The Idaho Spud is a candy bar made by the Idaho Candy Company. It has continuously been in production since 1918 and is distributed primarily throughout the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.[1] The wrapper of the product bears the slogan "The Candy Bar That Makes Idaho Famous". The bar was invented by Thomas "T.O." Smith, who founded the Idaho Candy Company in 1901.[2] The potato- (spud) shaped bar consists of a chocolate and coconut flakes covered cocoa-flavored marshmallow center.
Sales
According to the Idaho Candy Company, the Idaho Spud is in the top 100 best-selling candy bars in the Northwest United States.[3] The bar is sold at room temperature, but is sometimes frozen before consumption.