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Whitman's
Type Subsidiary of Russell Stover Candies
Founded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (1842)
Founder Stephen F. Whitman
Headquarters

Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

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Products Chocolate Confections
Possessor Lindt & Sprüngli
Parent Russell Stover Candies
Website http://world wide web.russellstover.com/

A Whitman's advertizing, from an 1899 newspaper.

A Whitman'due south ad, from a WWI wartime newspaper, printed in France, circa 1918.

Whitman's 19th century advertizing

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Whitman'due south is one of the largest and oldest brands of boxed chocolates in the United states. Whitman'southward confections have been produced since 1842, originally by Stephen Whitman in Philadelphia and currently past Kansas City, Missouri-based Russell Stover Candies.

History [edit]

Whitman'south confections have been produced for over 175 years. Originally a "confectionery and fruiterer shoppe" fix in 1842 by 19-year-erstwhile, Stephen F. Whitman on the Philadelphia waterfront, Whitman'south outset became popular with traveling sailors and their wives. They would oftentimes bring imported fruits, basics, and cocoa which were obtained during their voyages to Mr. Whitman so that he could make the popular European confections people craved in that era. Before long, Whitman's chocolates were popular throughout the northeastern United states. Whitman'southward produced the commencement pre-packaged candy in 1854—a box of carbohydrate plums adorned with curlicues and rosebuds. Whitman'south began advertizing in newspapers, shortly before the beginning of the Civil War, and the concern grew so big, that in 1866, the company occupied an entire edifice at twelfth and Marketplace Streets in Philadelphia. In 1877, he introduced Instantaneous Chocolates in tin boxes, that became much-admired. Whitman's later became Stephen F. Whitman & Son, Inc. Whitman's introduced the Whitman's Sampler in 1912, becoming the outset use of cellophane by the candy manufacture. In 1915, the messenger boy was added to the Whitman's Sampler box, and became a symbol of quality. In 1946, the company helped Full general Electric develop a refrigerated display case to guard the product against warmer temperatures and extend the selling season through the summertime months.[one]

In the early on 1960s, Whitman's was purchased by Pet, Inc., a manufacturer of evaporated milk as part of the company's attempt to become a food products conglomerate.[2] Pet was taken over in 1978 by IC Industries (a holding visitor for the Illinois Central Railroad's not-rail assets), which eventually decided to focus on food and in 1988 took the name Whitman Corporation after the spinoff of some non-food operations because Whitman'southward was its best-known brand name. Nonetheless, in 1991, Pet (including Whitman) was again spun off every bit the parent company decided to narrow its focus further (eventually becoming PepsiAmericas).[iii] In 1993, Pet sold the Whitman's brand to Russell Stover Candies, the major supplier of boxed candy in the United States.[4] In July 2014, Russell Stover was acquired by the international company Lindt & Sprüngli.[5] In 1984, Whitman's introduced its light chocolate. In 1987, Whitman'southward celebrated its 75th anniversary, and the Whitman'due south Sampler box had gained a new look. In 1991, the Smithsonian Institution acquired the Whitman's Chocolates Collection of print advertisements. In 1994, Whitman's teamed up with Peanuts characters to introduce its Peanuts-themed Whitman's products.

Whitman's Sampler [edit]

The Whitman's Sampler was introduced in 1912, and became popular over time. During Globe War II, servicemen and women who got a Whitman's Sampler from family and friends spread the word about it in one case they returned home. Over the decades, it reached a level in American pop civilisation in that it was mentioned in many Goggle box shows, movies, and the like. In 1915, a messenger male child was added to the Whitman'south Sampler box, which became a symbol of quality. The stitching design of the package was inspired by grandma's needlework. The package of the box resembles the folk art sampler needlework of a bird on a branch, Pegasus, handbasket of flowers, rocking horse, rocking elephant, plants, rooster, domestic dog, sailboat, tree, house, and a bear, hence the double entendre name of the production. It was the beginning box of chocolates to come equipped with an index of all the varieties of the sampler printed under the lid.[6] Early designs of the parcel had "Whitman's Sampler Chocolates & Confections Started in 1842" written on it. The Sampler's contents vary from box to box, simply by and large contain milk and dark chocolate-covered caramel, kokosnoot, molasses chew, chocolate-covered peanuts, almonds, cashews, clusters, ruddy cordial, maple fudge, chocolate-covered toffee, and nougaty chocolate whipped candies. Seasonal flavors like strawberry foam, pumpkin marshmallow, and mint chocolate patties are occasionally included.[half dozen] The candies' flavors can be determined by their shapes: a square shape denotes caramels; a rectangle means nougat filling; oval chocolates typically contain fudge; the soft-centered flavors, including cherry cordials, are round; and nut clusters are easily identified by their rough surfaces.[6]

In popular culture [edit]

  • In the early 20th century, Pickaninny Peppermints were a popular Whitman confection. Even so, the NAACP lawyer and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall took issue with the name. In a 1941 commodity directed at Whitman's published in the Afro-American, Marshall urged Whitman's Candies to realize its racial insensitivity. Whitman's denied that the term "pickaninny" was racist and responded to Marshall by saying that information technology meant "cute colored child". The product was shortly dropped.[7]
  • The candy was featured in Event 32 of The Vault of Horror in the story, Aplenty Sample.
  • The company has maintained a longstanding tradition of supporting American servicemen and servicewomen during wartime. During World War I, millions of tins were shipped to American soldiers throughout the world. During World War 2, women at the Whitman's production line secretly slipped handwritten notes of encouragement into candy boxes to help soothe soldiers' homesickness.[1]
  • The G4 spinoff of The Soup called Web Soup spoofs the Whitman's Sampler package with a segment called Mixed Nuts Sampler .[eight] [9]
  • Wacky Packages parodied the Whitman's Sampler brand every bit "What Man's Simple Candy".[10]
  • Whitman'southward Sampler was mentioned by Mama Harper in the sitcom Mama'southward Family in the episode "Birthright", which first aired on Jan 31, 1987.[eleven]
  • A Whitman's Sampler box appears anachronistically in the picture Kid Bluish (1973), which is gear up in 1900.[ citation needed ]
  • In the get-go episode of season five of The Sopranos, title character Tony Soprano offers a Whitman'south Sampler by way of sarcastic apology to associate Johnny Sack: "What do you want an apology? A fucking Whitman's Sampler?"[half-dozen]
  • In the episode "The Stall" of Seinfeld, George brings a Whitman's Sampler to Elaine's fellow Tony to apologize for injuring him while rock climbing. While Tony declines George's amends, he eagerly accepts the Whitman's Sampler.

Meet too [edit]

  • Listing of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "About Whitman's Candies". russellstover.com. Retrieved 2012-04-eleven .
  2. ^ "Pet, Incorporated -Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information". Reference for Business concern. Retrieved 2012-04-11 .
  3. ^ "History of Pet Incorporated – FundingUniverse".
  4. ^ Jeanne B. Pinder (nine March 2012). "Company NEWS; Pet Sells Whitman'south Brand In Bargain With Russell Stover". The New York Times . Retrieved 2012-04-11 .
  5. ^ "MEDIA RELEASE" (PDF). 14 Jul 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d "A Box of Chocolates: How the Whitman's Sampler became an American icon". 14 Feb 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-04 .
  7. ^ Michael Thou. Long (18 Jan 2011). "Making Republic Work". NAACP Legal Defence force and Educational Fund. Retrieved 2012-04-11 .
  8. ^ Video - Mixed Basics Sampler: Aroused Sack in the Audience
  9. ^ Video - Mixed Nuts Sampler: Whip out the Nut-Saurus!
  10. ^ Wacky Packages Topps 6th Series: What Man'due south Simple Candy.
  11. ^ Mama'due south Family (TV Series 1983–1990) , retrieved 2017-12-05

Bibliography [edit]

  • Williams, Juan. Thurgood Marshall American Revolutionary ISBN 0-8129-3299-four
  • Baltimore Afro-American, Nov. 22 1941, p. 1

External links [edit]

  • Official Whitman's website
  • Guide to the Whitman's Chocolates Drove of Print Advertisements, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Establishment, Washington D.C.

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