KIRK VASHAW, fourth-generation head of Spangler Candy, which makes Dum-Dums lollipops and candy canes, on the federal government’s efforts to persuade food makers, and especially candy makers, to stop ...

One of the oldest and most recognizable sucker brands in the U.S., Dum Dums were created in 1924 by the Akron Candy Company in Bellevue, Ohio. The brand was later acquired by the Spangler Candy ...