Celebrating 20 Years as a Fundraising Supplier
Van Wyk Confections, LLC, founded in 2000, is celebrating their 20th year in 2020 as a key fundraising supplier in this ever-developing industry. We are a family owned business located in Castle Rock, Colorado. With over twenty years of experience in the candy industry, we are established nationwide in the fundraising marketplace, shipping from over 10 warehouses. Throughout the years, Van Wyk Confections has helped non-profit groups (i.e., schools, clubs, sports teams, churches, etc.) raise over $50 million for their causes through their fundraising products.
Mark Van Wyk, owner and founder with over twenty-five years of experience in the candy industry, is proud of the consistent quality and customer service that his company offers every single day. Van Wyk Confections is the innovative supplier for fundraising, the creator and first in the industry for Sweet & Salty Pretzel RODS™, the Original ONE DOLLAR BAR®, the Chocolatiers® and now the explosive addition of the Famous Fortune Cookies™. In recent years, Van Wyk Confections has evolved by developing unique products and leveraging its expertise in sales and distribution to make its way into hundreds of schools as well as onto the shelves of big-box retailers with their innovative confectionery items in addition to the walls of hundreds of schools nationwide.
Our home office is located in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado. We are a team made up of family, friends and co-workers and truly enjoy what we do. Outside of the office, we are with our families enjoying the wonderful activities that Colorado has to offer.
Some of Van Wyk’s highlights have included:
- 2000 – Van Wyk Confections, LLC was created.
- 2000 – Introduction of the Original ONE DOLLAR BAR®
- 2005 – Developed nationwide distribution from multiple warehouses throughout the USA
- 2008 – Introduction of the Chocolatiers® Premium Chocolate Bars
- 2012 – Introduction of the Sweet & Salty Pretzel RODS™
- 2015 – Introduction of Van Wyk Gourmet Popcorn™
- 2017 – Introduction of Sweet & Salty Pretzel TWISTS™
- 2019 – Introduction of the Famous Fortune Cookies™
- 2020 – Celebrating our 20th Anniversary as a Top Fundraising Supplier in the USA
Quality, health and safety is very important to us. All our candy is guaranteed to be produced and delivered to you in excellent condition. We also offer a variety of products that are peanut-free to meet the needs of millions of peanut allergy sufferers.
Remembering Where We Came From
As we look back and reflect on all we’ve accomplished and those who have supported us along the way, we recognize we couldn’t have done this without you. We wouldn’t be where we are without all our amazing distributors, our hardworking associates and our reliable and trustworthy manufacturers. The relationships we have built with our customers and partners are very important to us.
What does the next 20 years look like? Nobody really knows, but our job at Van Wyk Confections is to provide top quality, innovative fundraising confectionery products nationwide to schools, groups and organizations. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. Follow our journey on Instagram. Here’s to 20 more years!