Born in Detroit on November 9, 1924, Bill attended the University of Detroit. He later joined the U.S. Army and served as a platoon sergeant in the 298th Combat Engineer Battalion. In 1948, he married Anne, and they raised 11 children. Prior to becoming a sales manager at Reeves and Co. in 1960, Bill worked […]
Sam was born on September 10, 1891, and received his education in Berdichev, Ukraine, at the city’s rabbinical school. When his family moved to France, he worked in a candy store and learned the business. In 1910, Sam emigrated to the U.S. and began making chocolates. Six years later, he designed a stick-inserting machine for […]
Born in England in July 1821, Oliver immigrated to the Boston area around 1847 where he invented and patented the first American candy machine, a lozenge cutter. Oliver worked in the apothecary/confectionery industry where he made lozenges composed of gum Arabic, peppermint and brown sugar by hand. After an increase in orders from apothecary shops, […]
Bob was born on October 9, 1946, in Fall River, MA. He received an associates degree in business from Roger Williams Junior College and served in the U.S. Army as a Specialist 5th Class where he worked with the Korean Military Advisory Group. Upon his return to the U.S. in 1970, Bob joined Adams/Brooks Drugs […]