The Winis story

A Mexican chewy candy, wrapped one piece at a time

Winis is a brand of Mexican chewy candy, sold on Amazon, known for its Unicorn Chewy Candy Sticks.

Winis comes from a Mexican candy company that started in 1984 near Mexico City. Today its bags turn up at piñatas and birthday tables across the US.

Winis Candy is an independent guide to Winis chewy candy and is not run by the brand.

A family clapping around a birthday cake with Winis candy on the party table
A yellow bag of Winis Original Chewy Candy, 50 pieces
The yellow Original bag: grape, orange, lime and cherry.

Where it began

Dilcomer, 1984, State of Mexico

The company behind Winis began in 1984 under the name Dilcomer, in the State of Mexico. It later became The Klass Company and made candy and drinks.

El CEO, a Mexican business paper, gave the start date in its report on the 2026 sale: De acuerdo con información de la empresa, The Klass Company tiene sus orígenes en 1984, cuando fue fundada bajo el nombre de Dilcomer en el Estado de México. El CEO

Today a plant in Tepotzotlán, north of Mexico City, makes the candy, and the company keeps a US base in Houston, Texas.

El CEO

Dates on record

The Winis timeline

From a family candy business started in 1984 to a new owner in 2026.

  1. 1984

    Dilcomer starts

    The company is founded in the State of Mexico.

    El CEO

  2. 1993

    First US filing

    Grupo Dilcomer files WINIS for candies with the USPTO. That registration is later cancelled.

    USPTO

  3. 2006

    Registration no. 3142768

    The WINIS mark in force today is registered on September 12, 2006, after a 2002 filing.

    USPTO

  4. 2026

    Sold to Tutsi

    Tootsie Roll’s Mexican subsidiary buys the candy business of The Klass Company, Winis included.

    U.S. SEC (EDGAR)

In every bag

What makes a bag of Winis

  • A wrapper per piece

    Sticks, pops and chews each come in their own wrapper, so a bag splits into goodie bags.

  • Flavors from Mexico

    Cotton candy for the Unicorn line, four fruits for Original, chili for Acid Up.

  • Party sizes

    Bags run from 11 to 300 pieces, sold one bag at a time or in sets.

  • A full label

    Serving size, calories and added sugars are printed on the Winis bags.

Winis is the candy you buy by the bag and give away by the piece.

In numbers

Winis by the numbers

5 candies in 10 bag sizes, and a US trademark that has stood since 2006.

  • 6,670buyer ratings across the range
  • 5Winis candies on sale
  • 10bag sizes and sets
  • 2006year WINIS was registered in the US
What Winis makes
Individually wrapped chewy candy: Unicorn cotton candy sticks and pops, Original fruit chews, Acid Up chews with chili and a Mexican candy mixWinis shop page at our retail partner · checked October 21, 2026
US trademark
WINIS, registration no. 3142768, registered September 12, 2006, for candiesUSPTO trademark record · checked October 21, 2026
First US filing
WINIS, filed October 12, 1993 by Grupo Dilcomer (registration no. 1946016, later cancelled)USPTO trademark record · checked October 21, 2026
Trademark owner
Corporación Industrial Alimenticia, S.A.P.I. de C.V., listed at an address in Houston, TexasUSPTO trademark record · checked October 21, 2026
Original registrant
Corporación Industrial Alimenticia, S.A. de C.V., Tepotzotlán, State of MexicoUSPTO trademark record · checked October 21, 2026
Business owner since 2026
Tutsi, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries, bought the Mexican candy business of The Klass Company, Winis included, in September 2026Tootsie Roll Industries, SEC Form 8-K · checked October 21, 2026
Lines
Winis Unicorn Cotton Candy Chews, Winis Chewy Candy and Fruit Chews: 5 candies on saleWinis shop page at our retail partner · checked October 21, 2026
Where it is sold
On AmazonWinis shop page at our retail partner · checked October 21, 2026
Known for
Unicorn Chewy Candy SticksThe most-rated Winis product on sale · checked October 21, 2026

Two lines

Unicorn and Chewy Candy

Each line has its own page with every pack size, prices per piece and questions.

Who writes this site

An independent guide to Winis candy

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Questions

Questions about the brand

Is Winis owned by Tootsie Roll?

Its candy business is. Tootsie Roll Industries reported in an SEC filing that its subsidiary Tutsi bought the Mexican candy business of The Klass Company, Winis included, on September 1, 2026.

Where is Winis candy made?

In Mexico. El CEO places the plant of The Klass Company, in business since 1984, in Tepotzotlán, State of Mexico, with a US base in Houston, Texas.

When was Winis founded?

The company behind it dates to 1984, when it started as Dilcomer in the State of Mexico. The WINIS mark first went to the USPTO in 1993.

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