Inside See's Kitchen

See’s makes over 26 million pounds of chocolate every year!

See’s Candies has two main chocolate factories: one in its headquarters in San Francisco and the original factory in Los Angeles. The South San Francisco factory focuses on producing truffles and cream-centered candies, while the Los Angeles factory produces a wider variety of items including its most popular pieces found in our boxed chocolates. 

Vintage black and white photo of a crowd gathered outside a See's Candies store.

Our first shop opened in 1921 at 135 Western Avenue North in Los Angeles, California.

Making See's Chocolates

Aug 6, 2018

See’s Candies was founded in 1921 and still uses its original recipes to make over a billion pieces of candy each year! Check out how the factory makes its famous candies, caramels, and chocolates on a daily basis.

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Inside the San Francisco Factory

Feb 14, 2020

Much like Willy Wonka’s fabled chocolate factory, See’s Candies rarely offers tours to the public. But ahead of the Valentine’s Day rush, it doled out a small handful of “golden tickets” to reporters, and we were among the lucky few. Digital Video Journalist reports. #ValentinesDay#chocolate#tour

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I Lovey Lucy to Waster at the Los Angeles Factory

Mar 7, 2015

CNN's Stephanie Elam goes inside our factory in Los Angeles, where Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance went to train for their iconic "I Love Lucy" moment.

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Inside the Los Angeles Factory, A Handmade Tradiation

Dec 1, 2017

They've been making your favorite sweets for decades, and now the folks at See's Candies are getting ready for one of their busiest times of the year. FOX 11's Sandra Endo got a look inside!

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Toffee-ettes®

See's Toffee-ettes® are a year-round treat and one of our very best sellers. We take our famous, rich, buttery toffee with fresh in house roasted almonds, and smother it in creamy milk chocolate. We then roll each piece in freshly crushed almonds before placing them into their one-pound containers and sending them to you!

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Milk chocolate butterscotch candies on a conveyor belt in a factory setting

Butterscotch Squares

Smooth, satisfying Butterscotch Squares are a See’s classic. First, the finest brown sugar, cream, vanilla and other tasty ingredients are expertly combined to form a tasty square center, and then the candy travels down a conveyer belt into a waterfall of delicious milk chocolate, where each piece is enrobed with a thick layer.

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Marshmallow Tress

Our Marshmallow Trees are made by placing See’s honey marshmallow into specially crafted tree molds, shaping each marshmallow into a classic Christmas tree. Next, the fluffy trees are enrobed in layers of smooth milk chocolate from all sides. They are then individually wrapped, packaged and ready to go!

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