Trends · data through September 2026

Candy Shops in Illinois

Iceflower tracks 170 stores from 140 candy shop chains in Illinois. Fannie May grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Rocket Fizz and Del's Popcorn Shop.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
140
Tracked stores
170
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked candy shop chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Fannie May and Rocket Fizz sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 F Fannie May - +7.6%
2 R Rocket Fizz logo Rocket Fizz ▲1 -4.1%
3 D Del's Popcorn Shop ▼1 -16.5%
4 I IT'SUGAR logo IT'SUGAR - -22.2%
5 L Leonidas logo Leonidas - -22.6%
  • Mark Vend Co
  • IT'SUGAR
  • Margie's Candies
  • Ichiban Candy and Snacks
  • World's Finest Chocolate
  • Riverside Chocolate Factory
  • Fannie May
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

170 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Mark Vend Co (1)
  • IT'SUGAR (3)
  • Margie's Candies (1)
  • Ichiban Candy and Snacks (1)
  • World's Finest Chocolate (1)
  • Riverside Chocolate Factory (1)
  • Fannie May (8)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 F Fannie May 8
  • 2 R Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory logo Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 5
  • 3 D Del's Popcorn Shop 3
  • 4 I IT'SUGAR logo IT'SUGAR 3
  • 5 M Morkes Chocolates 3
  • 6 R Rocket Fizz logo Rocket Fizz 3
  • 7 L Leonidas logo Leonidas 3
  • 8 D Dulcelandia 2
  • 9 R Raffy's Candy Store 2
  • 10 A Anderson's Candy Shop 2
  • 11 O Old Fashioned Candies 2
  • 12 T The Little Chocolatier 2
  • 13 R ROYCE' Chocolate 2
  • 14 L Lindt 2
  • 15 C Candyality 2
  • 16 L Long Grove Confectionery 2
  • 17 T The Sweet Shop 1
  • 18 V Villa's Nuts and Candy 1
  • 19 H Hinsdale News Agency 1
  • 20 S Sweet Street Candies and Goodies 1
  • 21 M Mi tiendita de Rochelle 1
  • 22 H Hollingworth Candies 1
  • 23 B Barrels and Bins 1
  • 24 D Dulceria La Guera 1
  • 25 D Dulceria Nueva Italia 1
  • 26 S Saddleback Chocolates 1
  • 27 S Sugar Britches Old Fashioned Candy 1
  • 28 U Unicorn Fluff Candy Company 1
  • 29 S Sweet Tooth 1
  • 30 T The Little Popcorn Store 1
  • 31 J JARS by Fabio Viviani 1
  • 32 H Holland's Caramel Corn 1
  • 33 P Pease's Candy 1
  • 34 C Candy and Corn 1
  • 35 L Lilett' Candies 1
  • 36 A Around the Corner Candy 1
  • 37 J Just A Taste Confections 1
  • 38 D Dan's Homemade Candy 1
  • 39 T The Whimsy Farm Candy Store & Kids Party Room 1
  • 40 A Antojitos shop 1
  • 41 C Chio Dulceria 1
  • 42 S Sweet Stop 1
  • 43 S Stop N Dip 1
  • 44 M Muah Cotton Candy 1
  • 45 P Pinatas and More 1
  • 46 T The Chocolatier 1
  • 47 S Sugar Bees 1
  • 48 R Ruby Ella Sweets 1
  • 49 C Candy Quest 1
  • 50 C Candy Junction 1

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