1,797 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • See's Candies (106)
  • IT'SUGAR (63)
  • Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (91)
  • Malley's Chocolates (19)
  • Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop (16)
  • Sarris Candies (2)
  • Rocket Fizz (38)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 S See's Candies logo See's Candies 106
  • 2 R Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory logo Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 91
  • 3 I IT'SUGAR logo IT'SUGAR 63
  • 4 R Rocket Fizz logo Rocket Fizz 38
  • 5 L Lindt 29
  • 6 L Lolli and Pops logo Lolli and Pops 27
  • 7 G Gertrude Hawk Chocolates logo Gertrude Hawk Chocolates 22
  • 8 M Malley's Chocolates logo Malley's Chocolates 19
  • 9 G Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop logo Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop 16
  • 10 C Candy Kitchen 15
  • 11 P Peterbrooke Chocolatier 10
  • 12 C Candyland 8
  • 13 R River Street Sweets logo River Street Sweets 8
  • 14 N Natalie's Candy Jar logo Natalie's Candy Jar 8
  • 15 C Chocolaterie Stam 8
  • 16 R Russell Stover logo Russell Stover 7
  • 17 F Fuzziwig's Candy Factory 7
  • 18 W Wockenfuss Candies 6
  • 19 S Sugar Bear 6
  • 20 S Sugar Kingdom logo Sugar Kingdom 6
  • 21 C Candy World 6
  • 22 C Candy Craze 6
  • 23 T The Sweet Shoppe 6
  • 24 M Main Street Sweets 5
  • 25 S Sugar Planet 5
  • 26 N Nuts Factory logo Nuts Factory 5
  • 27 T The Candy Store 5
  • 28 T The Fudgery logo The Fudgery 5
  • 29 T Try My Nuts logo Try My Nuts 5
  • 30 C Candy Tyme 5
  • 31 S Schakolad Chocolate Factory 5
  • 32 A Alpine Chocolat Haus 5
  • 33 S Sweet 4
  • 34 N Norman Love Confections 4
  • 35 C Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream 4
  • 36 S Sweet Treats 4
  • 37 Z Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop 4
  • 38 D Dylan's Candy Bar logo Dylan's Candy Bar 4
  • 39 L Läderach logo Läderach 4
  • 40 T The Original Fudge Kitchen 4
  • 41 F Fisher's Popcorn logo Fisher's Popcorn 4
  • 42 C Candy Cottage 4
  • 43 S Sugar Rush 4
  • 44 T The Candy Bar 4
  • 45 I I Love Sugar 4
  • 46 F Fannie May 3
  • 47 N Neuhaus logo Neuhaus 3
  • 48 C Carousel Candies 3
  • 49 G Goody's 3
  • 50 S Sugar Life Ice Cream and Candy Bar logo Sugar Life Ice Cream and Candy Bar 3

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