D. L. Clark Company
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The D. L. Clark Company was founded in 1886 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
, now part of Pittsburgh, by David L. Clark
(1864–1939), an Irish
-born candy salesman. In 1921, Clark Brothers Chewing Gum Company was spun off as a separate corporation (and later sold to Philip Morris
). The D. L. Clark company was family-owned until sold in 1955 to Beatrice Foods
, who sold it in 1983 to the Pittsburgh Food and Beverage Company. Richard L. Kamins was its president from 1967 thru 1977.
The Pittsburgh Food and Beverage Company entered bankruptcy in 1995, and many assets from the D. L. Clark Company, such as the rights to the Clark bar
and Zagnut
bar, were sold. With some of the remaining assets, Clark Bar America, Inc., was created; this was acquired by Necco
(New England Confectionery Company) in 1999.
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Allegheny City was a Pennsylvania municipality located on the north side of the junction of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, across from downtown Pittsburgh. It was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907...
, now part of Pittsburgh, by David L. Clark
David L. Clark
David Lytle Clark was an American entrepreneur who came to the U.S. with his family when he was 8 years old, and who founded the D. L. Clark Company in 1886 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania now part of Pittsburgh....
(1864–1939), an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
-born candy salesman. In 1921, Clark Brothers Chewing Gum Company was spun off as a separate corporation (and later sold to Philip Morris
Altria Group
Altria Group, Inc. is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. It is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations...
). The D. L. Clark company was family-owned until sold in 1955 to Beatrice Foods
Beatrice Foods
Beatrice Foods Company was a major American food processing company. In 1987, its smaller international food operations were sold to Reginald Lewis, a corporate attorney creating TLC Beatrice International, after which the majority of its domestic brands and assets were acquired by Kohlberg,...
, who sold it in 1983 to the Pittsburgh Food and Beverage Company. Richard L. Kamins was its president from 1967 thru 1977.
The Pittsburgh Food and Beverage Company entered bankruptcy in 1995, and many assets from the D. L. Clark Company, such as the rights to the Clark bar
Clark Bar
The Clark Bar is a milk chocolate peanut butter bar that is similar to a Butterfinger. It is manufactured by the New England Confectionery Company ....
and Zagnut
Zagnut
Zagnut is a candy bar produced and sold in the United States. It was launched in 1930 by the D. L. Clark Company, which sold it to Leaf later on and acquired by The Hershey Company in 1996. Its main ingredients are peanut butter and toasted coconut, and it weighs 1.75 ounces .Unlike many other...
bar, were sold. With some of the remaining assets, Clark Bar America, Inc., was created; this was acquired by Necco
NECCO
Necco , pronounced "neck-o", is the acronym for the New England Confectionery Company, a manufacturer of candy. It was created in 1901 by the merger of several small confectionery companies located in the Greater Boston area; since December 2007 Necco has been owned by American Capital.The company...
(New England Confectionery Company) in 1999.