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| Product type | Chocolate Nonpareils |
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| Owner | Ferrero Group |
| Produced by | Ferrara Candy Company |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1927 |
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Sno-Caps is a brand of candy consisting of small pieces of semi-sweet chocolate candy covered with white nonpareils. Sno-Caps can be found around the world and are commonly associated with movie theaters, where they are often sold at concession stands. [1]
Sno-Caps were introduced in 1927 by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company. [2] The company heavily marketed the candy, along with their other confections Goobers and Malties, to movie theaters. [3]
Ward Foods acquired Blumenthal via a merger in 1969, [4] and was itself subsequently purchased by the Chicago-based Terson Company in 1981. [2] [5] Nestlé then acquired Ward and its brands on January 9, 1984, from Terson following the bankruptcy of the candy subsidiary. [2] [6] In 2018, the brand was purchased by Ferrara Candy Company, a division of Ferrero SpA, as part of Ferrero's acquisition of Nestlé's American confectionary operations. [7]
As of 2026, Sno-Caps are widely available in the United States. While uncommon in grocery and convenience stores, they remain a staple of movie theater concession stands and candy stores. [1] [8]
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