Who invented the Jelly Belly jelly bean?

He conceptualized the idea for a new kind of jellybean, and asked Bay Area manufacturer Herman Goelitz Candy Co. to create recipes and ship them. Klein decided on the name Jelly Belly after being inspired by the musician Lead Belly. read more

The breakthrough recipe of the Mini Jelly Bean inspired the first eight flavors of Jelly Belly beans: Root Beer, Green Apple, Licorice, Cream Soda, Lemon, Tangerine, Very Cherry, and Grape. 1980s More Jelly Belly jelly bean flavors are developed, pushing the flavor horizons with an ever growing range. read more

Jelly Belly, maker of the famous gourmet jelly beans, created the Blueberry Jelly Belly expressly for the president, who once said about himself and his comrades, “ We can hardly start a meeting or make a decision without passing around the jar of jelly beans.” And that, folks, is a short history of the jelly bean. read more

Using the Mini Jelly Bean concept, the Jelly Belly jelly bean was created. Klein coined the name "Jelly Belly" as a tribute to blues musician Lead Belly, and was responsible for the design of the product's famous red and yellow trademark. read more