Sno-Caps

Sno-Caps is a brand of candy consisting of small pieces of semi-sweet chocolate candy covered with white nonpareils. Sno-Caps can be found around the world and are commonly associated with movie theaters, where they are often sold at concession stands.^[1]

This article is about the candy. For other uses, see Snow cap.

Sno-Caps

A pile of Sno-Caps
Product type	Chocolate Nonpareils
Owner	Ferrero Group
Produced by	Ferrara Candy Company
Country	United States
Introduced	1927; 98 years ago (1927)
Markets	United States Canada
Previous owners	Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company Ward Candy Company Terson Company Nestlé

History

Sno-Caps were introduced in 1927 by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company.^[2] The company heavily marketed the candy, along with their other confections Goobers and Malties, to movie theaters.^[3]

A box of Sno-Caps manufactured by Nestlé

Ward Foods acquired Blumenthal via a merger in 1969,^[4] and was itself subsequently purchased by the Chicago-based Terson Company in 1981.^[2][5] Nestlé then acquired Ward and its brands on January 9, 1984 from Terson following the bankruptcy of the candy subsidiary.^[2][6] In 2018, the brand was purchased by Ferrara Candy Company, a division of Ferrero SpA, as part of Ferrero's acquisition of Nestlé's American confectionary operations.^[7]

As of 2025, Sno-Caps are widely available in the United States. While uncommon in grocery and convenience stores, they remain a staple of movie theater concession stands and candy stores.^[1][8]