Zagnut is a candy bar produced and sold in the
United States
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. Its main ingredients are
peanut butter and toasted
coconut.
History
The Zagnut bar was launched in 1930,
by the
D. L. Clark Company of western Pennsylvania, which also made the
Clark bar
The Clark Bar is a candy bar consisting of a crispy peanut butter/spun taffy core (originally with a caramel center) and coated in milk chocolate. It was the first American "combination" candy bar to achieve nationwide success. Two similar candy ...
.
Clark changed its name to the
Pittsburgh Food & Beverage company and was acquired by
Leaf International
Leaf International BV was a confectionery company founded in the 1940s. Leaf had sales of approximately €527m (2010) and 2,400 employees. It had 11 factories in seven countries. Leaf was owned by CVC Capital Partners, Nordic Capital, and manag ...
in 1983. The Zagnut brand was later part of an acquisition by
Hershey Foods Corporation
The Hershey Company, commonly known as Hershey's, is an American multinational company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It also manufactures baked products, such as cookies and cakes, and sells beverages like milksh ...
in 1996.
''
Bon Appétit'', in a story about nostalgic candy, said, "We’re honestly flummoxed that Zagnuts aren’t more popular."
Conversely, a columnist in ''
The Des Moines Register
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History Early period
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'' compared it to a
Rose Art
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crayon, saying "No one would ever purposely choose a Zagnut."
See also
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Coconut candy
References
External links
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Candy bars
The Hershey Company brands
Peanut butter confectionery
Products introduced in 1930
Foods containing coconut