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Tootsie Roll in Talks With City On Expansion
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In a move to keep Tootsie Roll sweet on Chicago, top city
officials will meet today with the firm's management to discuss
modernizing the candy manufacturer's Southwest Side plant.
Tootsie Roll Industries President Ellen Gordon is to meet with
Valerie Jarrett, commissioner for the department of planning and
development, and Gery Chico, Mayor Daley's chief of staff, Gordon
said Monday.
The meeting follows six months of secret negotiations between
the city, Tootsie Roll and U....
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TOOTSIE RUT; Could Wrigley be interested in rescuing a crosstown candy maker from flat sales, stale brands?(News)(Tootsie Roll Industries Inc)
Crain's Chicago Business
; Byline: JULIE JARGON Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., the staid Chicago candy maker that avoids risk, holds onto cash and carries minimal debt, could attract the interest of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the gum company with a sweet tooth. Chicago-based Wrigley, which failed two years ago to acquire
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Tootsie Roll Wants to Buy
Chicago Sun-Times
; After 27 years of leasing, Tootsie Roll Industries is sold on the city and wants to buy its own place. The Chicago-based candy maker is currently negotiating to purchase the 2 million-square-foot plant at 7401 S. Cicero from its owner, Equity Properties & Development Co., Tootsie Roll President
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Was Tootsie Roll Deal Too Sweet?
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... secure,' " says Commissioner Valerie Jarrett. "I didn't look at it as a sucker punch." Wall Street looked on favorably as well. News of the deal, which includes a Massachusetts plant that will continue to make Junior Mints and the other Warner brands, sent Tootsie ...
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On a roll: candymakers Ellen and Melvin Gordon, Tootsie Roll's leaders keep brand on track in its 100th year.(Interview)
Food Processing
; Chicago-based Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. has come a long way from the days when Tootsie Roll candies were hand-rolled and delivered to customers via horse-drawn carriage. In 1995, sales exceeded $300 million, and the company produces more than 37 million Tootsie Rolls and 16 million pops each
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CANDY THAT'S LASTED : TOOTSIE ROLL A FAVORITE FOR 100 YEARS.(BUSINESS)(Statistical Data Included)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; Byline: Hillary Chura Associated Press At 76 years old, Melvin Gordon is like a kid in a candy store, snatching pieces of gooey Tootsie Roll from the assembly line and savoring the taste. ``There's nothing like a hot Tootsie Roll the chairman of Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. says as he licks the
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