Boxoffice-October.01.1955

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Some of the candy bars which made the top grade in sales.
MORE AND MORE PATRONS CHOOSE THE DIME BAR
Nine New Bars Enter 30-Besf-Seller List for a Total of 69
The ten-cent candy bar shows increasing
popularity according to a nationwide
Dime Bar Survey of 2,000 candy wholesalers
conducted by "Candy Industry." In
1953, there were only 60 bars represented
in the 30 best sellers dime bar list, but in
1954 there were 69. the more than double
number of bars accounted for by ties. The
1954 survey is reprinted below from "Candy
Industry" and is copyrighted by Don Gussow
Publications, Inc., New York, N. Y.
(1) Tie
MOUNDS: Peter Paul, Inc., Naugatuck, Conn.
Coconut center, bittersweet ctiocolotc coating,
ALMOND JOY: Peter Pou', Inc., Naugatuck, Conn.
Coconut center, milk chocolate coated witti
almond',
(2)
MARS BAR: Mars, Inc., Chicago, III.
Short nougol, coated in milk chocolate with
almondi.
(3) Tic
HERSHEY ALMOND: Hershcy Choc. Corp., Hershey,
Pa.
Solid milk chocolate bor with almonds
HERSHEY MILK CHOCOLATE: Hershcy Choc
Hershey,
Pa.
Solid milk chocolate bar,
Corp.,
POWER HOUSE: Walter H, Johnson Condy Co,,
Chicago, III.
Coated nut roll (caramel ond nougat center),
peanuts.
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(4)
WAYNE BUN: Wayne Candies, Inc., Fort Wayne,
Ind.
(5) Tie
BABY RUTH: Curtiss Candy Co., Chicago, III.
Nut roll (caramel and nougat center) peonuts,
coating,
DOUBLE MILKY WAY: Mars, Inc., Chicago, III.
Nougat with caramel layer, molted milk, milk
JOHNSON'S BUTTER SWEET FUDGE: Walter H.
Johnson Co., Chicago, III.
Chocolate or vanilla fudge with pecans.
(7) Tic
SPERRY'S 10c NUT ROLL LINE: Sperry Candy Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Fudge center, coated with caramel and nuts {Brazil,
walnut, coshew, olmond, filbert ond pecan).
SPERRY'S PECAN ROLL: Sperry Candy Co., Mil
woukcc, Wis.
Fudge center, coated m caromct and pecans
(8)
NESTLE CRUNCH: The Nestle Chocolate Co.,
White Plains, N, Y.
Milk chocolate with crisped rice in solid block,
(9) Tie
CLARK DOUBLE BAR: D, L Clark Co,, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Spun peanut butter, caromel center, coated.
PAY DAY: Hollywood Candy Co., Centralio, III,
Nut roll, with fudge, peonuts, and caramel,
(10) Tie
KLEIN'S ROYAL BAR: Klein Chocolate Co, Elizabcthtown,
Po,
M.Ik chocolate ond peanuts in solid block.
SEVEN UP: Pearson Candy Co., St. Poul, Minn.
combined one different centers, in bar,
coated.
(11)
DOUBLE SNICKERS: Mors, Inc., Chicago, III.
Nougat caramel, peanuts, coated.
02) Tie
CADBURY CARMELLO: Cadbury-Fry Export, Ltd.,
New York, N. Y.
Milk chocolate bor.
M & M: Hawlcy & Hoops, Inc., Newark, N. J.
Colored, thin condy coated chocolate,
(13) Tie
NECCO CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT: New England
Cont, Co., Cambridge, Mass.
flavored creom centers
3te,
PEARSON'S NUT GOODIES: Pearson Candy Co.,
St. Paul, Minn.
Cream center topped with peanut coating,
(14) Tie
OH HENRY!: Williamson Condy Co,, Chicago.
nougat center), peanuts,
The MODERN THEATRE SECTION
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