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Dillon Candy Company is a family-owned candy manufacturer located in Boston, Georgia. Founded in 1918 by George Dillon, the company produces handmade Southern confections including pralines, pecan log rolls, peanut brittle, and divinity. The company has been described as Georgia’s oldest candy company by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[1] and Southern Living^[2].

Dillon Candy Company was founded in 1918 when George Dillon began making candy in a grocery store in Brunswick, Georgia. He was later joined by his brothers, Joe and Fred. In the early 1920s, the family moved to Thomasville, Georgia, where they opened a retail candy store. The business expanded into wholesale production and later operated from a factory on Oak Street.

In the late 1930s, the family moved operations to Jacksonville, Florida, where candy and peanut butter manufacturing continued under George Dillon’s leadership.

In 1958, George Dillon and his wife Lucile relocated to Boston, Georgia. They resumed candy production in a converted barn behind their home, establishing a small-scale operation that expanded into regional distribution.

After George Dillon’s death, Lucile Dillon and their daughter Margaret Dillon Cook continued the business. Under Margaret Dillon Cook’s leadership, distribution expanded into national markets.

In 2001, Tom Cook purchased the business and continues the family tradition as a third-generation confectioner, working alongside his wife, Amy Cook. The company operates from its facility in Boston, Georgia.

Dillon Candy Company produces a range of Southern confections, including pecan log rolls, peanut rolls, cashew rolls, pralines, pecan brittle, peanut brittle, and divinity. The company also produces chocolate-coated nuts and dried fruits.

Many of the company’s production methods remain consistent with its early history, including hand-forming nut rolls, hand-stretching brittle, and individually portioning pralines.

Dillon Candy Company operates as a Safe Quality Food (SQF) certified facility. Its products are distributed through specialty retailers, gourmet food stores, and wholesale channels.

The company operates a retail store at its Boston, Georgia location.

Dillon Candy Company has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Southern Living, which have described it as Georgia’s oldest candy company.