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Candy & Nuts & Gum  in  the  USA

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“If I played in New York, they'd name a candy bar after me.” — Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, in 1976

Statistics

worldwide net sales of confectionery companies for 2017
Mars, Inc. $18 billion
Ferrero Group $12B
Mondelez Intl $11.56B
Meiji Company $9.65B
Nestlé SA $8.82B
Hershey Company $7.53B
Lindt AG $4.1B
Ezaki Clico Company $3.24B
Karibo GmbH $3.18B
Arcor $3.1B

net sales of candy in the U.S.A. by segment for 2017
chocolate candy (smaller than 3.5 ounce) $11.05B
non-chocolate candy $5.77B
chocolate candy (box/bag/bar > 3.5 ounce) $4.78B
non-chocolate chewy candy $2.14B

the 13 best-selling candies in the U.S.A. as reported by Businessweek in 2012
M&M's (#1)
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (#2)
Hershey Bar (#3)
Snickers (#4)
Kit Kat (#5)
Twix (#6)
Twizzlers (#7)
Skittles (#8)
Dove Bar (#9) ice cream
3 Musketeers (#10)
Starburst (#11)
Milky Way (#12)
Butterfinger (#13)

'candy' entry at Wikipedia
'confectionery' entry at Wikipedia
Wikipedia's list of top-selling candy brands {last update 2012}

Candy By The Decade
Introduced in the 1930s: 3 Musketeers, Snickers, Tootsie Pops; in the 1940s: M&Ms, Junior Mints, Fun Dip; in the 1950s: Hot Tamales, Play Stix, Pez; in the 1960s: Starburst, Swedish Fish, 100 Grand; in the 1970s: Reese's Pieces, Pop Rocks, Twix; in the 1980s: Airheads, Sour Patch Kids, Skor; in the 1990s: Starburst Jelly Beans, Dove Chocolates, Baby Bottle Pops.

General  Candy  Links
Retail Confectioners International [est. 1917] based in Springfield, Missouri
National Confectioners Association [est. 1884] based in Washington, DC
National Confectionery Sales Association of America [est. 1899] is based in Cleveland, Ohio
Candy Hall of Fame [est. 1971 by NCSA] in Cleveland, Ohio

National Pistachio Day in U.S.A. {origins unknown} is on February 26th
National Licorice Day [est. 2004] in U.S.A. is on April 12th
celebrates liquorice-flavored black licorice candy and-or fruit-flavored red licorice candy
June is National Candy Month!
National Chocolate Candy Day {origins unknown} is on December 28th

Retail/Wholesale  Candy  Links
Nationwide Candy LLC [est. 1997?] in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Candy Counter section at Vermont Country Store [est. 1946]
Old Time Candy Company [Dots®, Good & Plenty®, Milk Duds®, Necco®, Sno- Caps® & more ...]
Señor Murphy Candymaker - 5 locations in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sweet Candy Café [est. 2012] in Historic Downtown Lumberton, North Carolina
Candy Warehouse [est. 1998] online sales & candy stores in CA & NC
Sweetservices.com Online Bulk Candy Store [est. 1970] is based in Frankfort, Illinois
The Online Candy Shop [est. 199?, online since 2002] is based in Astoria, NY

Dylan's Candy Bar [chain est. 2001]
candy expert Dylan Lauren operates many stores of different sizes in USA, Canada & Kuwait

General  Reading  Material

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	"The Candy Cook-Book: Vintage Recipes For Traditional Sweets and Treats" [1917] by Alice Bradley [1875-1946] author was principal of Miss Fanny Farmer's School of Cookery, and cooking editor of Woman's Home Companion; book was groundbreaking in that it included the first recipes using chocolate (milk chocolate was a luxury item until Hershey produced his Hershey Bar in 1900) Kindle Edition from Hesperus Press [2/2015] for $8.99 Hesperus Press 7½x5 pb [2/2015] for $14.40 Andesite Press 9¼x6 hardcover [8/2015] for 25.95 Little, Brown & Co. 9x6½ hardcover [1920] out of print/used 1918 edition available as free online etext at Internet Archive
	"Sweets: A History of Candy" [2002] by Tim Richardson Bloomsbury USA 8x6¼ pb [11/2003] for $11.66 Bloomsbury USA 8x6½ hardcover [11/2002] for $24.95
	"Candyfreak: A Journey Through The Chocolate Underbelly of America" [2004] by Steve Almond Harvest Books 8x5¼ pb [4/2005] for $10.40 Algonquin 7½x6 hardcover [4/2004] for $17.12 Highbridge UNABR audio CD [5/2004] for $26.95 Highbridge UNABR audio [5/2004] for $26.95
	"The Oxford Companion To American Food and Drink" [2007] Edited by Andrew F. Smith Kindle Edition from Oxford Univ Press [2007 edition] for $14.57 Oxford Univ Press 10½x8½ pb [3/2009] for $39.95 Oxford Univ Press 11x8½ hardcover [5/2007] for $65.00 Oxford Univ Press 11x8¾ hardcover [5/2007] out of print/used
	Candy Industry Magazine [est. 2007] advertiser-supported B2B industry news magazine subscription at Amazon not available subscribe at third party service: 12 issues/year - FREE for industry people magazine website
	"Field Guide To Candy: How To Identify and Make Virtually Every Candy Imaginable" [2009] by Anita Chu Kindle Edition from Quirk Books/Penguin Random House [12/2014] for $10.99 Quirk Books mass pb [8/2009] for $14.79
	"Candy Is Magic: Real Ingredients, Modern Recipes" [2017] by Jami Curl Kindle Edition from Ten Speed Press/Random House [4/2017] for $18.99 Ten Speed Press 10¼x8¼ hardcover [4/2017] for $23.79
	"The Sweet Book of Candy Making: From The Simple To The Spectacular - How To Make Caramels, Fudge, Hard Candy, Fondant, Toffee, and More!" [2012] by Elizabeth LaBau Kindle Edition from Quarry Books [9/2012] for $11.99 Quarry Books 10x8 pb [9/2012] for $20.89 Quarry Books flexibound [9/2012] for $25.47
	"Sweet Memories: Candy Recipes of The 1800s" for Kindle [2015] by Fae Merrie Well-researched: includes glossary of obsolete terms 24-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [4/2015] for 99¢
	"Southern Homemade Candy Collection: Fudge, Truffles, Toffees, Brittle & More!" [2015] by S.L. Watson Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [10/2015] for 99¢ indep 10x8 pb [10/2017] for $10.99
	"The Fudge Factor: 40 Fudge Recipes – From Minutes In The Microwave To Gourmet Confections" [2017] by Martha Stephenson 98-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [6/2017] for $3.95 96-page indep 9x6 pb [8/2017] for $21.99
	"Homemade Fudge Making: Old-Fashioned Fudge Recipes" [2018] by Martha Stephenson 25 fudge recipes, flavors include gingerbread, s'mores, root beer, snickerdoodle, orange creamsicle, and hot chocolate 68-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [9/2018] for $3.95 71-page indep 9x6 pb [9/2018] for $12.99

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Fiction  About  Candy

"Toto In Candy Land" [2000]
by Roger S. Baum [b. 1938], great-grandson of L. Frank Baum [1856-1919]

Movies & TV,  Stageplays,  Other  Media

"Aesop's Fables - Silvery Moon" aka "Candy Town" [Van Beuren Jan 1933] The moon invites a cat and his girlfriend to see that the moon is made up of candy . . . surreal adventures ensue ! • Produced by Amadee J. Van Beuren; directed by Mannie Davis & John Foster • bare credits at IMDb watch full b&w cartoon short [6/2015 upload; 5:58] online at YouTube

"Candyland" cartoon short [Universal Pictures April 1935] The Sandman visits a young boy and takes him and his puppy to Candyland in the Clouds, where the King of Candyland takes them through his candy-factory and all his workers try to outdo one another in showing their artistic candy-work Filmed in two-strip Technicolor; produced, directed & co-written by Walter Lantz; co-written by Victor McLeod • credits at IMDb • video not found

"Job Switching" episode [CBS-TV Sept 1952] of the "I Love Lucy" TV series Ricky & Fred get upset about the girls' spending, and say that doing housework is much easier than earning a paycheck; so the boys try doing the housework while the girls attempt to hold down a job at a candy factory. Problems soon arise on both fronts: Ricky & Fred cause a huge mess in the apartment and Lucy & Ethel find themselves fighting against a speedy conveyor belt of chocolate candies. The episode is very popular and was colorized and broadcast as the second half of a 2014 Xmas TV special. • Co-produced & co-written by Jess Oppenheimer; co-produced by & starring Desi Arnaz; directed by William Asher; co-written by Madelyn Pugh Davis & Bob Carroll Jr.; also starring Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Alvin Hurwitz, semi-regular Elvia Allman, Amanda Milligan series credits at IMDb • episode credits at IMDb • watch colorized clip [11/2016 upload; 3:09] online at YouTube

"Willy Wonka" starring Gene Wilder

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" [2005] starring Johnny Depp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_(film)
http://www.sweetservices.com/wonka-candy.html

"Classic Drive-In Intermission Ads" on DVD [2010] intermission ads from the heyday of drive-in movie theaters for drive-in snacks such as hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks, pizza, candy, popcorn, ice cream, snow cones, and more! PR Studios 136-minute color DVD [12/2010] for $14.99

"Candy Land" family board game [1949]

"A sweet little game for sweet little folks" • The family board game 'Candy Land' was launched in 1949 by Milton Bradley Company, which was purchased in 1984 by Hasbro, Inc.; designed for 2-4 players ages 3 & up; basic set includes game board, 4 gingerbread men game tokens, card deck, intructions; the game still sells about a million copies each year Retro 1967 game in 10½x15¾" box [2017] for $15.99 65th Anniv Edition game in 9½x16" box [8/2014] out of prodn/used Deluxe Board Game in 11½x11½x2½" Collector's Tin Box [2013] for $24.99 board game entry at Wikipedia

"Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure" [2005] /tt0429732/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Land:_The_Great_Lollipop_Adventure

candy sales rankings in 2012: M&M's (#1), Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (#2), Hershey Bar (#3), Snickers (#4), Kit Kat (#5),
Twix (#6), Twizzlers (#7), Skittles (#8), 3 Musketeers (#9), Starburst (#10)

SweetServices.com list of candy mfgrs

The Candy Alliance, LLC [est. 1999]
co-op association for cost savings in marketing, ingredients purchasing, and advertising; members include American Licorice, Ferrara Pan Candy Company,
Goetze's Candy Company, Necco/Stark/Haviland, and Spangler Candy Company.
official company website {broken 2018} • entry at LinkedIn • not listed at Wikipedia

The Candy Corporation of America [est. 1947; defunct?]
sold off Mason Candies division to Tootsie Roll Industries in 1972.

                             
Ferrara Pan Candy Company [est. 1922]
Catterton Partners formed the Farley's & Sathers Candy Company in 2002 as a vehicle for the purchase of some of the former Farley Foods Company and Sathers Candy Company assets and brands from Kraft Foods; in 2012, Catterton Partners purchased Ferrara Pan Candy Company and Brach's Confections; Catterton's many candy brands were merged and the name of the company was changed to the shorter Ferrara Candy; the Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based candy company makes a variety of popular candies, including Lemonheads, Jaw Busters (jaw breakers), Atomic Fireballs, Original Boston Baked Beans, Grapeheads (formerly Alexander the Grape), and Red Hots.
Ferrero SpA, a privately-held company headquartered in Luxembourg (best known for its Nutella, Fannie May, and Tic Tac brands in the U.S.) purchased Ferrara Candy at the end of October, 2017; purchase price was not disclosed but was believed to be $1.3 billion, including debt.
official website • website official brands page • entry at Wikipedia

Brach's Confections [est. 1904]
Brach's Palace of Sweets candy company was founded in Chicago, ZIllinois in 1904; Brach's Candy was sold to Bertram Johnson in November 1980 and then merged in 2012 with the Ferrara Pan Candy Company to form the Ferrara Candy Company; favorites from Brach's include Milk Maid Royals chewy caramels, Brach Fruit Slices, Star Brites hard candy, Classic Candy Corn, Lemon Drops, Chocolate Malt Balls, Chocolate Bridge Mix, Peanut Caramel Clusters; Brach's Sundaes Neapolitan Coconut has been out of production since 2012
official company website • company entry at Wikipedia

Nestlé Candy [est. 1905, sold off 2018]
The original Nestlé SA compamy was formed in 1905 by the merger of two Swiss companies, both founded in 1866; that company is the largest food company in the world since 2014.
Nestlé USA announced in January 2018 the sale of its U.S. confectionary business to Ferrero, the Italian chocolate and candy maker, for an estimated $2.8 billion; the Nestlé brands are now part of Ferrara Candy USA; Ferrara/Nestlé brands include Butterfinger, Crunch Bar, Raisenets, Oh, Henry!, 100 Grand bar, Chunky chocolates, Sno-Caps, Baby Ruth bar, Goobers.
The current Nestlé USA website does not mention Nestlé candies, nor is there a distinct Nestlé candies entry on Wikipedia (2018).

Trolli Candy [est. 1905, sold off 2013]
pastamaker Willy Mederer KG was founded in Fürth, Germany in 1948 and converted to making candies as post-war sugar rationing was lifted; the company registered the 'Trolli' brand name in 1975, which became the trading name for the company in 2012; Trolli's US operations were sold to a series of owners from 1996 until merger with Ferrara Candy Company in 2013
Trolli USA company website • Trolli entry at Wikipedia

Mars, Inc. candy & food conglomerate [est. 1922] based in McLean, Virginia
1911: Frank & Ethel Mars started making and selling a variety of butter-cream candies from the kitchen of their home in Tacoma, Washington; in 1922, they started Mar-O-Bar Company in Minneapolis to manufacture chocolate candy bars; later incorporated as Mars, Inc.
1932: Mars Candy Co. introduced the 3 Musketeers® Bar, named for the three flavored sections (vanilla, chocolate & strawberry) inside
#5 Mars Candy Corp. [est. 1911] per The Forbes Magazine Top Ten Private U.S. Companies List [November 2010]

         
Garrettsville, Ohio candy manufacturer Clarence A. Crane (father of the poet Hart Crane [1899-1932]) invented the LifeSavers Candy brand in 1912 as a 'summer candy' that could withstand heat better than chocolate; the original five-flavor roll of Life Savers debuted in 1935. Company was sold off to Beech-Nut (1956 merger), E.R. Squibb (1968 merger), Nabisco (1981), Kraft Foods (2000), and Wrigley's (2004), the current owner - a division of Mars Candy.
official company website • entry at Wikipedia

         
Mondeléz International, Inc. is a multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois that consists of the global snack and food brands of the former Kraft Foods Inc. after the October 2012 spin-off of its North American grocery operations.
official company website • entry at Wikipedia

Pez® tablet candy was invented in 1927 in Austria; the unique dispenser was invented in 1947 and patented in 1949; Pez® candy was first imported to the United States in 1952;
now produced in Orange, Connecticut, the iconic PEZ® brand is available in over eighty countries and sells more than sixty-five million dispensers annually.
official company websites: Austria + USA • entry at Wikipedia
Burlingame [CA] Museum of Pez® Memorabilia
PEZ-A-Mania national convention [July 2019 = #29] in Cleveland, Ohio

	"Pez® Collectibles" [1994] by Richard Geary over 280 color photographs Schiffer Publng 4th Edition 11x8½ pb [6/2000] for $16.81 Schiffer Publng 4th Edition pb [6/2000] for $22.46 Schiffer Publng 3rd Edition 11x8½ pb [1999] for $19.95
	"Collectors Guide To Pez Dispensers: Identification & Price Guide" [2001, rev 2008] by Shawn Peterson Krause Publns 11x8 3rd Edition pb [6/2008] for $27.44 Krause Publns 2nd Edition pb [3/2003] out of print/used Krause Publns 11x8¼ pb [2001] out of print/used
	"Warman's Pez® Field Guide" [2004] by Shawn Peterson, Edited by Tracy Schmidt Kindle Edition from Krause Publns [2nd edition 7/2009] for $7.99 Krause Publns 2nd edition 5¼x4¼ pb [7/2009] out of print/used Krause Publns 5x4 pb [8/2004] out of print/used
	"PEZ: From Austrian Invention To American Icon" [2016] by expert Shawn Peterson Kindle Edition from The History Press [8/2016] for $9.99 History Press 9x6 pb [8/2016] for $16.99 History Press Library Editions 9x6 hardcover [8/2016] for $31.73

shop the Pez™ Candy Store {returns 900+ items} at Amazon

	"PEZ™ 'The Lord of The Rings' Limited Edition Collector's Series Gift Set" [2012] the 8 candy dispensers represent 'Lord Of The Rings' characters Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gollum, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and The Eye of Sauren eight dispensers & 12 rolls of candy [1/2012] for $36.94 more on Magic Lantern's 'Lord of The Rings' & 'The Hobbit' Movies Page
	"PEZ™ 'Harry Potter' Limited Edition Collector's Series Gift Set" [2015] the 6 candy dispensers represent characters Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort, and Rubeus Hagrid six dispensers & 12 rolls of candy [10/2015] for $29.99
	"PEZ™ 'Star Wars' Limited Edition Collector's Series Gift Set" [2016] the 4 candy dispensers represent 'Star Wars' characters Darth Vader, R2-D2, C-P3O, and Yoda four dispensers & 6 rolls of candy [1/2016] for $21.84 more on Magic Lantern's 'Star Wars' Movies Page

                   
spangler brands include Circus Peanuts (launched 1940), Dum Dums (purchased 1953), Spangler Candy Canes (purchased 1954), Saf-T-Pops (purchased 1978), Astro Pops® (purchased 1987), and StrawMallows® Marshmallows (launched 2/2010)
official company website • company entry at Wikipedia

"A Sweet Century: The 100-Year History of Spangler Candy Company and The Spangler Family of Bryan, Ohio" [2006] by William L. Culbertson, PhD Spangler Candy Co. 9x6 pb [2006] for $52.62

         
New England Confectionery Company has origins back to the summer of 1847 and is the oldest multi-line candy company in the United States; the name was created during the merger of several Boston-area candymakers in 1901; an investor buyout in 2007 led to a series of lousy business decisions and a bankruptcy sale in May 2018; Greek-American billionaire investor Dean Metropoulos resold the company to Spangler Candy Company in July 2018, which shut down operations for a move to its Ohio headquarters.
official company website is currently shut down (2018) • Necco company entry at Wikipedia

The Clark Bar was sold to Boyer Candy Company, Candy House® Candy Buttons was sold to Doscher's Candies, Banana Split chews & Slap Stix lollipops were sold to the Reading, Pennsylvania-based Mega Candy; remaining brands include timeless classics such as the NECCO® Wafer, Mary Jane® taffy candies [est. 1914], Sweethearts Conversation Hearts, and Haviland Thin Mints - production is expected to resume in stages thru 2019.

1842: Stephen Whitman opened a 'confectionery and fruiterer shoppe' in Philadelphia; the perennial Whitman's Sampler boxed candy was introduced in 1912.
1912?Whitman's Sampler boxed candy was introduced by Whitman's Candies [est. 1842] of Philadelphia.

                           
American Licorice Company was founded around 1914 by Martin Kretchmer in Chicago, Illinois; in 1925, the company started operations in San Francisco, California; flagship brand Snaps, introduced circa 1935, are chewy candies with a black licorice center; in the 1950s American Licorice Co. expanded beyond traditional black licorice and began producing Raspberry Vines, which were renamed Red Vines® twists; in the 1970s, the company created Purple Vines (grape flavored), Green Vines (peppermint flavored), and Chocolate Vines; in 1990, American Licorice expanded into the sour candy market with the Sour Punch® brand candies. The company is headquartered in La Porte, Indiana.
official company website • entry at Wikipedia

official candy websites: Red Vines® brand • Sour Punch® brand • Original Snaps® brand

Independent  Brands
SweetServices.com list of candy mfgrs

Bonomo's Turkish Taffy [1912, purch 1972 by Tootsie, dropped 1979, re-launched 2010]
http://www.bonomoturkishtaffy.com/MuseumHistory_ep_40.html

                           
The Boyer Candy Company was founded in 1936 and successfully produced the Mallo Cup and other candies; Boyer purchased the Clark Bar [launched 1917] - the world's first
5-cent candy bar - from bankrupt Necco in 2018, with planned gradual restoration of the various flavors; the Boyer factory is in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
official company website • company entry at Wikipedia • Clark Bar entry at Wikipedia

         
Chase Candy Co. was founded in 1876 in St. Joseph, Missouri; they created the Cherry Mash® candy bar in 1918.
official Cherry Mash® website • Cherry Mash® entry at Wikipedia

Goetze's Candy Company [est. 1895]
August Goetze and his son William formed the Baltimore Chewing Gum Company in 1895; but candy was their business and they focused on perfecting a single, signature product;
in 1917, they developed a soft caramel candy known as Chu-ees which ultimately evolved into their signature candy, Caramel Creams, a soft chewy caramel with cream filling
in the center. Goetze's launched stick-shaped Cow Tales in multiple flavors in 1984.
official website • entry at Wikipedia

         
Goelitz Candy Company began in Illinois in 1869 and invented their natural-flavor jelly beans in 1976, made famous by the candy jar in President Reagan's Oval Office;
the company was renamed in 2001; current headquarters is in Fairfield, California. mJelly Belly also produces Candy Corn [1880s] and many other candies as well as Cold Stone Creamery,
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Tabasco Sauce, and Sunkist Citrus flavored jelly beans.
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Sunkist Fruit Gem Candy
In 2006, Jelly Belly purchased The Ben Myerson Candy Company, the prior manufacturer of Sunkist Fruit Gems Candy under license from Sunkist.
official Sunkist Growers, Inc. [est. 1893] website • Fruit Gems entry at Wikipedia
Sunkist Fruit Gems Candy - 14 items available at Amazon

                            
The Rodda Candy Company [est. 1910] of Lancaster, Pennsylvania made marsmallow chick candies by hand; Just Born Candy [founded 1923] of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania purchased Rodda in 1953 and mechanized the Peeps® marshmallow candies process; the Marshmallow Peeps Bunny was created in 1973; recent sales average 2 billion Peeps each year.
Just Born also manufactures Mike and Ike®, Hot Tamales®, Teenee Beanee® Gourmet Jelly Beans, and Goldenberg's® Peanut Chews® candies.
official Peeps® website • company entry at Wikipedia

"Peeps" animated feature franchise [still in development 2018]  
Announced 4/2014: Writer/director Adam Rifkin acquired the feature film & TV rights to the classic Peeps candies to make a franchise of it • latest info at IMDb

                  
Pearson's Candy Company was founded in 1909 and is currently owned by Brynwood Partners VI; headquarters are in Saint Paul, Minnesota; produces the popular national
candy brands Bit-O-Honey [launched 1924, purchased 2013], Salted Nut Roll [launched 1933], and Mint Patties [launched 1951], and regional brands Nut Goodie cluster
[launched 1912] and Bun Bars [launched 1998]; Salted Nut Rolls & Mint Patties account for approximately 80 percent of the company’s sales.
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Planet Harmony [est. 1970?] organic candy since 2001 - makes Surf Sweets organic gummies

                            
Pop Rocks popping candy was developed by General Foods and launched in 1975; General Foods also produced a powdered form as Space Dust, later renamed
Cosmic Candy; General Foods licensed production and distribution to Zeta Espacial SA of Spain around the year 2000.
official website • entry at Wikipedia

"Pop Rocks: The Inside Story of America's Revolutionary Candy" [2006] by Dr. Marvin J. Rudolph Kindle Edition from Specialty Publrs LLC [6/2016] for $9.99 Specialty Publrs LLC 9x6 pb [9/2006] out of print/used

         
Sconza Candy Company [est. 1939] is famous for colorful Jordan Almonds candies and many chocolate candy varieties; factory in Oakdale, California.
official company website • not listed at Wikipedia

Smarties® tablet candy [1949] is produced all year, and is a Hallowe'en favorite; the U.S. factory is in Union, New Jersey; candies produced in
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada are called Rockets so as not to be confused with Nestlé Smarties (a chocolate M&M-like candy sold outside the U.S.A.).
official company website • company entry at Wikipedia

                  
Austrian immigrant candymaker Leo Hirschfield decided he needed a chocolate-flavored candy that did not melt in the heat of Summer, so he invented the chewy Tootsie Roll®,
named after his granddaughter; Leo was eventially forced out of the company, which went public in 1922. The Tootsie Roll Pop® launched in 1931. By 1935, the company was in financial difficulty and its paper box supplier decided to rescue it; the Rubin family bought up all the shares, and are still the owners and officers.

Current candy brands include: Andes Chocolate Mints [1950, purch 2000]; Cella's chocolate-covered cherries [1864, purch 1985]; Charleston Chew candy bars [1925, purch 1993]; Charms Blow Pops [1969, purch 1988]; Dubble Bubble [1928], Razzles [1966] & Cry Baby [1991] chewing gums; Fluffy Stuff cotton candy [purch 2000]; Frooties fruit flavored chewy candy [1970s]; Junior Mints [1949, purch 1993]; Mason's Black Crows licorice candy [1890s] & Mason's Dots gumdrops [1945] - purch 1972; Nik-L-Nip juice confection & Wax Lips flavored wax candy - purch 2004; Sugar Daddy [1925] & Sugar Babies [1935] caramels - purch 1993; and Tootsie Rolls [1907] & Tootsie Pops [1931]
official website • company entry at Wikipedia

         
Mason's Candy began in the 1890s with their Black Crows licorice gumdrops; Mason's Dots gumdrops were launched in 1945; Tootsie purchased the Mason's Candy division
from The Candy Corporation of America [est. 1947; defunct?] in 1972. Flavors now include Tropical Dots [2003], Yogurt Dots [2007], and Sour Dots [2009-2010].

Walnettos, Inc. [est. 1919] in Valencia, California

Foreign  Candy  Brands
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Nuts  Dept.
Nuts {dot} com [est. 1929], 125 Moen Street in Cranford, New Jersey
Mariani Nut Company [est. 1972] in Winters, California {west of Sacramento}
Pistachio Tree Ranch & Arena Blanca Winery [est. 1980], 7320 U.S. Highway 54-70 in Alamorosa, New Mexico      

	"Totally Nuts" [1997] by Helene Siegel 96-page Kindle Edition from Celestial Arts/Random House [7/2014] for $3.99 96-page Celestial Arts 6¼x4½ pb [10/97] for $9.95
	"Peanuts: The Illustrious History of The Goober Pea" [2002] by Andrew F. Smith Univ IL Press 8½x5½ pb [12/2006] for $14.78 Univ IL Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2002] out of print/used
	"Nuts: A Global History" [2014] by Ken Albala author takes readers on a gastronomic, botanical, and cultural tour of the world Kindle Edition from Reaktion Books [4/2014] for $9.99 Reaktion Books 7¾x4¾ hardcover [4/2014] for $18.00
	"We're Nuts For Pistachios!: Enjoy Cooking With The World's Healthiest Nut - 40 Perfect Pistachio Recipes" [2018] by Daniel Humphreys Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2018] for $3.95 {sic} CreateSpace 9x6 pb [3/2018] for $12.99
	"The Nuts Cookbook: 30 Breakfast, Dinner, and Dessert Recipes That You'll Go Nuts For!" [2018] by Gordon Rock Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [4/2018] for $3.95 CreateSpace 9x6 pb [4/2018] for $12.99

Chewing  Gum  Dept.
Pud's Dubble Bubble Clubhouse
WholePop Magazine bubble gum fansite
1954 June 15: American Chicle Co. of Long Island City, New York registered the Trident trademark for chewing gum and candy lozenges.
wbuffett holds a minority stake in William Wrigley, Jr. Co. [est. 1891] {gum & candy}

	"The Great American Chewing Gum Book" [1976] by Robert Hendrickson Stein & Day 9¼x6¼ pb [3/84] out of print/used Stein & Day pb [3/84] out of print/used Chilton Book hardcover[1976] out of print/many used
	"Bubblemania: The Chewy History of Bubble Gum" [for ages 4-8; 1997] by Lee Wardlaw, illustrated by Sandra Forrest S&S 7½x7¼ pb [9/97] out of print/many used
	"Chewing Gum: The Fortunes of Taste" [2004] by Michael Redclift Routledge 8½x5½ hardcover [5/2004] for $27.00

Chocolate  Dept.
'chocolate' entry at Wikipedia
Intl. Cocoa Organization [est. 1973] based in London, U.K.
The World Cocoa Foundation [est. 2000] supports cocoa farmers & families worldwide
search on 'chocolate' at Amazon Grocery returns over 164,000 items - YUM!
search on 'hot cocoa' at Amazon Grocery returns over 2,800 items - YUM!

History- and beverage-related books on chocolate are on Maison d'Être Bookstore's Beatnik Coffee House / Beverage Page / Chocolate Dept.
(with four books on chocolate as candy duplicated here).

Major chocolate-producing companies include Cadbury, Ghirardelli, Hershey, Lindt, Mars, Nestlé, and Whitman's/Russell Stover

Fry's produced the first chocolate bar in 1847, which was then mass-produced as Fry's Chocolate Cream in 1866.[27]

The first Hershey bar was produced in 1900. Hershey's Kisses were developed in 1907, and the Hershey's Bar with almonds was introduced in 1908.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_S._Hershey
Milton Snavely Hershey (candy)

	"The True History of Chocolate" [1996] by Sophie D. Coe & Michael D. Coe Thames & Hudson 3rd edition 9x6 pb [6/2013] for $12.78 Thames & Hudson 2nd edition 9x6 pb [10/2007] for $18.38 Thames & Hudson 9x6 pb [10/2000] out of print/many, many used Thames & Hudson 9½x6¼ hardcover [5/1996] out of print/many used
	"The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside The Secret World of Hershey and Mars" [1998] by Joël Glenn Brenner Broadway Books 8x6¼ pb [1/2000] out of print/many used Random House 8¼x6½ hardcover [12/98] out of print/many used
	"Chocolate On Trial: Slavery, Politics, and The Ethics of Business" [2005] by Lowell J. Satre The forced labor practices at the coffee farms on the Portuguese colonial islands of São Tomé & Principé were exposed in 1905 by intrepid British journalist Henry Nevinson; candy baron William Cadbury was forced by public opinion to 'do something'; The Standard newspaper of London held Cadbury to blame, and Cadbury sued for libel (the trial itself is two chapters here). Ohio Univ Press 9x6 pb [7/2005] for $15.90 Ohio Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [7/2005] for $46.12
	"The Chocolate Connoisseur: For Everyone With A Passion For Chocolate" [2005] by Chloé Doutre-Roussel Penguin Trade 7¼x4½ pb [12/2006] out of print/many used Tarcher 7½x4½ hardcover [2/2006] out of print/many used Piatkus Books 7½x4½ hardcover [10/2005] out of print/used
	"Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between The World's Greatest Chocolate Makers" [2010] by Deborah Cadbury Kindle Edition from PublicAffairs [10/2010] for $8.79 PublicAffairs 9¼x6 pb [10/2011] for $13.29 PublicAffairs 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2010] for $16.53

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