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  2. Lollipop - Wikipedia

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    According to the book Food for Thought: Extraordinary Little Chronicles of the World, they were invented by George Smith of New Haven, Connecticut, who started making large hard candies mounted on sticks in 1908. He named them after a racehorse of the time, Lolly Pop [8] —and trademarked the lollipop name in 1931. [9]

  3. 10 fabulous facts about lollipops on National Lollipop Day

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    #9 --The first high-production machine was invented in 1908. A manufacturer in a Racine, Wisconsin was asked to build something that could make a lot of lollipops in a short time.

  4. Candy - Wikipedia

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    Necco packagers were one of the first companies to package without human touch. [26] Kiosks and vending machines were introduced around the beginning of the 20th century. [27] Candy packaging played a role in its adoption as the most popular treat given away during trick-or-treating for Halloween in the US. In the 1940s, most treats were homemade.

  5. Hard candy - Wikipedia

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    They were originally invented to persuade the king of Denmark to take the medicine he had been prescribed, as he did not like the anise's strong flavour. Hard candies are historically associated with cough drops. The extended flavor release of lozenge-type candy, which mirrors the properties of modern cough drops, had long been appreciated.

  6. Charms Candy Company - Wikipedia

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    Walter W. Reid Jr. founded the Charms Candy Company in 1912. The company was originally called Tropical Charms, a reference to the individually wrapped square-shaped hard candies, which were one of the first of their kind to be individually wrapped in cellophane. [1] Tropical Charms was founded in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The company name was ...

  7. Swizzels - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, Swizzels Matlow launched "Drumstick Squashies", foam-like chewy sweets with the same flavour as the Drumstick lolly. Several flavour variations, such as bubblegum, have also been released. [9] In 2020, [10] Swizzels released a Drumstick Chocolate Bar. It consists of milk chocolate with a raspberry and milk flavour filling with freeze ...

  8. Allen's - Wikipedia

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    Allen's was founded by Alfred Weaver Allen (1870–1925), a Melbourne confectioner. Originally employed by MacRobertson's, he commenced confectionery production in 1891 at his Fitzroy confectionery shop.

  9. Tootsie Pop - Wikipedia

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    They were invented in 1931 by an employee of The Sweets Company of America. Tootsie Rolls had themselves been invented in 1896 by Leo Hirschfield. [3] The company changed its name to Tootsie Roll Industries in 1969. The candy made its debut in 1931 and since then various flavors have been introduced.