And yet, the Concord grape languishes in relative obscurity. Each year in the U.S., about 420,000 tons of the fruit are produced, a sum that accounts for just 7 percent of the 5.9 million tons of ...

The brand's offerings have grown a lot since I was a kid. While there's still Concord grape jelly and fruit snacks, Welch's now has soda, frozen bars, and fruit smoothies. But the company isn’t ...

The fruit is primarily used for grape juice – teetotaler dentist Thomas Welch invented the process in 1869 – but it’s also used to make wine, candy, soft drinks and jar after jar of Welch ...

Think Welch’s grape jelly or grape-flavored candies, which are often based on the aromatic concord grape, rather than the milder grapes found year-round on grocery store shelves.

Next, she spreads Welch’s grape jelly on the other four slices. Once the sandwiches are complete, she takes out her circle sandwich cutter, places it on top of one of the sandwiches, and presses ...