7 and and 2004 November will be the first EWS November 2004 November . , also continue to be avail- Pixies, Mint Meltaways Mint Pixies, N Prepackaged Fannie May candies, May Fannie Prepackaged Consumers will find Hershey be Chicago will Hershey’s Rocher Ferrero GroupThe Ferrero more employs The company was established in mark Fannie May location at May Fannie mark Avenue and Michigan Drive Wacker Chicago, Illinois. in downtown such as Trinidads outlets like Jewel, retail able through Walgreen’s. and Dominick’s the latest in newproducts, snacks and one-of-a-kind items found Visitors Chicago. only at Hershey’s cookies, will be able to customize at the cupcakes and brownies bake shop. “Hershey-ized” Michigan located at 820 North Avenue. with a projected completion date with a projected of mid 2006. made at the facility. product than 16,000 people at 16 manufac- Germany, turing plants in Italy, Ecuador, Belgium, Holland, France, and the Australia Argentina, Brazil, States. United in Alba, Italy. Ferrero Pietro 1946 by owned continues to be privately It family and makes the Ferrero by Tac Tic , , The Manufacturing Confectioner Manufacturing • The The Global Leader in Confectionery Information Leader in Confectionery Global The Hershey’s Chicago combines Hershey’s The schedule of openings will lead The chocolate maker will invest The chocolate maker The factory site is large enough to the plant’s to have are Plans USINESS Hershey plans for Chicago retail experience Chicago, a 3,600-square- Hershey’s experience, will retail foot interactive open in spring of 2005 on Chicago, Mile. Magnificent Illinois’ (which Square Times Hershey’s opened in 2002) and Hershey’s (located in Her- World Chocolate USA), with an Pennsylvania, shey, unique to Chicago. atmosphere Fannie May stores open May stores Fannie has Confections, Inc., May Fannie of opening 47 begun the process mid-October locations from retail 19. Forty-one November through Wis- two in will be in Illinois, stores consin and four in Indiana. up to the grand opening of the land- Ferrero GroupFerrero to build plant in Canada GroupThe Ferrero has announced to constructdetails of its plans a Canada. plant in Brantford, million in a an estimated $150 manufactur- 600,000-square-foot ing facility that initially will 600 people, approximately employ Franco company representative said. Veglio of the plant, which double the size said the company hopes to do Veglio years. to five the next three over winter shell constructed before B Companies in the News Cocoa Processing Co. Ltd. . . . . 10 Duyvis . . .Machinefabriek P.M. 15 May Confections, Inc.Fannie . . 7 GroupFerrero ...... 7 Haribo GmbH & Co...... 8 Hershey Foods . . . . . 14 13, 7, 10, Marich Confectionery ...... 16 Stephany’s Chocolates ...... 13 Sugar Sugar, Inc...... 13 Tesco ...... 16 Company Jr. Wm. Wrigley . 16 13, THE MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER — SINCE 1921