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'''Marich Confectionery''' (pronounced "Mahr-ich") is a U.S.-based confectioner that was established in 1983 by [[Marinus van Dam]], creator of the [[Jelly Belly]] brand of [[Jelly bean|jelly beans]]. The company’s operations are located in [[Hollister, California]]. The company is [[Fairtrade certification|Fair Trade certified]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fair Trade|url=https://marich.com/fair-trade/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=MARICH® Confectionery|language=en-US}}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Marich Marinus van Dam 1984.jpg|alt=Marinus van Dam (1984)|left|thumb|Marinus van Dam (1984)]]
In 1944, in [[Rotterdam|Rotterdam, Netherlands]], fifteen-year-old [[Marinus van Dam]] began work as a janitor at a local confectionery factory, scraping the candy remnants off the floor.
In 1983, Marinus launched his own candy business, Marich Confectionery, with the help of several partners.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Roots Full Story|url=https://marich.com/our-roots-full-story/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=MARICH® Confectionery|language=en-US}}</ref> The company developed and commercialized chocolate-covered dried fruits. The first was the chocolate covered dried cherry with pastel cherry coating, in the 1980s<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bertrand|first=Kate|title=Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Gain Mind-Share|url=https://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2005/532/|access-date=2019-01-18|website=Food Processing|language=en}}</ref>, followed by the chocolate covered dried blueberry in 1992.
Today, Marich operates a 90,000 square-foot facility in [[Hollister, California]], with 125 employees in operations, administration, sales, marketing, and finance in offices adjacent to the confectionery production floor. COO Troy van Dam, Marinus’s younger son, leads Marich’s operations and innovation.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}[[File:1994 Watsonville Troy in pan room.jpg|alt=Troy van Dam (1994)|thumb|Troy van Dam (1994)]]▼
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▲Today, Marich operates a 90,000 square-foot facility in [[Hollister, California]], with 125 employees in operations, administration, sales, marketing, and finance in offices adjacent to the confectionery production floor.
In 1995, Marich was recognized for its leadership in shaping the gourmet chocolate market.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Susan|first=Tiffany|date=November 1, 1995|title=Marich's vision of quality shapes the gourmet market|journal=Candy Industry}}</ref> In 2001, Marich received the International Fancy Food Show award for the creation of the chocolate covered dried cherry, then considered a classic.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Aronovich|first=Hanna|title=Sweet Focus|journal=Food and Drink Magazine}}</ref>▼
== Awards and publicity ==
▲In 1995, Marich was recognized for its leadership in shaping the gourmet chocolate market.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Susan|first=Tiffany|date=November 1, 1995|title=Marich's vision of quality shapes the gourmet market|journal=Candy Industry}}</ref> In 2001, Marich received the International Fancy Food Show award for the creation of the chocolate covered dried cherry
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