Heide Candy Company is a subsidiary of candy

Candy

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 manufacturer Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc.

Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc.

The confectionery business segment is made up of many small companies, often with intertwined relationships and histories. Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. was created as an umbrella company to roll-up many small companies, brands and products under a common management team.Catterton...

History

The Henry Heide Candy Company was founded in 1869 by Henry Heide, an immigrant from Obermarsberg

Obermarsberg

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, Westphalia

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, Germany

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On December 13, 1931, Henry Heide died in New York City

New York City

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. Henry's son, Andrew, began running the business and became the company's fourth president in 1957. He moved the production facility from Hudson Street in New York City to New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

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. Andrew died on December 23, 1995. Andrew's son Philip joined the Henry Heide Co. in 1964, rising through the ranks from sales manager/bakery and marketing and merchandising manager to executive vice-president.

Philip sold Henry Heide, Inc., to Hershey Foods Corporation in 1995. In 2002, Farley's & Sathers Candy Co., Inc. acquired the Heide brand products, including Jujyfruits, from Hershey Foods. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Products

• Jujubes
  Jujube (confectionery)
  Jujube , or jube, is the name of several types of candy, varying in description on a regional basis. The candies can vary in texture form being hard and resinous to something similar to firm loukoum or gummy candies....
  
  
• Jujyfruits
  Jujyfruits
  Jujyfruits are a chewy, gumdrop-like starch-based candy manufactured in the United States by Heide Candy Company, a subsidiary of Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc.-Description:...
  
  
• Sour Jujyfruits
• Red Hot Dollars
• Red Raspberry Dollars
• Black Licorice Dollars
• Gummi Bears
• Chocolate Babies
• Buck Private candy bar

External links

• Farley's & Sathers product page