Once upon a time, two young girls from a small village dreamed of one day owning a business together.  Shannon dreamed of opening a candy store where she could be surrounded by beautiful colours and Heather dreamed of becoming a designer, drawn to texture and form. When the girls grew up, they went to UWO together and graduated with Fine Arts degrees.  With their education in one hand and their dreams in the other, they started on their adventure. As they began attending social events, weddings and parties, they thought something was lacking – candy, designer style!  They discovered that by mixing all the elements that they loved – candy, colour, design and texture they could create a product that was truly unique.  And Candy Culture was born! And the adventure continues with a new Candy Culture designer, Lindsay, who happens to share candy memories with Shannon too.  Growing up together, these cousins were often subjected to their grandmother’s tired candy selections of humbugs and stale ribbon candy presented to them in hideous jars.  When what they really wanted was fresh, chewy, melt-in-your-mouth candy in decorative glass containers…and now they have.  Candy Culture is locally owned and operated, based in London, Ontario. At Candy Culture we believe that candy can look as great as it tastes!

What makes Candy Culture's batons so good?  We combine unique candies from places like Spain and Great Britain with local favourites.  We use aesthetics to create great looking batons that can be used for decorating parties, events and gifts.  And we make our batons fresh to order!     What makes Candy Culture's candy buffets so successful?  You will recognize your favourite candies, but you may just taste something that you've never had before and love! We have tons of colour specific options, so if your local bulk store doesn't have what you are looking for, chances are we do.  We are design graduates, so making sure your candy buffet looks fantastic is one of our passions.   Peanut Allergies: there are very few candy Companies that produce 100% nut-free candy, so our candy batons, creations and candy buffets cannot be labelled as such. When possible, we will try to accommodate allergies by creating alternatives.

Candy Culture has had the opportunity to be a part of several local events in the London, Ontario area. Ilderton Fair Ambassador Event - we donated candy bouquets to all the finalists. Bridal Expo, Western Fairgrounds - we were exhibitors in the 2011 show. The Coldstream Christmas Parade - we dressed as elves and handed out candy batons to the eager children. Matthew's Hall Las Vegas Gala - we created Vegas themed candy batons and delivered them dressed as "Cigarette Girls" to all the guests. "A Day in the Country" Polo Series hosted by Remax - we colour co-ordinated our candy batons to the Remax logo and these were distributed to the attendants. Children's Magical Winter Ball hosted by Children's Health Foundation 2008 and 2010 - we donated 500 colourful snowflake batons. Enviro Friends Hollywood Gala - we donated 12 Candy Creations for centrepieces. The Creations included only black, white and gold candies in silver containers. Navigator Financial Fashion Show - we colour co-ordinated our candy batons to the Fashion Show invites and these were given away in loot bags. The Grand Opening of Sari Theraputic Riding - we created 50 colourful batons for the children attending the Opening.