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Peeps are produced by Just Born, [1] a candy manufacturer founded in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by an immigrant from Vinnitsa in the Russian Empire (now in Ukraine), Sam Born (1891–1959). In 1953, Just Born acquired the Rodda Candy Company and its marshmallow chick line.
Just Born, Inc., is an American family-owned confectionery company based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. [1] It manufactures and markets a number of confectionery, including Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, Hot Tamales, Mike and Ike, Peeps, Teenee Beanee jelly beans, and Zours.
Just Born building where Peeps are made. In 1945, Born joined his father's company, Just Born. [5] In 1950, he developed a process to turn unused Mike and Ike candies into a new product, Hot Tamales, by remelting them and adding hot cinnamon flavor. [6] In 1953, the company acquired the Rodda Candy Company, known for its jelly beans.
Peeps are a marshmallow treat produced by the Just Born company at a factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Peeps were born almost 70 years ago and over those years have become an American candy icon.
Ira “Bob” Born, a candy company executive known as the “Father of Peeps” for pioneering the way the chick-shaped candies are made, has died, Just Born Quality Confections announced on Monday.
In 1976, Klein lived in Temple City, California and started the distribution company, Garvey Nut & Candy. [4] [5] He came up with the idea for a new type of jelly bean, [5] later called "Jelly Belly", and asked the Herman Goelitz Candy Company to make a batch for him.
Ira “Bob” Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for pioneering the way the chick-shaped candies are made, has died at age 98, according to Just Born Quality Confections.
In 1949, Harry and Sylvia Goldenberg (second generation) purchased the Peanut Chews Division of D. Goldenberg, Inc., to focus solely on the production of Peanut Chews candies. In 2003, Just Born, Inc., a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania–based candy company, purchased the Peanut Chews brand and the Northeast Philadelphia manufacturing facility. [2]