Lammes Candies is officially avoiding closure thanks to the help of Delightful Development Co. Here’s everything you need to know about the new deal.
For 141 years, Lammes Candies provided sweet treats to people throughout the greater Fort Worth area and beyond. Five months ago, the family behind the confectionary company announced it would be closing its doors. Now, that closure has, thankfully, become a temporary blip on the radar.
A press release dated September 29 announced that Lammes Candies would restart its operations through the help of Fort Worth’s Delightful Development Co., a hospitality team founded by Kayla Wilkie-Kinne and Craig Cavileer. The duo acquired Lammes Candies and is committed to restoring and preserving its unique legacy.
In a statement, Wilkie-Kinne wrote, “Lammes Candies is more than a confection and candy company. It’s a significant piece of Texas history that Craig and I will honor, preserve, and celebrate with future generations of Texans and customers around the country.” She went on to describe the team’s ideas for how to reintroduce the confections into people’s homes, all of which were included in Delightful’s initial proposal to the Lammes Candies family.
Wilkie-Kinne said, “Our vision isn’t to change what Lammes Candies is known for. It’s to bring back the legacy recipes, traditions and heritage that made Lammes so special for 141 years, while we introduce new artisanal chocolates and candies for the next 141 years.”
Part of this process includes producing a limited run of beloved Lammes Candies for one final time. Texas Chewie Pecan Pralines, Longhorns, and Sherbet Mints will be sold in legacy boxes and are available now for preorder. Purchases can be made here and are projected to ship nationwide starting on November 1.
Additionally, Lammes Christmas Sherbet Mints and Easter Sherbet Mints will be available to buy at some Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores in the US. Further details on those restocks are forthcoming and will be found on the company’s website and Instagram page.
An official relaunch will happen in Spring 2027.
Lammes Candies history
Lammes Candies was originally founded in Austin in 1885 by David T. Lamme Sr. He opened his first shop at Eight Street and Congress before eventually moving to a location at 919 Congress, which he named Red Front Candy Shop. In the 1890s, Lamme began making and selling the company’s chewy pecan pralines with pecans harvested from trees found near the Colorado River.
It was William Wirt Lamme who opted to place the now-famous lamb logo onto the confections as a way of helping people properly pronounce the company and family’s name. Since then, five generations of the Lammes have built upon David’s original idea to create a lasting legacy of sweets. A factory was opened on Airport Boulevard in 1956, churning out even more preservative-free goodies for customers to consume.
In the decades that have followed, Lammes has gone beyond the borders of Texas to sell and ship its products to people across the US.
