Sunmark Corporation

Sunmark Corporation (formerly Sunline Inc.) was a candy confectionery company based in St. Louis, Missouri. They invented many candy brands, some of which are still produced today, such as Pixy Stix, SweeTarts, and Spree.[1]

Originally called Sunline Incorporated, it changed its name to Sunmark Corporation before merging in 1975 with Breaker Connections, makers of the Wonka Bar, changing its name to Willy Wonka Brands in 1980. In 1986, it was acquired by Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery of the UK,[2] which was purchased by Nestlé in 1988. In 1993, Nestle renamed the company The Willy Wonka Candy Company. In mid-2006, many of Sunmark Co.'s last candy production plants, then owned by Nestlé, were shut down due to an overly competitive market.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Madarang, Charisma. "Apparently Fun Dip, Pixy Stix, Kool Aid, and SweeTarts are all the same thing". Foodbeast. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Investors Chronicle, Volume 77". Google Books. Financial Times Business Pub. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nestle will shut three candy plants here, erasing 383 jobs Old Sunmark sites in Affton, south St. Louis to close by next summer.". Highbeam Business. Cengage Learning. Retrieved 13 January 2016.


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