Written by Amber Simmons
The Jelly Belly Factory!!! To this day, saying those words bubbles up a child like excitement in me like it did when i was a much smaller (and cuter) version of myself back in elementary school! The yearly Jelly Belly field trip was always one that my friends and i looked forward to. And even though my parents did not have a lot of extra money to spare, they always made sure their little girl had a few dollars to buy a special treat. Ahhh yes, many fond memories of that place. Its been upwards of 20+ years since i last took a tour. So i was so excited to take my boys there and experience it through their little eyes. And what a great outting it was!!
Several Natomas moms, and their adorable little ones, turned out for the tour. As we gathered together with our tour guide, we were given hats (or the option of a hair net) and told we had to wear them at all times during the tour. As you can see from the attatched picture, the kids totally rocked the paper hats. However we adults...yeah, we were cute too in our own special way. Goofy or not, we were on our way to discover all things Jelly Belly!
Our very wity and energetic tour guide (his name escapes me) lead our lively bunch down corridor after corridor overlooking massive machines, workers scurrying about and highligting many neat facts about the company and its numerous products. Free samples abounded as we were allowed to taste the Jelly Bellies at each stage of development. Thank you tour guide man for not skimping on the samples!! It was through these samples that we learned Jelly Belly has partnered with Snapple and has launched new flavors of beans...Mango Madness is my favorite of the new ones!
At the end of our tour, we bid the fabulous tour guide adios and high tailed it to the gift shop!! The jelly bean sampling bar was jumpin' and Jelly Belly's own mascot came out to greet us! It really was a terrific outing. *Side Note* Tucked away in the back of the gift shop was a FUDGE COUNTER!!! Totally didn't expect that. Our family loves fudge so that was an added bonus for us! I decided to try the Red Velvet Cake fudge along with the Pistachio fudge as well. I highly recommend them both!
Needless to say, the Jelly Belly Factory rocked! Loads of fun had by kids and adults alike. But how can you go wrong when you mix heavy machinery, tons of sugar, free samples, great friends and fudge?! The answer is you can't!!
Several Natomas moms, and their adorable little ones, turned out for the tour. As we gathered together with our tour guide, we were given hats (or the option of a hair net) and told we had to wear them at all times during the tour. As you can see from the attatched picture, the kids totally rocked the paper hats. However we adults...yeah, we were cute too in our own special way. Goofy or not, we were on our way to discover all things Jelly Belly!
Our very wity and energetic tour guide (his name escapes me) lead our lively bunch down corridor after corridor overlooking massive machines, workers scurrying about and highligting many neat facts about the company and its numerous products. Free samples abounded as we were allowed to taste the Jelly Bellies at each stage of development. Thank you tour guide man for not skimping on the samples!! It was through these samples that we learned Jelly Belly has partnered with Snapple and has launched new flavors of beans...Mango Madness is my favorite of the new ones!
At the end of our tour, we bid the fabulous tour guide adios and high tailed it to the gift shop!! The jelly bean sampling bar was jumpin' and Jelly Belly's own mascot came out to greet us! It really was a terrific outing. *Side Note* Tucked away in the back of the gift shop was a FUDGE COUNTER!!! Totally didn't expect that. Our family loves fudge so that was an added bonus for us! I decided to try the Red Velvet Cake fudge along with the Pistachio fudge as well. I highly recommend them both!
Needless to say, the Jelly Belly Factory rocked! Loads of fun had by kids and adults alike. But how can you go wrong when you mix heavy machinery, tons of sugar, free samples, great friends and fudge?! The answer is you can't!!
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