Book chronicles ‘Chicago’s Sweet Candy History’

Author compiles city’s vintage confectionery photos

Otto Schnering was so impressed with a jungle scene at Chicago's Navy Pier that he donated 10,000 candy bars to the Marines. William C. Moller (left, standing), treasurer of Curtiss, presented teh candy to Lt. Col. G. McGuire Pierce (center, standing) of the Marine Provisional Battalion. During the war, 80% of candy bar product at Curtiss's six Chicago plants went to post exchanges and canteens. Virtually all of its hard candy went to Army C rations.

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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.