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20% Increase in S.u gar
Quota Looms Bright
WASHINGTON- On th e basis of recent
eve nts, it appears likely that sugar quotas
for industrial users for th e second qu arter
of this year will be 80 per cent, which is
20 per cent more th an for the first quarter,
Two significant develo pments point to th e
higher allotment: An estim ated 1,500,000
ton increase in 1946 Cuban suga r a nd a
recommendation by th e new food investi-
gation subcommittee of th e House Commit-
tee on Agriculture. The reco mmendation , as
voiced by Suhcommittee Chairm an August
H. Andresen, is that foreign countries be
allowed the same quantity as last year,
which would mean th at th e 1,500,000 Cuban
increase would be channeled to sugar-u sin g
groups in the U. S.
Adding fu - ther fuel to th e hoped-for 80
per cent, James Marshall , head of th e
Department of Agriculture's suga.r branch
declared tb
the departmen t was co ntem-
plating rais ... g industrial allotments to th at
figure.
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Venders Must Have M,ore
Bars or Cut Commissions
PORTLAND, Ore.- The only way the
candy vender can con tinue in business is
to receive laT! er quotas from the manu-
facturer, and thus make hi s profit on th e
basis of volum, .. or to shave location co m-
missions.
This is the opinion of D. A. Estey, candy
and gum operator, wl-o says that while the
chewing gum manufs, turers are holding the
price line, thereby e,:abling the vender to
sell packages for a nickel and make a
reasonabl e profit, th e candy man is not so
fortunate. "I have e-pl~ ined to my locations
why I must redlJ 'e their 'commission,"
Estey told THE REVII:W, "and most of them
have cooperated wholeheartedly."
Asked about custum er response to th e
ten-cent bar, ,Estey repli ed: "Up here in th e
Pacific Northwest ten-ceilt bars are moving
very slowly. As for : .e off-brands which
sold well during the ;wa r, you can't give
them away now. P pople want standard
brands or tb ey won't' .'-.uy."
Candy Co. Adopts
Five War" OrpljanS
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HOBOKEN, N. l.--The Sweets Co. of
America has adoptE;d five war orphans
( three boys and two girls) whose parents
failed to survive the '. avages of war. The
firm will contrib,,~~ lonthly to their finan-
cial support and is >llso sending packagps
of food and clothing overseas to th em:
!!n children is arranged
Adopi1on of ,'
through the F e..
. 6TMts Plan for War
Childre n. When an applica tion is filed , the
foster parent receives a .photograph and
short history of th .. - rhild There is no limit
to th e number wh; ('all be a d.o.pte,d.
Sugar Continues to be Main
Bottleneck in Candy, Gum Supply
CHI CAGO- Wh en can we expect more
ca ndy a nd gum ?
That was the question upperm ost in the
minds of co nfectionery operators during
the vender' s forum held February 5 at th e
Sherman Hotel.
Th e men who suppli ed th e answers were:
F. A. Thibeau of Sperry Candy Co.; B. E.
H ea th, L. L. H eath & Sons, Inc.; and E. J.
Charvat, American Chicle Co.
Regardless of which way the subj ect was
approached, one fact stood paramount :
appreciable increases of candy and gum
will not be possible until there is more
sugar.
Thibea u declared that suga r was not the
only dark spot on the candy horizon. "Be-
sides being very sca rce, cardboard ' con-
tain ers have risen $3.00 per thousand.
Coa tin gs, too, are short ; th eir price bas
go ne up 100 per cent."
An operator suggested that in view of the
pape r shortage, manufacturers pack candy
in 100- to 200·box ,containers. Thibeau sa id
his firm is now shipping in 120-box pack-
ages. He also revea.led that Sperry is rout·
illg its en tire output of five-cent Chicken
Dinner bars exclusively to the vending
trade.
Sugar brokers are expectin g a 10 to 20
per cent hike in sugar quotas for the second
quarter, Thibeau stated. This, in spite of
the fact th at Cuba and th e Philippines, in-
stead of disposing of th eir en tire production
to the United States as they have in the
past, are 'sellIng io other countries as well.
He voiced th e hope that sugar would not
be decon trolled. "If it is, the liquor interests
and other non-confectionery users who can
afford to pay higher prices will get a corner
on th e market and we will not receive as
much."
The one bright spot in the candy situ-
ation, Thibeau pointed out, is corn syrup.
"It has been reduced in price and the sup-
ply is ample."
Turning to the dime bar, Thibeau noted
that its acceptance by the public has been
slow. "Some manufacturers are changing
their five-cent labels to ten and are tryin g
to market th e same size bar. Until this type
of merchandising is weeded out, th e ten-
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Present production limited to eurrent raw material
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FOR
MARCH
1947 .