2008

Clive Hilgert

Clive Hilgert

Born March 20, 1916, in Kennesaw, NE, Clive graduated from Lincoln High School before attending the University of Nebraska. He is the father of three children, Bernard, Jo and Don. Starting his career more than 74 years ago as a soda jerk at Russell Stover Candies in 1934, he made such an impression on Mrs. […]

James Conlan

James Conlan

A native of Chicago, Jim was born September 30, 1940. Upon graduating from Thornton Township High School, Jim went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt University. He married Lee in 1987. Jim also has four daughters, Kimberly, Krissa, Michelle and Lori. He served with the 16th Infantry, United States Army, including an overseas […]

Jorge Farber

Jorge Farber

A native of Buenos Aires, Jorge Farber was born on February 29, 1948. After attending high school at Lycee Akiba in France, Jorge went on to the City College of New York where he graduated in 1970 and four years later received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the City University of New York. He earned […]

John Kitt

John Kitt

John was born in Beckenham, England, on March 7, 1944. He attended high school in Bramhall and then studied sugar, cocoa and chocolate technology at Borough Polytechnic in London and the City and Guilds of London Institute. John began his 46-year career in the confectionery and snack industry as assistant production manager at Barratt’s Ltd. […]

Dennis Burns

Dennis Burns

Dennis was born in Philadelphia on September 17, 1956. He attended Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, and graduated from Penn State University in 1979 with a degree in management. He has three children, Dennis Jr., Catherine and John. Dennis got his start in retailing in 1973, stocking shelves for Thrift Drug while he was still in […]

Lisbeth Echeandia

Lisbeth Echeandia

A native of Amsterdam, Lisbeth was born on April 23, 1949, and attended high school at Cheltenham in England. She has been married to Jim since 1979. She is stepmother to Jim’s two adult children, Mary and Richard. After leaving the advertising and public relations industry, Lisbeth and Jim acquired Confectioner Magazine in 1983, where […]

John Carroll

John Carroll

John was born on December 12, 1937, in Waynesburg, PA. He attended the local high school and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree in business education and general studies. John spent four years in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. He and his wife Donna, whom he married in July 1962, have two […]

Greg Pappariella

Greg Pappariella

Greg was born April 18, 1951, in Hershey, PA. After graduating from Hershey High, he attended the University of Notre Dame. He has two children, Erin and Beth. Leaving the insurance industry, he joined The Hershey Co. in 1978, where he was the Baltimore district manager. In 1983, Greg moved on to Cadbury Schweppes as […]

Ed Ansel

Ed Ansel

A native of Columbus, OH, Ed was born on April 16, 1940. After graduating from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, he attended Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis majoring in marketing. Ed served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a staff sergeant in the 930th Tactical Airlift Group based at Bakalar Air Force Base. He married […]

John Brooks Sr.

John Brooks Sr.

John was born March 21, 1940, in Los Angeles. He received his bachelor’s degree in zoology from Pomona College and earned a master’s in biology from the University of Southern California. He was the recipient of a National Science Foundation Fellowship. John and Tempe, whom he married in 1963, have three children, Christine, Cynthia and […]