Overview
- The National Confectionery Sales Association named Chicago the permanent site on Thursday, selecting a 60,000-square-foot, multi-level space at 830 N. Michigan Avenue.
- Organizers plan a summer 2027 opening and describe the attraction as a permanent exhibition honoring candy makers, iconic brands and industry milestones.
- The group projects about 2 million visitors a year and roughly 200 jobs, with those figures coming from the organization.
- Local reporting says the 20-year lease could bolster the Magnificent Mile by reviving the former Uniqlo site vacated in 2021, with a JPMorgan Chase flagship also slated for the building this fall.
- Chicago’s selection reflects more than a century of confectionery ties, including Ferrara, Mars, Brach’s, Tootsie and Wrigley, plus Milton Hershey’s 1893 World’s Fair inspiration.