Fine chocolates. Sanders favorites. Chocolate worth sharing. Est. 1875. Shop more of this collection at Sanderscandy.com. It was 1875. A young Bavarian confectioner with a borrowed barrel of sugar and a passionate dream set out to bring the finest confections to America. Over the years, as one of America's founding fathers of candy making, Fred Sanders perfected his old-world recipes for chocolate, chocolate snacks, baked goods, ice cream and his famous original gourmet dessert toppings.