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Stephen Scully, VP of operations for Anthony-Thomas Candy Co., passes away at 53

Scully served at Anthony-Thomas for 22 years.
December 21, 2020
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Stephen Scully, v.p. of operations for Anthony-Thomas Candy Co., passed away at his home Dec. 17 after complications from COVID-19. He was 53.


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Candy Industry Kettle Award Committee member Paul Kortenkamp dies

Food and beverage industry veteran joined the committee in December 2019.
November 5, 2020
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Paul W.A. Kortenkamp, senior account manager for Global Organics, Ltd. and Candy Industry Kettle Award Committee member, died Sept. 27. He was 53.


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Howard Wirth

Howard Wirth, cofounder of Wirth-Daniels candy brokerage firm, passes away at 91

Wirth was inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame in 1992.
January 30, 2020
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Howard W. Wirth, cofounder of the Wirth-Daniels candy brokerage firm, passed away Dec. 1, 2019. He was 91.


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Dee family

Edward Dee, founder of Smarties, passes away at 95

Dee founded Smarties Candy Co. in 1949.
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Alyse Thompson
November 26, 2019
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Dee, a third-generation candy maker, founded Ce De Candy Inc. and began making Smarties candy rolls in 1949.


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Charles Byrd Looper

Former American Candy Co. president Charles ‘Byrd’ Looper passes away at 86

Looper served in the candy industry for 23 years.
January 26, 2018
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Former American Candy Co. president Charles Burdine “Byrd” Looper passed away on ­­­­Jan. 8 from pneumonia. He was 86.


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Guy Urbain

France’s ‘Chocolate Guardian’ Guy Urbain passes away at 95

Founder of the French Academy of Chocolate and Confections, European Candy Kettle Club promoted artisanal chocolate for the past 70 years.
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Bernie Pacyniak
January 3, 2018
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It’s impossible to discuss the evolution of French chocolate in the 20th century without mentioning Guy Urbain, the man who for more than seven decades dedicated his life to advancing not only French chocolate, but sweet gastronomy globally.


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Jack Asher

John ‘Jack’ Asher of Asher’s Chocolates passes away

Former co-chairman was 83.
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Alyse Thompson
August 31, 2017
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John L. Asher Jr., former co-chairman of Souderton, Pa.-based Asher’s Chocolate Co., has passed away. He was 83.


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AAK President and CEO Arne Frank dies

Frank had been battling cancer.
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Alyse Thompson
July 26, 2017
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Arne Frank, ceo of Swedish fats and oils supplier AAK, has died, the company announced Tuesday.


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Micelli Chocolate Mold Co. founder dies

Ned Micelli, who built up the business with his father Joseph, “loved the chocolate industry.”
July 19, 2017
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With his son Joe and daughter Ronnie by his side, Ned Micelli, 88, founder of Micelli Chocolate Mold Co., passed away peacefully at home in Malverne, Long Island, N.Y. on July 16.


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Jim Sconza, former president and ceo of Sconza Candy Co., passes away

Sconza led the company from 1960 to 2012.
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Alyse Thompson
June 6, 2017
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Jim Sconza, former president and ceo of Oakdale, Calif.-based Sconza Candy Co., has passed away, the Sconza family announced Monday.


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