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Sweet Candy CompanyOh how Sweet It is
Thesis- The key to a successful company is a quality product, which is why Sweet’s is the number one distributor of salt water taffy.
History How Salt Water Taffy is made. How Salt Water Taffy is Wrapped. Secret of how Sweet Salt Water Taffy
Stays Soft.
Brief History 1892-Portland Oregon Leon Sweet
Brief History Cont… 1900-Utah
Brief History Cont…
• 1999- New Building• Manufacture and
Distribute to World
Now! Still Family Owned
3rd, 4th, and 5th generations actively involved in daily operations. Rare!
Success through succession: when your business is stitched with family ties, Mark Gerard Hengesbaugh said: 30 % of family owned businesses survive into the
second generation. 12 % into the third generation. 3 % will be operating at the fourth generation level and
beyond.
Sweet Tooth According to Sweetcandy.com, Sweet’s
distributes 250 different kinds of candy. Top 3
Sweet’s is the #1 Taffy distributor in the U.S.!
What makes Sweet’s taffy so good?
Venice Andersen, Manager of the Tour and Store Program it is “The process in which it is made.”
And a few secrets.
How is it made? Whipping Center aka Mixing Bowl
Ingredients Color Flavor Slurry(secret)
HOT! Automated
6 minutes
180-200 Degrees
How does it cool down?
Cooling Wheels
How does the Taffy get to the wheels?
Lifted By Crane• Bowl = 250
lbs!
Poured Out
• Cold water(45 degrees)• Taffy hot, Wheel Cold
• 15-20 Seconds• Cooled 100 degrees
• Rod is a heat Sensor• Right speed
• Off wheel to the totes• 90 lbs.
• Off to Taffy Cut and Wrap
Cut And Wrap90 Pounds Roll out!
Rolled like play dough
Cuts and Wraps 450 Pieces
Why is Sweet’s Taffy #1? I’ll tell you a secret. Did you notice that they don’t use one
of these?
Because it is Softer! The taffy is
whipped as opposed to stretched.
Thus, leaving taffy softer, and stays softer for a longer amount of time.
You be the judge!
Photography by Ron Adair
Works Cited Andersen, Venice. Intervew by Francesca Parker.
23 mar 2011. Print. 29 Mar 2011. Hengesbaugh, Mark. "Success through
succession: when your business is stitched with family ties." findarticles.com. CBS Interactive, sep 2003. Web. 29 Mar 2011. <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3574/is_9_17/ai_n29034567/>.
"Our History." sweetcandy.com. Sweet Candy Co, n.d. Web. 29 Mar 2011. <http://www.sweetcandy.com/history>.