Pickle-flavored cotton candy? Ohio candy store to sell new item

Pucker up! Grandpa Joe’s is offering a new pickle-flavored, sweet treat.

Grandpa Joe’s, which has locations in Miamisburg and Middletown, just added a new sour treat for candy lovers. Co-owner Tiffany Kelly said customers “love their pickles.” The candy shop saw a surge in popularity after introducing pickle-flavored soda at the store.

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Grandpa Joe's was founded by Christopher Beers in Pittsburgh, and has two locations in Pennsylvania. Tiffany and Bill Kelly opened the third location with Beers in 2017 when a space in downtown Miamisburg became available. Then they added another location in Middletown.

The candy stores have more than 200 bottles of specialty sodas. Flavors include everything from Coca-Cola to Flying Cauldron Butter Scotch Beer and specialty sodas that tastes like ranch dressing and buffalo sauce.

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