--- title: Jelly Belly Closing Warehouse in Wisconsin description: The company plans to move its distribution center to Tennessee canonical: https://time.com/3740277/jelly-belly-warehouse-wisconsin/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-11T12:34:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-15T05:43:35.000Z og:title: The Jelly Belly Warehouse Is Closing og:description: The company plans to move its distribution center to Tennessee og:url: https://time.com/3740277/jelly-belly-warehouse-wisconsin/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfb4990944948bef/6987831de53aba93bc4d801f/jellybelly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Michael Lively of Hammond, Ind., stands near the Mr. Jelly Belly mascot at the Jelly Belly Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wis on July 26, 2006. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Jelly Belly Warehouse Is Closing twitter:description: The company plans to move its distribution center to Tennessee twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfb4990944948bef/6987831de53aba93bc4d801f/jellybelly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Jelly Belly Warehouse Is Closing ## Video: What's the Best Candy to Buy? Ask a Kid [Watch (HLS stream): What's the Best Candy to Buy? Ask a Kid](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/gtRgoaZO.m3u8) (3:32)  _Published 2014-10-24. MONEY asked kids which Halloween candies they love...and which they hate._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Updated: Dec 15, 2023 5:43 AM UTCPublished: Mar 11, 2015 12:34 PM UTC  Michael Lively of Hammond, Ind., stands near the Mr. Jelly Belly mascot at the Jelly Belly Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wis on July 26, 2006. Michael Lively of Hammond, Ind., stands near the Mr. Jelly Belly mascot at the Jelly Belly Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wis on July 26, 2006.Brian Passino—AP  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Updated: Dec 15, 2023 5:43 AM UTCPublished: Mar 11, 2015 12:34 PM UTC **Correction appended, March 12.** Wisconsin residents might want to start stockpiling their favorite flavors: The Jelly Belly Candy Co. warehouse and store are leaving the Badger State for good. The company plans to [sell its 40-acre property in Pleasant Prairie](http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/real%5Festate/2015/03/jelly-belly-trying-to-sell-pleasant-prairie.html), Wisc., and move operations to Tennessee, the Milwaukee _Business Journal_ reports. A spokesperson for the California-based company confirmed the building had been put up for sale but said there was no timeline in place yet for the change. “Our public warehouse tours remain open per usual and we have a full schedule of activities planned for the summer,” Jana Sanders Perry said. The 25 employees of the warehouse and a number of part-time store employees were informed of the news on Monday. The property, assessed at $4.3 million, has belonged to the company [since 2001](http://wgntv.com/2015/03/10/jelly-belly-closing-wisconsin-warehouse-moving-to-tennessee/). “It’s disappointing,” Kansasville, Wisc., resident Ann Konrad [told TMJ4](http://www.jrn.com/tmj4/news/Jelly-Belly-warehouse-visitor-center-in-Pleasant-Prairie-to-close-295763661.html). “I think the Jelly Belly’s been kind of a name here in Pleasant Prairie for awhile, they’ve got the tours and the samples, and I’m surprised that they’re closing down.” Last year, the company announced it was [moving production](http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-illinois-layoffs-20140811-story.html) of its Jelly Belly branded beans from its North Chicago factory to its Fairfield, Calif., headquarters. \[[_Milwaukee Business Journal_](http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2014/08/12/jelly-belly-shifting-production-of-signature.html)\] _Read next:_ [_The 13 Most Influential Candy Bars of All Time_](http://time.com/8195/13-most-influential-candy-bars-of-all-time/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) **_Correction:_** _The original version of this story misstated the status of Jelly Belly Candy Company’s Chicago factory. 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