Clark Bar
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The Clark Bar is a milk chocolate peanut butter
bar
that is similar to a Butterfinger
. It is manufactured by the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO).
It was named by its creator David L. Clark
, founder of the D. L. Clark Company
. Today, the Clark Bar is back to its original formula. It comes in milk and dark chocolate varieties. It was acquired by Leaf later on, then became independent again in 1996 when Hershey
acquired Leaf's North American operations. NECCO bought it in 1999.
Peanut butter
Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It is mainly used as a sandwich spread, sometimes in combination as in the peanut butter and jelly...
bar
Candy bar
A chocolate bar is a confection in bar form comprising some or all of the following components: cocoa solids, cocoa butter, sugar, milk. The relative presence or absence of these components form the subclasses of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate. In addition to these main...
that is similar to a Butterfinger
Butterfinger
Butterfinger is a candy bar made by Nestlé.The bar consists of a flaky, orange-colored center—somewhat similar texture to crisp caramel, with a taste similar to peanut butter—that is coated in compound chocolate.- History :...
. It is manufactured by the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO).
It was named by its creator David L. Clark
David L. Clark
David Lytle Clark was an American entrepreneur who came to the U.S. with his family when he was 8 years old, and who founded the D. L. Clark Company in 1886 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania now part of Pittsburgh....
, founder of the D. L. Clark Company
D. L. Clark Company
The D. L. Clark Company was founded in 1886 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, now part of Pittsburgh, by David L. Clark , an Irish-born candy salesman. In 1921, Clark Brothers Chewing Gum Company was spun off as a separate corporation . The D. L...
. Today, the Clark Bar is back to its original formula. It comes in milk and dark chocolate varieties. It was acquired by Leaf later on, then became independent again in 1996 when Hershey
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S...
acquired Leaf's North American operations. NECCO bought it in 1999.