Private company
Curtiss Candy Company
American confectionery company
The Curtiss Candy Company was an American confectionery brand and a former company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago, Illinois. Wanting a more "American-sounding" name (due to anti-German sentiment during World War I), Schnering named his company using his mother's maiden name.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersChicago1
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The Curtiss Candy Company was an American confectionery brand and a former company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago, Illinois. Wanting a more "American-sounding" name (due to anti-German sentiment during World War I), Schnering named his company using his mother's maiden name.2
Products and brands
- Baby Ruth
Listed on Wikidata.1
In the early decades, Curtiss had a wide variety of candies aside from Baby Ruth and Butterfinger.
Bite-sized candies
Butterfinger Chips
Caramel Nougats
Coconut Niblets
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Dip-Bits*
Milk Caramels
Mint Patties
Nuggets
Gum flavors
Baby Ruth Peppermint
Baby Ruth Fruit flavored
Bubble Chum
Hawaiian Fruit
Peppermint
Pepsin
Spearmint
Miracle-Aid flavors
(This was a competitor to Kool-Aid)
Cherry
Grape
Lemon Lime
Orange
Raspberry
Strawberry
From Wikipedia’s article on Curtiss Candy Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Links
- WikipediaCurtiss Candy Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5195950
Sources
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- 2WikipediaCurtiss Candy Company on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsCurtiss Candy Company photo by Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0