In sales by Company, Original Gourmet is climbing the ladder. In 2011, Original Gourmet, founded as NatCoSales in 1994, earned a spot on the list with confection giants at #10. In 2012, in the Hard Sugar Candy Category, Original Gourmet climbed to #8 – bumping the hard sugar candy lines of Nestle® and Farley’s & Sathers® down the ladder! Again, the growth rate is head and shoulders above the competition. The nearest competitor in terms of increase in sales is none other than Hershey, and Original Gourmet has grown the hard sugar category at TWICE the rate of Hershey in the past year. The company also occupies nearly twice the market share as the previous year as well, increasing from 2.6% to 5.1%.