What are the opening hours?

Monday 8am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8am - 4:30pm Saturday 10am - 2pm

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H.E. Williams Candy Company

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Williams family! Who else got candy for Christmas?

We're taking a much needed holiday break next week, well be back open on January 2nd!

To everyone who called in orders or came in to buy candy & watch us do our thing, thank you so much! We hope you enjoy our candies with your families this holiday season as much as our family enjoyed making it!

12/19/2022

Today is national hard candy day!
We didn't believe it either, but it's true!

Where else better to celebrate than down here at the candy factory with us?! Don't wait until the last minute and be left wanting, candy is flying out the door as fast as we can make it!

Thanks to everyone who visited and kept us insanely busy all day Saturday! We pumped out 1000 pounds of candy without taking a lunch break AND STILL came close to running out of our best sellers!

Hours for our final working week of 2022 are:
Monday 12/19 - Thursday 12/22: 8am-4:30pm
Friday 12/23 is our last day of the holiday season! We'll be open from 8am - 4:30pm or until we run out of candy! Again, DO NOT WAIT!!!

Thanks for all the love, it's a SWEET LIFE!

12/15/2022

Last call for Christmas candy!!!

We'll be open Saturday, December 17 from 10am - 2pm
Then Monday 12/19 - Friday 12/23 8am-4:30pm

Candy has been selling almost faster than we can make it this year which is a blessing, but is also causing some headaches. Please bear with us if we're temporarily out of stock of your favorite flavor, we're working hard to make the best candy we can and get it out to our wonderful customers!

We do not have a website where you can purchase our candy. Our phone number is listed on our page.

We are located at 1230 Perry Street, Chesapeake, VA 23324 in historic South Norfolk. We're tucked away on a little street that backs up to the Poindexter exit on 464 north. We're the little barn-shaped building that smells good.

Visitors are still welcome to watch, but for your and our safety, please keep groups small and reasonable (4-5). If it seems too cramped to work in there, it is! The building is 40 years old and is a working factory filled with hazards, please be mindful of our workspace and keep watch on all children closely. Unsupervised children will be given candy and conscripted into employment until claimed (with valid proof of guardianship).

Thank you all for the love and stories of how your families have cherished our candies for generations. We love being able to take you back in time with our Old Fashioned candy, and hope to continue the tradition of making the holidays sweeter for many years to come!

- Casey Williams, 4th generation Candyman/sometimes employee/page manager

12/02/2022

We're open tomorrow, Saturday December 3rd from 10am-2pm! Come on down!

11/26/2022

We're open today, 10am-2pm!

Old-Fashioned Candy with H.E. Williams Candy Company

09/13/2022

Thank you for the video

Old-Fashioned Candy with H.E. Williams Candy Company A visit to the H.E. Williams Candy Company to watch the old-fashioned candy-making process. They were making their famous Peach Buds the day we visited. ...

02/17/2022

Lillie B. Williams Obituary (2022) The Virginian-Pilot View Lillie B. Williams's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

01/05/2022

We have been working hard to get our stock back up after the Christmas rush. If you missed out on getting your fancy mix Christmas candy you better hurry we still have some. Our new hours are Monday - Wednesday 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

12/25/2021

MERRY CHRISTMAS
from our family to yours.

We will reopen on 1-3-22

12/22/2021

HEW worked hard today now he is watching the last batch of candy run down the belt.

12/21/2021

Due to safety concerns we are no longer doing tours for the rest of the year. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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12/21/2021

HEW has a new friend.

These two little guys brought their elf in and HEW just had to take a picture with them.

12/21/2021

We had TWO lucky winners.

Bob Redman
Who guessed 463 in our contest box at the candy factory.

George Culpeper
Who guessed 463 on our page.

Contest Winners Please call (757) 545-9311 so we can pull your 12 bags of candy.

We had a blast with this!

12/20/2021

We appreciate all the love and support from all our amazing customers. We are NO longer accepting phone orders till after the 1st of the year, walk in business only please.

Thank you

12/20/2021

HEW stop playing with the monster trucks and get back to work

12/20/2021

Last batch of cotton candy for this year.

12/18/2021

HEW is praying we don't run out of candy.. we had lines out the door most of the day. At one point we had people standing on the sidewalk down by the street. Thank you to all our customers. 4 more days

12/18/2021

Continuing on meet the family.
This is Ann she is 3rd generation her daughter Laura who is 4th generation and the two little ones are Ann's great grand babies Laura's grand babies. Mason and Olivia who are 6th Generation.

12/17/2021

Tomorrow is the last Saturday we'll be open for the rest of the year! Open 10-2, we're sure it's going to be busy! Better get your candy soon, it's moving fast!

12/17/2021

Meet our father and son duo. Joe and Casey Williams making Hot Rocks and spending time together. This is what truly makes our candy great generation after generation. On very special days you can catch 5 generations here if your lucky.

12/16/2021

Brave little HEW climbing the mountain of mail-outs. Yes, we ship candy anywhere the USPS delivers to. No we don't take credit or debit cards. Call us for a quote, send us a check, and we'll send some candy your way!

12/15/2021

HEW tried to make a break for it among the Peach Buds, quit messing around and get back to work!

12/15/2021

We made HEW count the Hot Rocks today, he's probably still busy counting....

"1,229... 1,230... Oops... 1... 2..."

12/13/2021

Hang in there HEW! Only 9 more working days until we close up shop for the season and the candy has been flying out of the doors as fast as we can pack it! Our last day will be Thursday, December 23rd - make sure to place your orders and get your candy now while we've still got it!

12/11/2021

HEW worked so hard today he is playing dead.

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Old-Fashioned Candy, the Family Way

Back in 1919 S.L. Williams founded his own candy factory in the Berkley area of Norfolk County. Nearly 100 years later, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren are carrying on the family tradition of making hard candy, just like S.L. did back in 1919. Over the years a few changes have been made; the name changed to H.E. Williams when S.L.’s son Harold Eugene (Gene Sr.) took over the business, a couple of new were flavors added, and a new location was built in 1982 after the original factory was torn down to make way for interstate 464. However, all the tools, machines, and techniques have been left mostly unchanged since the business started in 1919.

The family business philosophy hasn’t changed much over the years; keep it simple, work hard, and make a great product. All business is done via mail or telephone, there’s not a computer, atm, or cash register to be found, and there’s no online store; payments are accepted in cash or check only. Even still, the family can hardly keep up with the demand for their signature treats, selling batches almost as fast as they make them. We sell our tasty treats right in the factory, through local distributors in VA and NC, and we also ship orders via USPS.

Come on in or give us a call and we’ll be happy to help you with an order!