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Candy, alternatively called sweets or lollies, [a] is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, also called sugar confectionery, encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candy.
The candy originated in the United States in 1941, [2] and M&M's have been sold in over 100 countries since 2003. [1] They are produced in different colors, some of which have changed over the years. The candy-coated chocolate concept was possibly copied by Forrest Mars Sr. from Smarties , which he may have encountered during the Spanish Civil ...
The name lollipop was first coined by George Smith, owner of a candy company called the Bradley Smith Company. George named the stick candy after his favorite race horse Lolly Pop and trademarked the name "lollipop" in 1931.
Other proposals include a company-wide contest, the creators' names being Mike and Ike, a vaudeville song titled “Mike and Ike”, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose nickname was "Ike." [3] Just Born acquired the Rodda Candy Company in 1953 and, with the help of Rodda's expertise in jelly beans, produced new Mike and Ike flavors, such as cotton ...
Box of Curtiss' Baby Ruth candy bars at a general store in Portsmouth, North Carolina. 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.
New M&M's spokesperson, Maya Rudolph, reveals the new name for the popular candy as part of the brand's Super Bowl campaign. (Photo: Mars Inc./YouTube) (Mars Inc./YouTube)
For the first half of the 20th century, candy corn was a well-known "penny candy" or bulk confectionery. It was advertised as an affordable and popular treat that could be eaten year-round. [5] Candy corn developed into a fall and Halloween staple around the 1950s when people began to hand out individually wrapped candy to trick-or-treaters ...