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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 (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.
In 1920, the Curtiss Candy Company refashioned its Kandy Kake into the Baby Ruth, and it became the best-selling confection in the five-cent confectionery category by the late 1920s. The bar was a staple of the Chicago-based company for more than six decades. Curtiss was purchased by Nabisco in 1981.
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.
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.
Sep 25, 2014 · The Curtiss Candy Company sued for copyright infringement and claimed that the candy bar had not been named after the baseball star, but Ruth Cleveland, eldest daughter of President Grover...
Sep 12, 2019 · 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.
Apr 13, 2021 · the curtiss candy company was one of several large manufacturers who grew a booming post-war candy industry in chicago. otto schnering founded the business in 1916, after graduating from the university of chicago with a degree in philosophy and taking the odd job of piano selling. the 24-year old native chicagoan began producing candy with a 5 ...
Did you know that the Baby Ruth bar was not named for the famous baseball player, Babe Ruth? Well, that’s what the Curtiss Candy Company claimed.
