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ONE NICKEL FOR A BIG CANDY BAR IN 1933

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Curtiss Candy Company is a now defunct confectionery
brand and a former company based in
Chicago, Illinois. It
was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering.

In 1964, Standard Brands purchased Curtiss Candy Company,
Standard Brands merged with
Nabisco in 1981. In 1990, RJR
Nabisco
sold the Curtiss brands to Nestlé.

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Otto Young Schnering (1891 – 1953)


In 1920, Otto invented the first five-
cent candy bar, Baby Ruth. He’s been
called the “U.S. Candy Bar King”.

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IT WAS A CRACKER JACK IDEA BACK IN 1912!

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Cracker Jack started its "prize in every box" promotion on this
day in history, Feb. 19, 1912.

German immigrant F.W. Rueckheim (below) first invented the
now-ubiquitous ballpark treat in the late 19th century. 

It was initially sold at his small candy and popcorn shop,
F. W. Rueckheim & Bro. (SnackHistory.com.)
 

"The more you eat, the more you want."
Frederich William Rueckheim (1846-1934)

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CANDY COMPANY INTROS NEW CHARACTER

M&M's introduce new purple female character citing 'acceptance and inclusivity' photo 1

WASHINGTON (TND) — Mars, Inc. has introduced a new purple
character to its lineup of M&M’s, but not a new purple color of
the popular chocolate candy.

Aptly named "Purple," the new female character is coming
aboard to help the company "represent acceptance and
inclusivity,"
according to a news release.

It’s M&M’s first new character in a decade. The company said
Purple’s confidence, "keen self-awareness," and authenticity
give the character a "quirky nature."

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Franklin Clarence Mars (1883 – 1934)


Franklin C. Mars started the Mars Candy
Factory in 1911 with Ethel V. Mars, his
second wife, in
Tacoma, Washington.

This factory produced and sold fresh
candy wholesale, but ultimately the
venture failed. 

By 1920, Mars had returned to his home
state,
Minnesota, where the earliest
incarnation of the present day Mars
company was founded that year as
Mar-O-Bar Co., in
Minneapolis and later
incorporated there as Mars, Incorporated.

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CHOCOLATIER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1857

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Milton Snavely Hershey
(September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945)

Milton Snavely Hershey, a German-speaking Mennonite
farmer who turned his passion for confections into a
symbol of American affluence and goodwill, was born
in
Derry Township, Penn. 

"Milton Hershey was the rarest of men — both a dreamer
and a builder," notes his biography at the Candy Hall of
Fame, into which the chocolatier was inducted in 1972.

He founded both the Hershey Chocolate Co. and the
Milton Hershey School.

The school, which he opened in 1910 to educate orphans,
thrives today as a prominent free educational institution
serving underprivileged students.

The Hershey Company, known as Hershey’s, is one of
the world’s biggest
confectionery manufacturers.

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SHORT HISTORY OF AN ICONIC CONFECTION

Tootsie Roll is a chocolate-flavored taffy-like candy that has been manufactured in the United States since 1907. The candy has
qualities similar to both
caramels and taffy without being exactly
either confection. The
manufacturer, Tootsie Roll Industries, is
based in
Chicago, Illinois. It was the first penny candy to be
individually wrapped in America. (
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