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The Curtiss Candy Company is a defunct American confectionery brand and a former company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago, Illinois. Wanting a more "American-sounding" name (due to anti-German sentiment during World War I), Schnering named his company using his mother's maiden name.
The Curtiss Candy Company is a defunct American confectionery brand and a former company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago, Illinois. Wanting a more "American-sounding" name, Schnering named his company using his mother's maiden name.
Founded in Chicago in 1916 by Otto Schnering, Curtiss Candy did just under $100,000 in sales during its first year. The company grew quickly, and in 1919 it opened a new three-story factory on Briar Place that employed 400 men and women.
Learn about the history and legacy of Curtiss Candy Company, founded by Otto Schnering in Chicago in 1916. Discover how he created the Baby Ruth brand, survived the Great Depression, and built a farm-to-factory empire based on integrity.
Curtiss Candy Company. Curtiss' first brand refashioned: the Baby Ruth. Otto Schnering founded the Curtiss Candy Company in 1916 near Chicago, Illinois. His German last name was not a good asset at the time (during World War I), so he used his mother's maiden name for the company instead.
Otto Young Schnering, founder of Curtiss Candy Co., was born October 9, 1891, in Chicago, to Helen Curtiss and Julius. A visionary businessman and philanthropist, he was devoted to the values of hard work, education and family, which had been handed down from his father, Julius.
The Curtiss Candy Company is a defunct American confectionery brand and a former company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago, Illinois. Wanting a more American-sounding name (due to anti-German sentiment during World War I), Schnering named his company u
