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Mounds' original slogan, "Indescribably Delicious", was created when Mounds ran a contest to come up with the best two words to sell the candy. Leon Weiss, who came up with the slogan, won $10. [9] Peter Paul, Inc. filed a trademark application for the phrase on February 20, 1964, claiming a date of first use on June 15, 1956.
In 1929, the company acquired the Mounds bar candy line from West Haven, Connecticut, candy maker Vincent Nitido. [3] The Mounds bar became a hit with the U.S. military during World War II, who by 1944 purchased 80% of their production for use in rations (5 million bars/month). [4] The Almond Joy bar was introduced in 1946 as a replacement for ...
The company went on to become the first candy manufacturer to use full-color TV commercials. [1] In 1972, the company introduced a candy bar named for what it did not include rather than what it did, the 15-cent (Peanut Butter with) No Jelly bar, also called the Sidekick bar. In 1977, they changed the name to the 20-cent Peanut Butter Bar.
Peter Paul Halajian (1864 in the Ottoman Empire – 1927 in Naugatuck, Connecticut) [1] [2] was an Armenian-American candy manufacturer in the New Haven, Connecticut, area in the early 20th century. Born Peter Halajian in the Ottoman Empire, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1890 and worked in a rubber factory, opening a candy shop on February 1 ...
Martoccio invented a synthetic coating for his candy bars to keep them from melting in warm temperatures. He used only the very best ingredients—real cocoa butter, eggs, etc.-- and was still able to sell his milk chocolate bars for 3 cents compared to the 5 cent Hershey bar (1955).
But first, you'll need Ree's perfect pie crust recipe, a press-in crust, all-butter pie crust, or graham cracker crust. And when all else fails, just pick up a store-bought crust. And when all ...
Get ready to unwrap some laughs with these ir-Reese-sistible candy puns. The post 60 Candy Puns That Are a Real Life Saver appeared first on Reader's Digest.
This is a list of chocolate bar brands, in alphabetical order, including discontinued brands.A chocolate bar, also known as a candy bar in American English, is a confection in an oblong or rectangular form containing chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate, which may also contain layerings or mixtures that include nuts, fruit, caramel, nougat, and wafers.