DOTS were invented by the Mason Candy Company in 1945, a New York-based manufacturer, who launched them as a spin-off to their popular Black Crows licorice gumdrops. RED HOTS: Red Hots were invented by the Ferrara Pan Candy Company (now just Ferrara) in Chicago and introduced around 1932. JUJUBES: Jujubes are a gummy bear-like candy invented by the New York City-based Hiede Candy Company in the 1920s. SUGAR BABIES: Sugar Babies are a soft, chewy, milk caramel candy. They were originally created by the James O. Welch Company, a Cambridge, Massachusetts candy company founded in 1927.