IMPORTANT: Always call the business before going to take the factory tour. We try and keep our data s up-to-date as possible but you should always check first.

Company
Rebecca-Ruth®, Candy Factory
112 East Second Street, Frankfort, KY   40602
Latitude: 38.194865   Longitude: -84.874002
Email Address: [email protected]
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/rebeccaruth/rebcanfactou.html

Description
"History Never Tasted So Alive"! Come see the world famous Bourbon
Chocolates being born. This unique confectionery operation is known
worldwide as "The Invenotrs of Bourbon Candy!," and is located in
historic downtown Frankfort, KY - just a stone's throw from the
Kentucky state capitol building. Operating since 1919, Rebecca Ruth
Candy Inc. has been recommended by Food TV and The Food Net Work and
in the pages of Southern Living, Town & Country, KY AAA Tour Guide,
New York Times, and Chicago Tribune, and has been sold on QVC Home
Shopping Network. Tour highlights include "Edna's Table," a 12-foot
curved marble table, and an antique candy furnace with hand-stirred
copper kettles that are still used to this day. Tours also include an educational video and view of the candy production line. The Rebecca Ruth Candy utilizes an eclectic mix of antique & modern equipment to produce the most delightful offering of over 120 confections.

"We sampled everything the folks at Rebecca Ruth would let us sample
and we decided we'd have to take a bunch back to the studio for
additional research."

Hours
Tours are Monday thru Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. We open at 10:00 a.m. Tours are $5.00 per person and children 5 and under are free.
Call for Group Rates.

Tours are provided all year except in the month of December due to
increased sales volume. Tours are on a "walk-in" basis for groups of
less than 10. In other words, you do not need to make any special
arrangements if your group or family has less than 10 individuals. If
you are a professional tour group, or need assistance with any
Frankfort arrangements, please email us at [email protected]

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: We are a real factory with real manufacturing
operations. We ask that tourist use the same amount of courtesy as a
guest would show when a friend invites them into their home.

PLEASE NOTE: Tours are not given 4 days prior to some Holidays due to
increased business volume. Tours may be canceled without notice if
emergency maintenance must be performed that create unsafe conditions
in the factory area. Other safety restrictions apply that may prohibit
us from giving tours without prior notice.

Call for restrictions