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The Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company was a Philadelphia-based chocolate manufacturer that existed from 1911 to 1984. Its factory was located at Margaret and James Streets in the city's Frankford neighborhood. The company was founded in 1909 and existed under Blumenthal family management until 1969 when it was sold to Ward Foods, a New York-based conglomerate best known for making Tip Top bread. The principal reason for the sale was that few of the third generation of Blumenthals were interested in managing the company; legal difficulties had nothing to do with it. 〔(Bernhard S. Blumenthal, Executive - Philly.com )〕 After the sale, a new company called Ward Candy company was formed with my uncle Bernhard S. Blumenthal as its president. 〔http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F1091FFE3A5913748DDDA90A94DC405B898AF1D3 (you have to log into the New York Times website to see it)〕 The company eventually fell on hard times and the brand names were sold to Nestle in the early 1980s. The beginning of the hard times came after the death of Al Ehrlich, who helped manage the company 〔(http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=FA0F1FFB3D5A167493CBAB1789D95F438785F9)〕 The legal difficulties noted in 1974 took place five years after the company was sold to Ward Foods; the eventual bankruptcy did not happen until 7 or 8 years later, when the company was under the incompetent management of the Terson Company, who bought it from Ward Foods.〔(http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F40611FE3A5C12728DDDA90A94D0405B8084F1D3)〕 ==History== Founded in 1911, The Blumenthal Brothers produced many candies which are still popular today, as well as many chocolates that are no longer manufactured. The company's best-known products, Goobers, Sno Caps and Raisinets, were introduced in the late 1920s. By the late 1940s Blumenthal candies became popular snacks at movie theaters throughout the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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