Editing Jelly Belly (section)

===1980–present===
[[Marinus van Dam]], product developer and plant manager for the company, oversaw the development of Jelly Belly jelly beans. By the 1980s, many flavors had been developed. In 1980, Klein sold the Jelly Belly trademark.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-447e12ea545040ef8af042478e37e88a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312032814/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-447e12ea545040ef8af042478e37e88a.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |title=Former Mr. Jelly Belly looking for sweet comeback |author=Rogers, John |date=October 30, 2011 |publisher=Associated Press |work=AP Online |access-date=March 8, 2017|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> "David Klein sold the Jelly Belly trademark to Rowland for $4.8 million, paid in monthly installments over 20 years, which Klein split with a partner."<ref>{{cite news |last=Wade |first=Tony |title=Not-so-sweet Story of Original Mr. Jelly Belly |url=http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/locallifestylecolumns/not-so-sweet-story-of-original-mr-jelly-belly |date=March 29, 2013 |access-date=May 26, 2015 |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526214337/http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/locallifestylecolumns/not-so-sweet-story-of-original-mr-jelly-belly/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Jelly Belly trademark was registered August 3, 1982.<ref name="trademark">{{cite news |url=https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/73288833 |title=Jelly Belly Trademark |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520084852/https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/73288833 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Mr. Jelly Belly character was developed in 1983. Prior to the development of the character David Klein called himself "Mr. Jelly Belly."

[[File:President Ronald Reagan eating jelly beans.jpg|thumb|Reagan takes a jelly bean out of a jar, 1985.]]
The general public became aware of Reagan's preference for the jelly beans in 1981.<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book |last1=Rowland |first1=Herman G. Sr. |chapter=The Candy Man Can |date=2012 |title=Chicken soup for the entrepreneur's soul: Advice & inspiration for fulfilling dreams |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GaGQChwvOhsC&pg=PT135 |location=Cos Cob, CT |publisher=Backlist, LLC, a unit of Chicken Soup for the Soul Pub. |page=135 |isbn=978-1-4532-7622-8 |access-date=November 18, 2014 |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716042714/https://books.google.com/books?id=GaGQChwvOhsC&pg=PT135 |url-status=live }}</ref> The company supplied him with the beans throughout [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan|his presidency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tastingtable.com/1027505/why-3-5-tons-of-jelly-beans-were-once-shipped-to-the-white-house/ |title=Why 3.5 Tons Of Jelly Beans Were Once Shipped To The White House |last=Danilovich |first=Nico |date=June 2, 2023 |website=Tasting Table |access-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602132949/https://www.tastingtable.com/1027505/why-3-5-tons-of-jelly-beans-were-once-shipped-to-the-white-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chairman Rowland recalls, "We were thrilled by press reports that President Reagan gave jars of Jelly Belly jelly beans to visiting dignitaries."<ref name="books.google.com"/> Reagan made them the first jelly beans in space, sending them on the [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] during the [[STS-7]] mission in 1983, surprising the astronauts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://greathistory.com/president-ronald-reagan-and-blue-jelly-beans.htm |title=President Ronald Reagan and Blue Jelly Beans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234204/http://greathistory.com/president-ronald-reagan-and-blue-jelly-beans.htm |archive-date=2014-04-26 |last=McCreary |first=Donna D. |date=July 9, 2009 |website=Great History |url-status=dead |access-date=2019-09-07 }}</ref> However, he "started to favor [[Presidential M&M's|M&M's as the official White House candy]] during his eighth and final year in office."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/137112/white-house-mms |title=This Is Why M&Ms Are The Official Candy Of The White House |date=January 2017 |access-date=January 24, 2017 |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418063354/http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/137112/white-house-mms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2001, the company renamed itself to Jelly Belly Candy Company.<ref name="NewYorkTimes"/>

In 2022, the company countersued Klein in federal court for falsely claiming to be the founder of the company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jelly Belly sues Florida man who it says is claiming to be the company founder |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article264963344.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |archive-date=2022-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827005820/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article264963344.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2023, The [[Ferrara Candy Company]] announced an agreement to acquire Jelly Belly Candy Company through CTH Invest, the lead holding company of Ferrara. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.<ref name=ferrara />