The impending demise of the Mars chocolate factory is a bittersweet reminder of a forgotten chapter in Chicago history. Built on the West Side by the candy magnate Frank Mars, the structure’s ...

CHICAGO - The impending demise of the Mars chocolate factory is a bittersweet reminder of a forgotten chapter in Chicago history. Built on the Far West Side by the candy magnet Frank Mars, the ...

She founded I Hart Corporation, which includes the Brown Sugar Bakery and Life is Sweet candy brands ... living on Chicago's South Side. Stephanie has big plans to update the factory and expand ...

With the massive Brach’s Confections Inc. candy factory on Chicago’s West Side slated to close in a few years, Loretta Byrd struggles to spread calm among the 1,200 workers who fear that ...

I know this from seeing it happen at the Ferrara candy factory in Forest Park, a rare glimpse inside one of Chicago’s secretive, dwindling world of candy companies. When I heard we’re losing ...

Mars moved the Mars headquarters from Minneapolis to Chicago. At the time, it was said to be America’s largest candy factory. “It’s a huge loss for the community, and also the city,” Ald.

Now the job is selling manufacturing to young Chicagoans—most of whom associate factories with a bygone age. It’s been a couple of generations since Chicago saw its heyday as the metal—and ...

PUENTE: Blommer's will transfer that chocolatey scent and its candy-making to its factories located in Pennsylvania, California, and Canada. The plant's closure in Chicago means 250 people will ...