Our History

There's never been a better bean!

"The Jelly Bean Factory®" produces ALL NATURAL Gourmet Jelly Beans in 36 AMAZING Flavours.

Established in 1998 by father and son Peter and Richard Cullen ‘The Jelly Bean Factory®’ exports 98% of its products to over 55 countries globally and they are Europe’s leading producer of gourmet jelly beans.

Over the last 14 years, The Jelly Bean Factory® has built up a strong reputation for being a superior confectionery manufacturer. The Jelly Bean Factory currently produces over 12 million Jelly Beans PER DAY. Extra care goes into making each and every bean - it takes 14 days for one single bean to come off the production line. Secondly, The Jelly Bean Factory® only makes what are known as ‘Gourmet Jelly Beans’, where the flavour runs right through each bean, from centre to shell. All the fruit flavours contain 5% fruit juice and all 36 flavours are gelatine, gluten, GMO and nut free, Kosher certified, Halal compliant and are suitable for Coeliacs and Vegetarians. All of their gourmet jelly bean are made using 100% NATURAL FLAVOURS and NO ARTIFICIAL colours.

       


New packs launched in 2012 include the FUN NEW INTERACTIVE Pop A Bean can with 125grams of gourmet jelly beans. The new ‘Pop-A-Bean Can’ joins an already comprehensive range of products that meet trade and consumer needs and includes lots of different pack formats that are all bursting with jelly goodness such as: cups, tubes, boxes, tins, cans, folding gift boxes, canisters, jars, bean machines and a range of ceramic gift items. 

    

Renowned already worldwide in over 55 international markets, The Jelly Bean Factory® is always striving to give customers an even better ‘gourmet’ experience. Quality is paramount at The Jelly Bean Factory® and only the very best ingredients are used in the ‘Gourmet Jelly Beans’ to deliver the great taste sensation that The Jelly Bean Factory® is renowned for. They operate their production facility from one of the most modern and state of the art confectionery production facilities in Europe. Control procedures meet with all the highest standards such as HACCP and they are BRC Global Standard GRADE A Certified  www.brc.org.uk/ 

                     

In the USA the company's brand name is "The Jelly Bean Planet"®. Please contact us through the "Contact us" link above for more information about products for the USA market or go to The Jelly Bean Planet® web site. 

The company's headquaters is in Dublin Ireland and they have Sales Offices in the UK and the Middle East with distributors throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Middle East, Far East, North America, South Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. http://www.thejellybeanfactory.com/contact.asp

If you are interested in any of our products please contact us through the Contact us link or:
Tel:  + 353 1 640 9333
Fax:  + 353 1 640 9139
Email: info@jellybeanfactory.com

The Jelly Bean Factory Mission Statement:  

"To produce and market the best gourmet jelly beans in the world, at affordable prices, with a reliable & efficient service, and long term customer care"