Peter Paul Halajian was a candy

Candy

Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added...

 retailer in the New Haven, Connecticut

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 area in the early 20th century. Along with some other Armenian

Armenians

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 investors, he formed the Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company

Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company

The Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company is a candy-making division within the Hershey Company. Peter Paul was originally founded in 1919 by Peter Paul Halajian, a candy retailer in the New Haven, Connecticut area....

 in 1919. The company at first sold various brands of candies, but following sugar and coconut

Coconut

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 shortages in World War II

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, they dropped most brands and concentrated their efforts on the Mounds bar

Mounds (candy)

Mounds is a candy bar made by Hershey's, and is the sister product of Almond Joy. Like Almond Joy, it consists of a coconut based center; however, it is enrobed with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate and does not contain almonds....

. The Almond Joy

Almond Joy

An Almond Joy is a candy bar manufactured by Hershey's. It consists of a coconut-based center topped with two almonds and enrobed in a layer of milk chocolate...

 bar was introduced in 1946. In 1978, Peter Paul merged with the Cadbury company.