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In 1966, Edmond Lombardi began creating his sparkling fruit juice, Appletiser, by blending fruit juice with carbonated water. The business was based in Elgin valley of the Western Cape, South Africa. Exports began in 1969 to two archipelagos: the Canary Islands and Japan. [1] In 1979, The Coca-Cola Company purchased a 50% stake in Appletiser.
Today the Elgin valley is renowned for its apple and pear orchards, its greenhouse cut flowers, its rose growing, and, increasingly, for the production of high quality, cool climate wines. Over 40 percent of South Africa’s apple production is exported, [ 3 ] and the Elgin Valley produces about 60 percent of the total annual apple crop of ...
First made in 1905 by Necco, they stuck around until 2018, when Necco closed its doors. Though Spangler Candy Company saved the company’s eponymous Necco Wafers, Peach Blossoms weren’t as lucky.
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Necco dated its origins to Chase and Company, a company founded by brothers Oliver R. and Silas Edwin Chase in 1847. [5] Having previously invented and patented the first American candy machine, [4] the Chase brothers continued to design and create machinery that made assortments of candies, such as their popular sugar wafers.
Schrafft's was founded by William G. Schrafft as a candy manufacturer in Boston, but over time the company also became a well-known restaurant.In 1898, Frank G. Shattuck, a salesman for the Schrafft company from Upstate New York, opened a candy store at Broadway and West 36th Street in Manhattan, New York City. [1]
Inn 1989, the Wisconsin-based Stark Candy Company acquired Miller's holdings and began producing Mary Janes until Stark was bought out by Necco in 2008, effectively returning the candy's production to Massachusetts., [5] When Necco filed for bankruptcy in 2018, the company's various brands were auctioned off a la carte and no buyer was ...
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]