I like the Art Deco-ish stylings of this one: This one came to me in great shape - so well-preserved in fact, that it’s hard to imagine just how old it is. I think I’ve created a pretty good roadmap for dating boxes of the 1970-2012 vintage.įirst up is my earliest Milk Duds box. I’ve spent a lot of time to narrow in on ways to define each period and where each design fits along the way. The problem with this consistency in packaging style is that it often makes it difficult to precisely date a package.
You have my permission to skim a bit, but if you are curious and want to take a closer look, you’ll note the many subtle design evolutions and company changes along the way. These days I find that I can celebrate its consistency and the small tweaks it has experienced in its long life.īut consider this a warning: to the casual observer, you may find that many of the boxes I’m going to share with you today all start to look the same. I’ll admit that it was this very consistency that, for a long time, kept me from giving much thought to the packaging or to putting much effort to collecting it. My earliest box is a yellow hue with brown logo, a look which is still largely the design the boxes retain to this day. Unlike some brands that have seen dramatic changes in colorful packaging and mascots through the years, Milk Duds have been steady and reliable. Today is what we’ll call the standard Milk Duds chapter and tomorrow it’s going to be the exotic Milk Duds brand extensions. So today and tomorrow, I’m going to share what I have and walk you through the pieces of Milk Duds history that my collection can shine a light on. Over the years, I’ve picked up quite a variety of Milk Duds packages that dot their history, though most of what I have is from the last forty years.
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Along with Hot Tamales, Milk Duds have always been one of my favorite movie theater go-to candies. It’s a pretty simple bit of candy as so many classics are a chewy nugget of caramel surrounded by a tasty chocolatey coating. It had revenues of about $590 million in 2008, according to a source familiar with the matter.Milk Duds is a confectionery classic that was first sold in 1926 by the Holloway company of Chicago. The company makes more than 900 different candy items and produces 42 million pounds of confections a year, which are distributed throughout the United States. The sweet maker's portfolio includes Chuckles, JujyFruits and Jujubes, all acquired from Hershey Co HSY.N in 2002, as well as a batch of brands acquired from Kraft Foods Inc KFT.N that year, such as Now and Later and Intense Fruit Chews.
The Farley namesake began in 1870 and grew to sell its own brand and private label candies, while Sather began in 1936 and sold rebagged candies and snacks in convenience stores. Its most recent acquisition was Brach’s Confections in 2007.įarley’s & Sathers legacy goes back much further. The Minnesota company is owned by Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm Catterton Partners, which bought it in 2002.įarley’s & Sathers has made several acquisitions to build its business since its inception in 2002.
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