Sno-Caps is a brand of candy consisting of small pieces of semi-sweet chocolate candy covered with white

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. Sno-Caps can be found around the world and are commonly associated with

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, where they are often sold at

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History

Sno-Caps introduced in the late 1920s by the

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. The company heavily marketed the candy, along with their other confections Goobers and Malties, to movie theaters. Ward Foods acquired Blumenthal in 1969. The brand was later purchased by the Chicago-based Terson Company in 1981.

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acquired the brand on January 9, 1984, from Terson Company. In 2018 the brand was purchased by

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, a division of

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