In reading this month’s cover feature on Jürgen Rausch, the 2008 recipient of the European Candy Kettle Club award, there’s an anecdote about the chocolatier and chief executive that didn’t make it into the article.
(From l. to r.) Biki Khurana, managing director of Plantagenkakao division; Jürgen Rausch, president and ceo; and Burkhard Eckermann, coo, hold various single-origin chocolates from the famed Plantagenschokolade line in
Given the recent collapse of several key U.S. investment banks and the
subsequent Wall Street tailspin that reduced my 401k retirement savings
to something akin to a 201k, I thought readers (and yours truly) could
use a little cheering up.
As owners of the only hard candy manufacturer left in Chicago, once the candy capital of the world, Primrose Candy Co.’s Jeff and Mark Puch recognize their obligation to deliver the highest quality at the best value. It’s a philosophy that fuels their growth and success.
Representing the fourth generation of Guittards, going back to his great-grandfather, Etienne, who founded the company in 1868, Gary proudly holds the 2008 Kettle Award overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay.
No gang, this is not the way I dress at the office. Okay, I do wear Hawaiian shirts occasionally, but I don’t come in with the flashing neon sunglasses. Actually,
