First opened in September of 1985 by husband-and-wife team Wayne and Barbara Schwietert, Schwietert’s Cones & Candy is a Pacific Northwest institution located in Cannon Beach, Ore. The Schwieterts’ children all were involved in the business at an early age with youngest child, Jeff Schwietert, taking on an ownership role in 2004.
Schwietert’s Cones & Candy specializes in old-fashioned favorites such as retro sodas, homemade fudge, saltwater taffy and other sweet delicacies that attract both young and old. The candy shop’s décor emphasizes a fun and delicious atmosphere, with a boardwalk and gumball-filled pillars greeting owners to a candy land of wonders.