Everything about Mallo Cups

Brothers Bill and Bob Boyer began selling homemade candy to generate extra income in the years following the Great Depression. Bill was in charge of making the candy, their mother Emily provided the kitchen and wrapped the product, while Bob sold door-to-door in the neighborhood.

The Boyer Brothers originally tried to develop a chocolate covered marshmallow, but were unable to get the marshmallow to stiffen. They solved the problem through using cupcake papers, setting the chocolate base, adding a marshmallow creame, then coating the result with another layer of chocolate. Thus the Mallo Cup was born.

Their efforts were successful enough to incorporate in 1946. Twenty some years later the company was sold to thier corn syrup vendor, American Maize Products, then another 15 years later to Consolidated Brands, owned by Anthony Forgione. The company went through difficulties which disrupted production after Forgione's death in 2001 due to a protracted legal battle over ownership and control. The company is currently run by Anthony Forgione II.

In earlier years, Boyer producee Easter and Halloween candy,as well as a marshmallow and peanut butter mixture coated in chocolate called the Fluffernutter, not to be confused with the sandwich of the same name. Today they concentrate on just four types of candies, including the flagship Mallo Cup.

Read a full review of Mallo Cup candy on Candy Blog, including a comparison of Mallo Cups to other similar candies, such as Cup-o-Gold and Valomilk.