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The Curtiss Candy Company was an American confectionery brand and a former company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago, Illinois. Wanting a more "American-sounding" name (due to anti-German sentiment during World War I), Schnering named his company using his mother's maiden name.
Below is a list of notable food manufacturers with current or historical ties to Chicago. A.J. Canfield Company [3] Armour and Company; Brach's; Budlong Pickle Company; Chicago Bar Co. Cloverhill Bakery; ConAgra [4] Cracker Jack; Curtiss Candy Company; Eli's Cheesecake; Ferrara Pan Candy Company; Fortune Brands; Fuhrman and Forster Company ...
In 1920, the Curtiss Candy Company refashioned its Kandy Kake into the Baby Ruth, and it became the best-selling confection in the five-cent confectionery category by the late 1920s. [3] [4] [5] The bar was a staple of the Chicago-based company for more than six decades. Curtiss was purchased by Nabisco in 1981.
Maxon Community Developers of Barrington, Illinois, founders and developers of nearby Streamwood, Barrington Woods, Brigadoon, and later Green Valley, Arizona purchased the Curtiss Candy Farms in 1952 from Otto Schnering, founder of the Curtiss Candy Company. The brothers Norm and Don Maxon promptly renamed it Trout Valley after Norman's ...
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With Halloween rapidly approaching, candy production is in full swing. ... Take a look inside Ferrara Candy Company. Lisa Kirshner. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:41 PM.