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Smarties Candy Company
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 Smarties tablet candies in roll (right) and loose (left). | |
| Formerly | Ce De Candy, Inc. |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1949 [1] |
| Founder | Edward Dee |
| Headquarters | Union, New Jersey, United States |
Key people |
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| Products | Smarties |
| Revenue | US$15 million (2021) |
Number of employees | 100[3] |
| Website | smarties.com |
Smarties Candy Company (formerly Ce De Candy, Inc.) is a confectionery company well known for its namesake candy, Smarties.[4][5] Edward "Eddie" Dee founded Ce De Candy in Bloomfield, New Jersey, in 1949.[4] Dee emigrated from England to the United States.[6]
Edward Dee's granddaughters, Sarah Dee, Jessica Dee Sawyer and Liz Dee[7][8][9] serve as co-presidents of the company.[10] Smarties Candy Company operates plants in Union Township, New Jersey, and in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.[11] The Canadian operations were initially located at 993 Queen Street West in Toronto in 1963 and moved to Newmarket in 1988.[6] The old Toronto factory (c. 1907 east wing as fabric mill, c. 1920s west wing addition joined by central wing housing central heating and incinerator[12]) is now the Candy Factory Lofts (conversion 1999).[13] Its US headquarters are in Union Township.[5][14] It is one of the few remaining family-owned, mass-production confectionery companies in the United States.[7]
- ^ Smarties website - Our story
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- ^ "Smarties Candy Company: The secrets behind the successful family business". Today Show. October 31, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Greg Hatala (2014-02-11). "Made in Jersey: Smarties keep rolling out of Union factory". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ a b Dave Murray (2011-05-31). "Smarties-maker to students: Eat our candy; don't snort it". MLive. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ a b "Our History | Rockets® Candy". www.rocketscandy.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17.
- ^ a b Marissa Rothkopf Bates (October 29, 2015). "Smarties, a Halloween Favorite, Maintains a Sweet Family Business". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Wohl, Jessica (October 3, 2017). "Smarties Has 3 New Co-Presidents --And a New Halloween Push". AdAge.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ Diane Nassy (2012-08-08). "Taking a Tour of the Smarties Candy Factory". philzendia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Candy Factory Loft Listings - for Sale - Updated Daily".
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