Butterfields
Last checked: Nov 6, 2026
The full answer: Is Butterfields Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Nashville, NC
Headquarters
Nashville, NC
Founded
1924
Products Verified
4 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
The brand's website says it makes its products in the USA
Manufacturing History
Long record of US manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
No imported lines on record
Verification Notes
Family-run candy maker founded in 1924 in Nashville, NC. Manufactures and packages its full line of hand-poured, copper-kettle hard candy (led by Peach Buds) at its own NC facility. Website states 'We proudly manufacture and package all of our products in the USA.' No imported-component caveats found.
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Manufacturing Profile
Butterfields manufactures at its factory in Nashville, NC. Founded in 1924, 102 years ago. The 4 Butterfields listings here sit in food & beverages.
Verification tier
94% average
High: strong brand evidence, usually with product-level origin statements
Factory evidence
Specific city
Nashville, NC
Catalog breadth
4 products
1 category
How we verified Butterfields
Most recent check: Nov 6, 2026
From the brand's website
“About corporate gifting Crafted in North Carolina”
butterfieldscandies.com · checked Nov 6, 2026
Store listings
We read the live store listing for 4 of the 4 Butterfields products on this page (most recently Nov 6, 2026). All of them state US origin on the listing itself:
- “Handcrafted in the USA” on Butterfields Candy - Gourmet, Old-Fashioned Peach Buds Hard Candy | Gluten Free | Made with 100% Real, Pure Ca
- “Handcrafted in the USA” on Butterfields Candy - Gourmet, Old-Fashioned CHERRY Buds Hard Candy | Gluten Free | Made with 100% Real, Pure C
- “Handcrafted in the USA” on Butterfields Candy - Gourmet, Old-Fashioned PEACH Buds Hard Candy, 7 Oz (2-Pack) | Gluten Free | Made with 100
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Butterfields was founded in 1924 and makes the products listed here in Nashville, NC. The site lists 4 verified American-made Butterfields products.
A 1924 recipe that moved across North Carolina
The Cain family began cooking hard candy by hand in copper kettles near Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1924, and created the original Peach Bud, a peach candy with a thread of coconut at its center. In the late 1970s the business moved east with Charles Doak and the Wilson Candy Company. It changed hands again in 1989 and moved to Nashville, North Carolina in 1994, where it became Butterfields.
The company closed in 2009. Dena Manning bought it in 2012 and restarted production, and it remains family-owned in Nashville.
How the Buds are made
Each small batch is cooked in a copper kettle, poured, then folded by hand to spread the flavor, color and citric acid through the batch. A batch roller shapes the candy before it is cooled, sugared and inspected by hand. The candy is made with pure cane sugar and the company says it is dairy free and gluten free.
Peach is the original flavor. Cherry, cinnamon, citrus, ginger, key lime, lemon and muscadine are regulars, with limited runs such as guava kiwi. Current product pages read "Made in USA: Crafted in our Nashville, North Carolina facility."
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Butterfields made in the USA?
Yes, for the 4 products listed here. Butterfields manufactures in Nashville, NC. Butterfields cooks Peach Buds and other fruit hard candies in copper kettles at its facility in Nashville, North Carolina. The recipe dates to 1924.
Where is Butterfields manufactured?
Butterfields is headquartered in Nashville, NC. Manufacturing takes place in Nashville, NC.
What Butterfields products can I buy?
The site lists 4 Butterfields products in Food & Beverages. Each one links to a store that sells it.
When was Butterfields founded?
Butterfields was founded in 1924. Butterfields cooks Peach Buds and other fruit hard candies in copper kettles at its facility in Nashville, North Carolina. The recipe dates to 1924.
Where can I buy Butterfields products?
Every Butterfields product listed here links to a store that sells it, either a large online retailer or the brand's own shop.