Current Bit-o-Honey wrapper
Current Bit-o-Honey wrapper
An unwrapped Bit-O-Honey
An old Bit-o-Honey wrapper, circa 1969
Bite-sized assortments of Bit-o-Honey

Bit-O-Honey is an American candy product; it first appeared in 1928 and was made by the Schutter-Johnson Company of Chicago, Illinois.[1]

History

Bit-O-Honey was a new kind of candy bar consisting of six pieces wrapped in waxed paper and then packaged in a cover wrapper. The candy consists of almond bits embedded in a honey-flavored taffy, which makes for a long-chewing candy. Both a large bar and a small, bite-sized version are available for sale, the latter in bags of multiple units.[2]

In 1969, Schutter-Johnson was merged into the Ward Candy Company of New York City, makers of other candies, including Oh Henry! and Raisinets. Between the mid- and late-1970s, a chocolate-flavored version called Bit-O-Chocolate was made, but this product was later dropped.

Other spin-offs included Bit o' Licorice and Bit-O-Peanut Butter. In 2017, Bit-O-Honey Chocolate was reintroduced.[3]

Bit-O-Honey and Ward's other brands were acquired by Chicago-based Terson Company in 1981.[4] The eventual sale of Bit-O-Honey brand happened in 1984, when the Terson Company sold Ward Candy Segment brands to Nestlé Company on January 9, 1984.[5]

In May 2013, Nestlé sold the Bit-O-Honey brand to the Pearson's Candy Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota.[6] Spangler Candy Company acquired the brand in November 2020.[7]

Bit-O-Honey is similar in style and packaging (single pieces) to Mary Jane made by Necco. Its ingredients as of 2022 are corn syrup, sugar, nonfat milk, hydrogenated coconut oil, almonds (almonds, canola and/or safflower and/or sunflower oil), honey, salt, egg whites, modified soy protein, natural flavor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BIT-O-HONEY - Trademark Details". BIT-O-HONEY - Trademark Details. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bit-O-Honey". Old Time Candy. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bit O Honey History". Groovy Candies. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Under the so-called reverse merger procedure, Ward Foods will..." UPI Archives. October 30, 1980. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bit-O-Honey – A Nostalgic Taffy History". Candy Favorites. January 31, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Pearson Candy Co. buys Bit-O-Honey". Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Spangler Candy acquires Bit-O-Honey Brand". Press Release. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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