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Company was founded as a confectionery distribution firm in 1909 by P. Edward Pearson and his brothers, John and Oscar. Two more brothers, Waldemar and C. Fritz, joined the company several years later. By 1935, W. G. Pearson was president of the firm. The five brothers determined
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Salted Nut Rolls are the company's best selling product, and together with Mint
Patties account for approximately 80 percent of the company's sales. Mint Patties are sold nationally and Salted Nut Rolls are available in approximately 60 percent of the company's outlets. In late 2013, Pearson's
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brand from Nestle USA, Inc. Although the company sells its products primarily in the United States, it has ranked among the largest confectionery companies in the world, and as of 2018, was estimated to be the 42nd largest confectionery company in North
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firm in 1909, the company began to manufacture its own products in 1912. Originally a family-owned company, Pearson's experienced changes in ownership, acquisitions and product alterations in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, before its most recent sale in
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bars, which accounted for 1.4 million bars daily and 85 percent of the company's total tonnage, Pearson's became profitable again in
December 1992. In early 1998, Pearson's acquired the Bun Bar trademark from
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roll. Pearson's discontinued the bar's production after the acquisition. Early TV commercials sang "Chick - Chick - Chick - Chick - Chicken Dinner" similar to, and in the cadence of a rooster crowing.
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799:"The Ghost of Candy Bars Past"
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508:buttercream
398:Introduced
365:Bit-O-Honey
357:Bit-O-Honey
1218:Categories
1188:44°54′23″N
1164:Nut Goodie
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966:2008-03-19
936:2017-01-31
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884:2024-07-31
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447:Nut Goodie
387:corn syrup
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205:Midwestern
197:Nut Goodie
173:Saint Paul
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558:or other
528:trademark
496:candy bar
383:chocolate
367:brand to
261:Milwaukee
177:Minnesota
165:chocolate
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1153:Bun Bars
930:Archived
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570:See also
478:peanuts
470:Roll of
408:Bun Bars
395:Product
337:Products
281:New York
238:Planters
201:Bun Bars
109:Products
44:Industry
560:poultry
556:chicken
520:coconut
425:caramel
421:vanilla
375:peanuts
308:granola
285:wrapper
211:History
143:Website
117:Revenue
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