Jelly Belly Founder To Give Away Candy Factory In Nationwide Treasure Hunt

September 9, 2020

The founder of The Jelly Belly Candy Company is giving away one of his candy factories as part of a nationwide treasure hunt.

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Source: Tricky Treasures

David Klein, the founder of The Jelly Belly jelly beans and Tricky Treasures, is getting ready to retire, but first, he’s going to give back to everyone who loves the candy industry like he does.

In a press release, it was revealed that Gold Tickets are being hidden nationwide for anyone to find.

Once every state has had a chance to join a Treasure Hunt, each person who entered one will be eligible to search The Ultimate Treasure Hunt which will get the winner the key to his candy factory, he also will pay for a candy making class.

Each treasure hunt is valued at $5,000 and cost is $49.99 to enter a hunt. Each treasure hunt has a strict limit of 1000 participants, no exceptions.

"With The Gold Ticket Treasure hunt, our goal is to get people out and about with their families. Grandma and Grandpa can even join with the kids and grandkids," said Klein. "Take videos of your treasure hunt experiences for possible inclusion in our upcoming series."