Ye Olde Pepper Companie – America’s Oldest Candy Company in Salem, MA


A yellow clapboard building with white trim and a red front door, home to Ye Olde Pepper Companie, America’s oldest candy company, located in Salem, Massachusetts. The building features two black-and-white striped awnings with signs reading "America's Oldest Candy Co." and "Ye Olde Pepper Companie Manufacturing Confectioner Since 1806." The street in front is wet, suggesting recent rain, and a few pedestrians are visible nearby.
Photo Credit: Salem Haunted Adventures

Founded in 1806, Ye Olde Pepper Companie continues to preserve the art of candy-making with its time-honored recipes and methods. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, the company is famous for its historic confections, including the first commercially made candy in the U.S., Gibralters.


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