1975
Kenneth F. Hastings
J. Reid Green
Charles Fulforth
Philip F. Coughlin Jr.
Joseph F. Cognetti
Born in Scranton, PA, in 1919, Joe began his career as a lumber salesman in 1937. Two years later, he joined Planters Peanuts as a retail salesman covering New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army, serving in the Air Corps until his discharge in 1946. That same year, […]
Kent Brayton
Nathan Sloane
A 68-year veteran of the candy business, Nathan was born in Boston in 1908. A graduate of Chelsea High School, he began his career as a candy wholesale wagon jobber, starting his own company in 1926. Nathan began his candy-making career with the Fox Cross Candy Co. where he developed the company’s signature Charleston Chew […]
Earl K. Manhold Jr.
At the time of his induction in 1975, Earl was president of Reed Candy Co. and Clark Gum Co. becoming chairman and CEO later the same year. Born in Franklinville, NY in 1921, Earl attended Gasport High School and Fenn College prior to embarking on his 40 year career in the candy business. Earl’s began […]