orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2012 kegg s candies type private industry confectionery founded houston tx 1946 headquarters houston texas products chocolate candies pecan custards website keggscandies.com kegg s candies is a confectionery company which specializes in handmade chocolates . it is located in houston texas and has been called legendary by the local press . 1 the company was founded in 1946 by robert kegg . 2 upon his retirement in the 1980s the business stayed in the kegg s family for 10 years and then was sold to john toomey a houston businessman . carl bartuch jr. the present owner bought the business from toomey in 2004 . 3 in 2009 the company bought a new facility in southwest houston that covers 11 000 square feet five times the size of their previous location . 2 3 the company makes 30 000 to 40 000 pounds of candy each year 2 and creates handmade items . 4 references edit brad hem december 17 2008 . houston latecomers to online sales finding success . houston chronicle . a b c kevin quinn 2009 08 11 . kegg s candies based in houston debuts brand new 11 000 square foot facility abc13.com . abclocal.go.com . retrieved 2012 02 26 . a b kim jackson 2009 08 25 . kegg s candies expands operations to second site houston chronicle . chron.com . retrieved 2012 02 26 . cnbc s amazing things made of chocolate features houston s kegg s candies . stylemagazine.com . july 28 2011 . retrieved 2012 02 28 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kegg % 27s candies & oldid 607970965 categories chocolate companiesconfectionery companies of the united statesamerican brandshidden categories orphaned articles from august 2012all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 may 2014 at 21 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view