Product Review

ANDES - CREME DE MENTHE CHOCOLATE MINT BAKING CHIPS
Andes has recently expanded into the baker's kitchen with Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips and Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips offering the same great taste and three-layered designs as their full-sized snacking namesakes. Andes Candies was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1921 by Andrew Kanelos. Originally called Andy's Candies, the business produced a variety of boxed chocolates which it sold from a small Chicago storefront. The business grew to include 150 stores. With the expansion of the business, a factory was built to supply the stores, and the name was changed to Andes Candies. Andes joined the Tootsie family in 2000, expanding its line in 2003 to include Crème de Menthe baking chips. Seasonal Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips were added in 2005. Creme De Menthe Baking Chips Ingredients: Sugar, Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Nonfat Milk, Lactose, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Natural And Artificial Flavors, Peppermint Oil, Colors Added (Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake). Contains Milk and Soy.
WELCOME TO TOOTSIE ROLL
Launched in 1896 by the popularity of a single product, the iconic oblong piece of chewy, chocolate candy - Tootsie Roll Industries has grown to become one of the country's largest candy companies, with a lineup that includes some of the world's most popular candy, chocolate, and bubble gum brands. Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC manufactures and sells some of the world's most popular confectionery brands. Beginning in a modest New York candy store with the Tootsie Roll's introduction in 1896, the Chicago-based company has grown to become one of the country's largest candy companies, with operations throughout North America and distribution channels in more than 75 countries.