Book chronicles ‘Chicago’s Sweet Candy History’

Author compiles city’s vintage confectionery photos

Trucks parked outside the new Williamson Candy Co. factory at 1039 N. Ashland Ave. testified to Oh Henry!'s growing popularity. This image was taken for a fold-out display of Williamson factory photographs intended to illustrate the company's technological expertise and state-of-the-art equipment.

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KEYWORDS: historical

With more than 30 years experience in B-to-B reporting, writing and editing — the bulk of which was dedicated to covering the bakery, confectionery and snack industries — Pacyniak has chronicled changes within the food industry since the early 1980s. A Boston University journalism degree graduate, he worked for a variety of publications before joining BNP Media in 1994 as editor of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery magazine. In 2001, he took over as editor-in-chief of Candy Industry until 2018.