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The Curtiss Candy Company is an extinct 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.
The Candy King once described his ongoing goal of making Curtiss “a company with a soul, having the benefits of its employees at heart,” and aside from a few grievances from the teamsters, the thousands of men and women who worked for Schnering over the decades seemed to buy in to his philosophy.
Otto Young Schnering, founder of Curtiss Candy Co., was born October 9, 1891, in Chicago, to Helen Curtiss and Julius. A visionary businessman and philanthropist, he was devoted to the values of hard work, education and family, which had been handed down from his father, Julius.
Curtiss Candy Farms purebred dairy herds would only be in business for a little more than 11 years. The farms held some of the most valuable livestock of the times with herds
Otto Schnering was an American candy maker and entrepreneur best known for creating the Baby Ruth and Butterfinger.. Otto Schnering founded the Curtiss Candy Company in Chicago in 1916. He started the company with just $100 worth of equipment in a second-floor back room on North Halsted Street.
Curtiss Candy Co. Founded in Chicago in 1916 by Otto Schnering, Curtiss Candy did just under $100,000 in sales during its first year. The company grew quickly, and in 1919 it opened a new three-story factory on Briar Place that employed 400 men and women.
Although the name of the candy bar sounds like the name of the famous baseball player Babe Ruth, the Curtiss Candy Company claimed that it was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Ruth Cleveland.
Source: Ruth's Home Run 1931: The Curtiss Candy Company sued George H. Ruth Candy Co. over its “Ruth’s Home Run” candy bar. The company claimed it was too similar to their “Baby Ruth” candy bar, despite the fact that Curtiss had likely named their own product after Babe Ruth but claimed it was named after President Cleveland’s dead daughter.
A SELF-MADE CANDY BAR KING … The Curtiss Candy Co. was founded by Schnering in 1916. He used his mother’s maiden name rather than his own, either in tribute to her, or owing to the unpopularity of German surnames at the time.
The Curtiss Candy Company is a defunct 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, Schnering named his company using his mother's maiden name.