Candyland, America (sound)

On July 4th, over 200 years ago, in this building, the Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence. As we enter our third century, this birthplace of American freedom still represents the [music] traditions of independence, self-reliance, and progress. [music] Philadelphia today teams with the activity and business of the 20th century. This is one of five cities across the country where Beatatric Foods makes some of America's favorite candy. [music] Richardson Mints here in Philadelphia. >> Clark and Zagnut bars here in Pittsburgh. [music] >> Hol candies in Chicago, Switzer licorice and cherry red candies in St. Louis, and Jolly Rancher Hard Candies in Denver, the queen city of the Plains. These five [music] companies are part of America's free enterprise system that grew from this country's heritage and history and that has been practiced from the days of the colonist to the present. It's a competitive system providing high quality products at low prices to the consumer. Candy is one example of this system. Not a necessity of life. It is a quick energy food that adds to the fun and enjoyment of life. [music] It's a product that appeals to all ages and to people from all walks of life. To find out about the nutritional value of candy, let's hear from a man who is a foremost authority on nutrition. >> I'm Dr. Frederick J. stair founder and first chairman of Harvard's department of nutrition and professor of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Fundamentally, we eat for two main reasons. One, for physiological purposes, that is to nourish and maintain our bodies. And second, for a great variety of emotional and psychological problems because eating has always been one of the pleasures of life. In fact, most of us eat because we enjoy the taste of foods. And if we let our tastes go such that we eat a variety of foods, the chances are we will be quite wellnourished. Now, one of the things that gives food enjoyment is a sweet taste. And candy and sugar certainly have a sweet taste. Actually, we are born with a sweet taste. In fact, there are studies to show that the fetus in its mother's womb enjoys a sweet taste. Candy is thought of frequently as one of the causes of dental decay, and it is true that sugar and other carbohydrates favor the development of tooth decay, but principally when consumed in between meals. On the other hand, this is a far too simplistic comment about the causes of tooth decay, which is a rather complicated disease and which really is an infectious disease. Furthermore, there is a rather simple solution to the prevention of perhaps 60 to 70% of tooth decay and that involves adjustment of the fluoride content of the water. A process usually called fluoridation. Candy, as with most other foods, can be a part of total good nutrition. So, eat it in moderation and include it as a part of your total nutrition. [music] [music and singing] >> Sprinkle it with you. >> Sprinkle it with you. Cover it in chocolate and a miracle. [music] >> The candy man. >> The candy. >> The candy can. >> The candy can. The candy can. He mixes it up and makes the world taste good. Who [music] can take a rainbow? >> Rainbow wrap it in. [music and singing] >> Wrap it in. Soak it in the sun and make [music] a strawberry lemon pie. >> The candy man. >> The candy man. >> The candy [music] man. The candy man. The candy man. [music] He mixes it with love and makes the world taste. [music] The candy man makes everything he sisfying [music] and delicious. Talk about your childhood wishes. You can [music] even eat the dishes. [music] >> You can make tomorrow. [music and singing] 3,500 years ago during the reign of the Egyptian pharaohs, people ate candy made of honey and dates. Candy was also eaten in India and China and as far west as Italy. When Mount Vuvius erupted in 79 AD, it destroyed the town of Pompei. Centuries later, it was excavated and an ancient candy shop was found, preserved by the ash. Even thousands of years ago, the quality of candy depended on what it was made from. And that is just as true today. Making good candy starts with good ingredients. Many are produced in this country. sugar from beets and sugar cane, corn syrup from corn, peanuts, almonds, cashews, and dairy products. Other raw materials come from overseas and arrived by ship along Philadelphia's waterways. There they are unloaded and transported to the Richardson storage facilities until needed to make mints. Candy for snacks, for quick energy, [music] for special occasions, for fun. Each of the five companies has special products and processes. But they also have much in common, especially the care that goes into making good candy to please and satisfy the customer. Here the high cooked sugar formula is chilled on water cooled tables. [music] >> [music] >> later it's moved [music] to a giant pulling machine that ariates the ingredients. [music] [music] Candy mints are especially [music] at Richardson. Here they are formed by being fed through special rollers. These after-d mints with ingredients of sugar, cream of tartar, corn syrup, dextrose, and natural mint [music] flavors are now being tumbled to shape them into patties. The different flavors are then mixed and ready for packaging. This packaging machine automatically measures the right amount of candy, seals it into doublewalled cellophane, and then cuts the bags apart. This machine fills 5B cartons with plain mints or mints with assorted jelly centers for shipment to food service sales such as restaurants and institutions. At Richardson, as at the other four companies, care goes into every step of making candy, from the selection of ingredients to final wrapping. And this care is evident in the final product. West across Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh is the Clark Company. Here, Clark and Zagnut bars, peanut crunch, and taffy are made. At Clark, raw peanuts are roasted and made into peanut butter that is later mixed into the candy. With taffy, this forms the center of the bar. In the old process of mixing candy centers, which is still being used for special runs, weighed hot taffy is dumped onto a table where it's flattened. The peanut butter is added to it, then wrapped in a jacket of taffy and stretched and mixed by hand. In the new system, the peanut butter is added mechanically and a large machine flattens and mixes. is the candy into a large roll. This mixture is spun into a long rope [music] that is cut to the right size for individual bars. The bars are then moved by conveyor for final coating. The bars will be covered with this confectioner's coating made from cocoa beans. The use of sophisticated, up-to-date equipment helps keep the candy quality up and the price down. As at all five companies, the process of combining the ingredients [music] is carefully controlled according to special formulas. Grandma may have had secret candy recipes, [music] too, but she never dreamed of operating on this scale. Here, crispy coconut is [music] being sprinkled onto the finished Zagnut bars. A million bars can be made daily, each just like its neighbor in taste and weight. >> [music] [music] >> Here, [music] [music] the blackjack taffy is cut and wrapped by special high-speed machines. As they're fed through this large machine for final packaging, they're checked and inspected for proper wrapping. [music] A large modern cafeteria is also a feature of the Clark Company, providing a comfortable place to relax during break and lunch periods. Further west in Chicago, the Holloway Company is making its famous slowpoke suckers and milk duds. Here, too, ingenious, time-saving machinery ensures speed and quality. Warm caramel like a chocolate river is being run through special [music] rollers to form the center for milk duds. [music] Caramel centers are sprayed with a candy coating to give them added flavor and to protect them for freshness. Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> The number of milk duds in each box is always the same. Another machine rejects anything under the legal weight. This is [music] part of the complete system of quality control practiced by all the Beatatric [music] companies. >> [music] >> The high standards for the candy are maintained by a number of tests. State, federal, and independent inspectors [music] periodically examine the raw ingredients. They also check the candy as it's being made and the finished product to make sure it meets government standards. The [music] companies themselves run daily tests on the candy and also send samples to [music] the central Beatatric lab for analysis. At Holloway's lab, as well as the other company's labs, chemical tests, visual tests, and [music] machine tests are made to check for taste, weight, appearance, and to make sure there are no impurities. The goal is to produce [music] a clean, nutritious product. The sanitary conditions at [music] the companies are carefully maintained. The employees, the equipment, and the plant itself are kept hygienically clean and regulated. All these controls assure full and fair value to the customer. Long a hollowway favorite, the black cow sucker is formed on this machine. Paper sucker sticks are being automatically fed and pressed into the caramel to form the sucker. Upon leaving the machine, it is wrapped and ready for the candy counter. Along the shores of the rolling Mississippi River, we come to the gateway to the west at St. Louis, Missouri. The Switzer Candy Company makes licorice. Its storage facilities for the mixing ingredients is one of the most modern and upto-date of any candy company. Switzer is a progressive competitive company that uses the latest technology to help perfect its product. This electronic board was designed by Switzer to direct the movement of the ingredients to the mixing tanks and to make sure they're combined at the proper temperature and consistency. [music] >> [music] [music] >> The hot licorice emerges from special forming tubes to be cut and cooled. >> [music] >> After cooling, the cherry red and black bite pieces are separated and conveyed to special packaging machines. These amazing machines wrap and package the licorice. Packaging receives as much attention and care as the steps that went before. No corners are cut to make sure the buyer gets candy as fresh and full of flavor as when it was made. This packaging is designed to keep the freshness of the candy inside the wrapper and [music] also protect it from outside elements that could harm it like moisture, odors, or too much light. But packaging serves other purposes as well. It identifies the product [music] clearly and lists the ingredients and other important information required by law. This outer package gives added protection to the candy during shipping. Then acts as a display container where the candy is sold. And finally, these are boxed for shipment. One last safeguard against damage. Located on the outskirts of Denver in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is the home of Jolly Rancher Candies. >> [music] >> In one of the early steps of making hard candy, the hot cooked syrup is fed into a mixing cone where flavor, color, and other ingredients are being automatically fed into a tube of candy. >> It is then spun onto a moving stainless steel water cooled conveyor band. As the ingredients cool, it forms a thick sheet of colorful candy that is slowly beginning to harden. >> The buzzing of the bees in the peppermint trees, by the [music] water fountain, by the lemonade springs. >> The candy is cut into small [music] pieces and wrapped before it hardens and sent on to a packaging machine. [music] In the big rock candy mountain, you never change your socks and [music] the little stream. >> After these counter display boxes have been automatically filled, they are overwrapped with film to keep the freshness in. And the railroad bulls are blind. There's a lake [music] of stew and ginger ale, too. You can paddle all around. >> To ensure cleanliness, candy is automatically fed from the kitchen to this wrapping machine and into the wrapper without being touched by hand. [music] Candy Mountain. [music] >> In the packaging of fire sticks, boxes are moved on a bed of forced air in between these metal guide slides. [music] >> Electric eye switches send the boxes to the correct station for filling. And the sun shines [music] every day. >> Oh, we're bound to go. >> Where there ain't no snow. >> Where the sweet don't fall. >> And the [music] wind don't blow. In the big rock candy mountain. Oh the [music] bees in the trees. By the soda [singing] water fountain, [music] by the lemonade springs, where the wang [music and singing] doodle sings in the big [music] rock candy mountain. [music] [music] After making the candy, checking it for quality, and packaging it, it comes to this large Jolly Rancher warehouse to await shipment to the buyer. Over 1 million pounds of candy can be stored here, where the [music] humidity and temperature are controlled to keep the candy at peak condition. [music] >> [music] [music] >> In the Jolly Rancher offices, orders are received from around the country with the help of computers. The sales and distribution [music] of the candy is simplified. [music] Candy from all five companies is distributed to supermarkets, convenience stores, independent operators, and just plain candy stores all around our country. Providing the public with high quality, lowcost food enjoyment. [music] Attractive display boxes and wrappers are eye-catching and have a definite appeal to candy lovers everywhere. In Jolly Ranchers fleet of 23 trucks, the candy travels to all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, and to more distant foreign markets. All five companies are aware of the need to help conserve energy and fuel. And the drivers of these trucks receive special training to help them get better mileage [music] on the road as they deliver the candy to the consumer. From buying and receiving raw ingredients to boxing and shipping finished candy, the goal is to provide a high quality, attractive product to people who like candy. [music] Supplying a product to meet the demand. That's at the heart of the free enterprise system. The Beatric Candy companies meet [music] this challenge. But the process involves far more than the people at [music] Richardson's, Clark, Holloway, Switzer, and Jolly Ranchers. There are also the farmers who grow the beets, corn, and other raw materials, the suppliers of domestic ingredients, and the importers of foreign ones. There [music] are the producers of packaging materials, the merchants, and the sales representatives who cover the nation. All are part of a complex competitive system [music] bringing fine products fairly priced to the consumer. >> Candy is a refreshing quick energy food for young people and adults. The dedication to excellence of these five companies ensures that candy will continue to be enjoyed as it has been for thousands of years. It's It's [music] [music]