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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Corporate Office

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory was founded in 1981 by Frank Crail, in Durango, Colorado. Crail was looking for an easier way of life in Colorado and thought a candy company sounded like a sweet deal. Franchising began the following year, with the first franchises opening in Utah and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The company went public on the NASDAQ in 1985 and can be found under the ticker symbol: RMCF. Whitman’s offered to buy the company in 1996, but their offer of $16 million was rejected.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory makes its own premium line of chocolate and other types of candy. The company has more than 300 different types of chocolate or chocolate covered candies, with new ideas being presented each year.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory was founded in 1981 by Frank Crail, in Durango, Colorado. Crail was looking for an easier way of life in Colorado and thought a candy company sounded like a sweet deal. Franchising began the following year, with the first franchises opening in Utah and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The company went public on the NASDAQ in 1985 and can be found under the ticker symbol: RMCF. Whitman’s offered to buy the company in 1996, but their offer of $16 million was rejected.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory makes its own premium line of chocolate and other types of candy. The company has more than 300 different types of chocolate or chocolate covered candies, with new ideas being presented each year.

History

See’s Candies Corporate Office

 

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See’s Candies was founded in 1921 by Mary See, her son Charles and his wife Florence in Los Angeles, California. Mary See had developed her candy recipes while helping her husband run a hotel in Ontario. After her husband’s death, Mary and her son moved to Los Angeles and used her recipes to sell candy. Even throughout the Great Depression, there was a demand for See’s unique recipes. By the mid-1920’s, the company had more than 12 locations in California. The Bakersfield store was the first of its kind to have a white, all porcelain store.

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In 1952, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance spent a half day at the See’s Candies store on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, learning to dip chocolates and work the production line, in preparation for the “Job Switching” episode of I Love Lucy. The episode, which featured Lucy and Ethel getting jobs in a chocolate factory, became one of the most popular in the show’s history. see 6

The family sold the business in 1972 to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. for $25 million. Today, there are more than 200 stores in the US and few in Hong Kong, Japan, and Macau. The company has more than 1500 full-time employees and as many as 6,000 during peak holiday seasons, such as Christmas and Mother’s Day.  see 3

The majority of See’s Candies are sold in their own stores, but there is an online ordering service and, during the holidays, the company sells from kiosks in shopping malls or other types of shopping centers.

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See's Candies

 

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See’s Candies was founded in 1921 by Mary See, her son Charles and his wife Florence in Los Angeles, California. Mary See had developed her candy recipes while helping her husband run a hotel in Ontario. After her husband’s death, Mary and her son moved to Los Angeles and used her recipes to sell candy. Even throughout the Great Depression, there was a demand for See’s unique recipes. By the mid-1920’s, the company had more than 12 locations in California. The Bakersfield store was the first of its kind to have a white, all porcelain store.

History

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In 1952, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance spent a half day at the See’s Candies store on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, learning to dip chocolates and work the production line, in preparation for the “Job Switching” episode of I Love Lucy. The episode, which featured Lucy and Ethel getting jobs in a chocolate factory, became one of the most popular in the show’s history. see 6

The family sold the business in 1972 to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. for $25 million. Today, there are more than 200 stores in the US and few in Hong Kong, Japan, and Macau. The company has more than 1500 full-time employees and as many as 6,000 during peak holiday seasons, such as Christmas and Mother’s Day.  see 3

The majority of See’s Candies are sold in their own stores, but there is an online ordering service and, during the holidays, the company sells from kiosks in shopping malls or other types of shopping centers.

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Rocket Fizz Corporate Office

Rocket Fizz was founded in 2007 by Robert Powells and Ryan Morgan in Camarillo, California. The pair wanted to reestablish some of the older brands of candies from the 50’s and 60’s, as well as introduce a variety of flavored sodas. Rocket Fizz is a franchised operation that specializes in candy, gum, and flavored sodas.

Although stores are franchised, the company also sells their uniquely flavored sodas to vendors such as supermarkets and stop and go stores, such as Seven-11. Some of the best selling soda flavors are bacon, dog drool, buffalo wing, and ranch dressing. The company offers 430 flavors of soda, as well as thousands of types of candy.

Rocket Fizz currently has 118 locations in 22 states. The company states that they are the largest candy and soda shop franchise in the U.S. Rocket Fizz was featured on the popular CBS program Undercover Boss in January of 2016.

Rocket Fizz

Rocket Fizz was founded in 2007 by Robert Powells and Ryan Morgan in Camarillo, California. The pair wanted to reestablish some of the older brands of candies from the 50’s and 60’s, as well as introduce a variety of flavored sodas. Rocket Fizz is a franchised operation that specializes in candy, gum, and flavored sodas.

Although stores are franchised, the company also sells their uniquely flavored sodas to vendors such as supermarkets and stop and go stores, such as Seven-11. Some of the best selling soda flavors are bacon, dog drool, buffalo wing, and ranch dressing. The company offers 430 flavors of soda, as well as thousands of types of candy.

Rocket Fizz currently has 118 locations in 22 states. The company states that they are the largest candy and soda shop franchise in the U.S. Rocket Fizz was featured on the popular CBS program Undercover Boss in January of 2016.

History

Nestle Corporate Office

 

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Nestle, founded in Sweden in 1866, when two Swiss businesses joined forces. These companies, headed by Henri Nestle and Charles and George Page, began an aggressive campaign to expand their business into Europe, then the America’s, and beyond.

The company grew extensively after both WWI and WWII. Nestlé’s products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. nestle 3

Nestle is now the biggest food and beverage company in the world when measuring revenue. The company had revenue in 2017 of $91.6 billion. The company has expanded tremendously over their 152-year history, far beyond their condensed milk and infant formula beginnings.

In 1984, the company acquired Carnation, one of the largest dairy manufacturers in the US at the time. Later that same decade, the company acquired Friskies, a cat food manufacturer, as well as Coffee-Mate and Rowntree Mackintosh, candy makers whose brands include Kit-Kats and Smarties. nestle 4

The company has 447 factories in 194 countries and employs almost a half a million persons. Nestle has 64 brands and has joint ventures with at least 8 other global companies, including General Mills and Coca-Cola.

Nestle Health Science has made numerous acquisitions in the past decade, including Vitaflo, CM&D Pharma, Prometheus Laboratories, and Vital Foods. nestle 2

In May of 2015, Food Safety Regulators from the Uttar Pradesh in India found that samples of Nestlé’s leading noodle brand, MAGGI, had up to 17 times beyond permissible safe limits of lead in addition to heavy quantities of monosodium glutamate. India’s government made public that it was seeking damages of nearly $100 million from Nestlé India for “unfair trade practices” following the June ban on Maggi noodles.The suit was finally settled for 6,400 million rupees in August of 2015. Nestlé destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi products and sales resumed in November of 2015.

In 2017, the company moved their USA headquarters from Glendale, California, to Rosslyn, Virginia.

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Nestle

 

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Nestle, founded in Sweden in 1866, when two Swiss businesses joined forces. These companies, headed by Henri Nestle and Charles and George Page, began an aggressive campaign to expand their business into Europe, then the America’s, and beyond.

History

The company grew extensively after both WWI and WWII. Nestlé’s products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. nestle 3

Nestle is now the biggest food and beverage company in the world when measuring revenue. The company had revenue in 2017 of $91.6 billion. The company has expanded tremendously over their 152-year history, far beyond their condensed milk and infant formula beginnings.

In 1984, the company acquired Carnation, one of the largest dairy manufacturers in the US at the time. Later that same decade, the company acquired Friskies, a cat food manufacturer, as well as Coffee-Mate and Rowntree Mackintosh, candy makers whose brands include Kit-Kats and Smarties. nestle 4

The company has 447 factories in 194 countries and employs almost a half a million persons. Nestle has 64 brands and has joint ventures with at least 8 other global companies, including General Mills and Coca-Cola.

Nestle Health Science has made numerous acquisitions in the past decade, including Vitaflo, CM&D Pharma, Prometheus Laboratories, and Vital Foods. nestle 2

In May of 2015, Food Safety Regulators from the Uttar Pradesh in India found that samples of Nestlé’s leading noodle brand, MAGGI, had up to 17 times beyond permissible safe limits of lead in addition to heavy quantities of monosodium glutamate. India’s government made public that it was seeking damages of nearly $100 million from Nestlé India for “unfair trade practices” following the June ban on Maggi noodles.The suit was finally settled for 6,400 million rupees in August of 2015. Nestlé destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi products and sales resumed in November of 2015.

In 2017, the company moved their USA headquarters from Glendale, California, to Rosslyn, Virginia.

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International Flavors & Fragrances Corporate Office

International Flavors & Fragrances was formed by the 1958 merger of Polak & Schwartz and van Ameringen-Haebler.

Polak & Schwartz was founded by Leopold Schwarz and Joseph Polack in a small town in Holland as a spices, flavors, and fragrances company.

Van Ameringen-Haebler was founded by Arnold Louis (A.L.) van Ameringen. He is credited with the idea of putting scents in soap and detergent.

Today International Flavors & Fragrances is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of natural and artificial flavors and aromas. The fragrances the company produces are used in prepared foods, beverages, confections, perfumes, soaps, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

International Flavors & Fragrances is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IFF, is a member of the S&P 500, is #734 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,000 employees, and had $3.06 billion in revenue in 2014.

International Flavors & Fragrances

International Flavors & Fragrances was formed by the 1958 merger of Polak & Schwartz and van Ameringen-Haebler.

Polak & Schwartz was founded by Leopold Schwarz and Joseph Polack in a small town in Holland as a spices, flavors, and fragrances company.

Van Ameringen-Haebler was founded by Arnold Louis (A.L.) van Ameringen. He is credited with the idea of putting scents in soap and detergent.

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Today International Flavors & Fragrances is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of natural and artificial flavors and aromas. The fragrances the company produces are used in prepared foods, beverages, confections, perfumes, soaps, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

International Flavors & Fragrances is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IFF, is a member of the S&P 500, is #734 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,000 employees, and had $3.06 billion in revenue in 2014.