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Droëwors (/ ˈ d r uː ə v ɔːr s /; Afrikaans for "dry sausage") is a Southern African snack food, based on the traditional, coriander-seed spiced boerewors sausage. [1] It is usually made as a dunwors (Afrikaans for "thin sausage") rather than dikwors ("thick sausage"), as the thinner sausage dries quicker and is thus, less likely to spoil before it can be preserved.
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In 1983, Atkinson purchased another local company, the Judson Candy Company, later known as Judson-Atkinson Candies, from the Pearl Brewing Company. [4] [5] Judson-Atkinson was founded in 1899, and was based in San Antonio, Texas. In 2011, Judson-Atkinson shut down business due to the high prices of sugar and raw materials. [6]
A way for candy makers to show that a candy was trademarked was to stamp an image or initials on the candy. [4] In the late 19th century and especially the early 20th century, industrial candy making was almost exclusively a masculine affair, and home-based candy making was a feminine affair. [5]
In 2009, the company bought a new facility in Southwest Houston that covers 11,000 square feet, five times the size of their previous location. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The company makes 30,000 to 40,000 pounds of candy each year, [ 2 ] and creates handmade items.
The company was restarted and renamed the Warrell Classic Co. and continues to make the 30 different types of caramel original distributed under the Classic Caramel brand. [11] The company closed in 2019. [12] In early 2013, the company announced that it had sold three of its brands to the Texas-based Atkinson Candy Company.
This is a list of brand name confectionery products.Sugar confectionery includes candies (sweets in British English), candied nuts, chocolates, chewing gum, bubble gum, pastillage, and other confections that are made primarily of sugar.
Louis Ward and a partner bought the company for $7.5 million in 1960. He served as the company's chairman and president until 1993, when he retired after suffering a stroke. His sons, Scott H. and Thomas Ward, took over the business. [6] The company expanded its chocolate brands by acquiring Whitman's that year and Pangburn's in 1999. [5] [7]