O'Shea's Candies - Ligonier
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Our family business started in 1934 in the Walnut Grove area, and is still located at the same chocolate factory where we manufacture our chocolates today. Thomas and Helen O’Shea began the business in 1934. Tom worked for Penn Traffic Kitchen, and one he and his wife, Helen decided to start their own chocolate business. When the opportunity was right, they purchased property next to their home and built a small chocolate factory and penny candy store. It was a local tradition for many of the school kids to save up their pennies and stop in for a chocolate treat.
Helen O’Shea would take the trolley to downtown Johnstown and visit office buildings and hand out samples of their chocolates. She then went back the next and picked up orders for the homemade chocolates. Soon the business began to grow.
Karen Brubaker believes that love, experience, and a desire to keep the O’Shea’s name going will keep the business passing from generation to generation. Karen’s son Matt Brubaker and his wife Kristy recently joined the family business in 2015. They have recently relocated back to the area and joined the family business to ensure decades of continued growth of O’Shea’s Candies. Our family is passionate about chocolate and our quality and old -fashioned techniques are key to our success. O'Shea's Candies is a gourmet candy company located in Johnstown, PA.