06 Dec Dr John’s Candies
We are very pleased to be able to bring to you Dr John’s Candies, although we have run into a slight hiccup. Our stock has not arrived from the US as yet. However, we will still be taking orders and will place these on back order and will ship to you as soon as they reach our shores.
Award-winning dentist of 30 years, Dr. John, and wife, Debra – a dental hygienist – are passionate about crafting innovative sugar free sweets with no artificial sweeteners that are good for you. Sweets that are good for you? We know. This goes against everything you’ve been told.
And, then came…the lollipops!
It started with a lollipop and a simple concept of wonderfully sweet and naturally healthy proportions. This was the birth of a line of tantalising candies and treats that are inspired, tasteful and sweet and made with active ingredients sourced from nature.
1995: Introducing…
Dr. John shares his first sugar free lollipop with other dental professionals and soon after, develops his first D2D (that’s dentist-to-dentist) product line, Sweet Originals™, which still exists today. The candy is offered to patients as a tasty and cavity fighting option, giving the words dental ‘treatment’ new appeal!
1997: Orders Galore
The orders began to flood in and Debra left clinical practice to run the candy business full-time.
2002: Herbal Impact
UCLA scientist, Dr. Wenyuan Shi, and prominent lecturer, Dr. Maxwell Anderson, contacted Dr. John’s; asking to add a proprietary, cavity-fighting herbal extract to the Dr. John’s sugar free lollipop formulation. This started a six year research & development phase which produced the first cavity-fighting lollipop.
2008: Hello, World!
ABC’s Good Morning America told the world about the Dr. John’s Herbal Lollipop, calling it the “Lollipop that licked decay!”
2008: A Home for the Candy
Dr. John’s moves out of their home office and into a commercial building to keep up with the growing candy demand.
2009: Rising to the Challenge
After being told it couldn’t be done, Dr. John adds a substantial amount of the natural sweetener, xylitol, to his treats, allowing for the successful elimination of artificial sweeteners and the creation of new decay-fighting treats.
2010: Discovering America’s Beautiful Birch
Dr. John’s launches the Simply Xylitol® line of products (available today as Inspired Sweets™, Sweet Advantage™, Simply Decadent™ and Simply Xylitol®) containing American birch xylitol, which is the key ingredient in their current collection of sweets.
2011: Peer-to-Peer Applause
Dr. John was selected as the ‘New and Emerging Speaker’ at the American Dental Association Annual Session.
2012: Off to Tokyo
After moving to an even larger location in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dr. John and Debra travelled to Tokyo, Japan, where Dr. John’s® opened its first brick-and-mortar candy store.
2012: The Proof is in … the Candy
European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry publishes a study by University of Michigan and Delta Dental scientists, which included children from the Head Start Program in Lansing, Michigan. The study verified Dr. John’s Herbal lollipop as a method with significant potential for reducing the risk of tooth decay.
2013: Star Power
Jim Gaffigan, stand-up comedian, actor and author, gives Dr. John and his lollipops a nod in his New York Times best seller Dad is Fat.
2014: Exponential Growth
Dr. John’s took to the road, traveling to Anaheim, California for the Natural Products Expo West Show, where they introduced their xylitol products to the natural food market’s world stage.
2015 T-minus …
Like a rocket, Dr. John’s rebranded and launched their new and expanded line of naturally sweetened hard & soft candies, chocolates, gums, mints, and bulk sweetener at the Chicago Dental Society Mid-Winter Meeting and Sweets & Snacks Expo. This product line can now be found online and in natural food markets – remaining one of, if not the only, sugar free candy line in the world that includes natural sugar free products without artificial sweeteners, flavor or colors. Dr. John’s continues to attract loyal followers from natural food expos and dental meetings across the country.
2015 and Beyond
Dr. John’s team is constantly conducting research and development to further evolve their lines of sweet treats, still committed to the pro-health vision they set early on their business. With the exception of the Sweet Originals™ line of products, their treats are currently made with the natural American birch xylitol sweetener and nearly every one of their products is gluten free, sugar free, dairy free and nut free. Their vision is a guiding force as their sweets are now, and will forever, remain healthier sweets as all of Dr. John’s products are designed to assist with dry mouth, be diabetic friendly, and fight tooth decay. Dr. John’s goal (and they are almost there) is to eventually eliminate artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners from all of its tasty treats.