Our Story

OUR STORY

FOUNDED IN 1969

Founded in Paradise, CA in 1969, Joy Lyn’s Candies began in the home of Don & Joan Memmer.  Don, a professional candy maker, converted their patio to a candy kitchen, mini factory and tiny retail store.  The couple named the business after the middle names of their two daughters.

Pam & Bill Hartley purchased Joy Lyn’s Candies in 2000 and became the fourth owners of the business.  The Hartleys enjoyed candy making and quickly began to offer new products such as artisan truffles, caramel apples, pumpkin pie truffles, and delicious chocolate dipped strawberries.

The Hartleys joined RCI, a professional confectioners organization. Through this organization, they continued to learn techniques, recipes and retail marketing from other candy makers.  By 2005, the tiny retail store became too small and the Hartleys added on to the retail store and factory.

A FAMILY BUSINESS

In October 2018, Pam and Bill sold the business to their son, Glenn and his wife, Jody. Both Glenn and Jody had been working at the business for over 10 years as candy makers and in retail sales at the store. Three weeks after the sale, the most destructive and deadliest fire in the history of California destroyed their homes, the business and most of the Town of Paradise.

RECOVERY AFTER THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED PARADISE

Dedicated to the rebuilding of Paradise after the fire, the Hartleys purchased a small existing building and began renovations to the building to start making candies in Paradise once again. The “new” candy kitchen opened in October 2020 to the delight of many Joy Lyn’s Candies customers. The story of heavenly chocolates MADE IN PARADISE continues to be written…..