"olly Rancher Candy 5 Flavor Assort Cherry-Grape-Apple-Watermelon-Raspberry JOLLY RANCHER hard candies are bursting with a bold fruit flavor that will wake up your sleeping taste buds. The Jolly Rancher Candy Company was founded in Golden, Colorado in 1949. They called the company Jolly Rancher to suggest a hospitable, western company. The company originally made ice cream, chocolate and hard candy. As hard candy sales grew, however, they began to concentrate on developing their "Famous for Flavor" line of hard candies."