Cherry Blossom (candy)

Canadian brand of confectionery

This article is about the candy. For other uses, see Cherry Blossom (disambiguation).

Cherry Blossom

Product type| Bonbon
Owner| Hershey
Produced by| Hershey (–2008)
Country| Canada
Introduced| 1890s
Previous owners| Lowney Company

Cherry Blossom is a type of chocolate confection[1] in Canada produced by Hershey Canada, a subsidiary of Hershey.

## History[edit]

The candy had been manufactured since the 1890s by the Walter M. Lowney Company of Canada. A prominent man in Mansfield, Massachusetts, Lowney opened and operated his candy factory in the city, being also involved in the development of other interests in the city. In the mid 1890s a subsidiary of Lowney Co. was opened in Canada. The company continued to grow and so did the Cherry Blossom.[2]

The Walter M. Lowney Company of Canada was later acquired by Standard Brands in 1968, and Lowney became a division of Standard Brands.[3] In 1981, Nabisco and Standard Brands Ltd merged to form a new entity, which now owned the Lowney division.[4] Finally, Hershey Canada purchased the candy unit of Nabisco in 1987, which included Lowney.[5][6]

The Lowney manufacturing plant resided in the city of Sherbrooke Quebec up until 1989, at which time it was closed, and all Lowney chocolate manufacturing was moved to an existing Hershey plant in Smith Falls, Ontario.[7] The facility in Smiths Falls, northeast of Kingston, later closed in 2012.[8][2] Cherry Blossoms are currently produced in a facility in Montreal.

## Information[edit]

The Cherry Blossom consists of a maraschino cherry and cherry syrup surrounded by a mixture of chocolate, shredded coconut and roasted peanut pieces. The candy is sold in an individually wrapped 45-gram (1½ oz) portion, packaged in a close-fitting cardboard box.

Contrary to common myth, filling is not injected inside the chocolate. The cherry candy is coated with an enzyme, invertase, that breaks down the solid into a liquid over the next 1 to 2 weeks.[9]

The Cherry Blossom candy provides 210 calories of food energy. It contains 10g fat (15�ily), 29g carbohydrate (10�ily), 1g fibre (4�ily), 27g Sugars and a further 2 grams of protein.[citation needed]

## See also[edit]

* List of chocolate bar brands
* List of cherry dishes

## References[edit]

1. ^ Broekel, R. (1985). The Chocolate Chronicles. Wallace-Homestead Book Co. p. 42\. ISBN 978-0-87069-431-8. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
2. ^ a b "The History of the Cherry Blossom Empire". Diefenbunker Museum. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
3. ^ "What Acquisition of Lowney will mean to Standard Brands". newspapers.com. National Post Newspaper. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
4. ^ "Nabisco, Standard Brands whip up $2 Billion Merger". newspapers.com. Montreal Gazette Newspaper. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
5. ^ Carr, David (2003). Candymaking in Canada. Dundum. p. 107.
6. ^ "Hershey to swallow candy unit of Nabisco". newspapers.com. Toronto Star Newspaper. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
7. ^ "Bombardier closes Boucherville NY plants, consolidates Ski-Doo distribution in Sherbrooke". newspapers.com. Montreal Gazette Newspaper. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
8. ^ "Hershey to shut down Smiths Falls, Ont. plant". toronto.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
9. ^ What Is Invertase and How Is It Used? by Elizabeth LaBau on theSpuceEats, 22 Nov 2019

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