Clodhopper (candy)

Clodhoppers are crunchy, fudge-covered graham clusters. They are marketed by the Kraves Candy Co., located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

They are available in vanilla, chocolate, dark chocolate, dark chocolate fudge, and trademarked "Cookies & Clods" flavours. The peanut butter flavour has been discontinued.^{[citation needed]}

History

It has been recorded that the candy and recipe were originally created by Chris Emery's grandmother, Edith Emery, as a treat for her family.^[1] Baker made the small candies from graham wafer and chocolate.^[1] Though in fact this recipe was passed to Edith from her sister Winifred Bergner.

In 1996, Chris Emery and his high school friend Larry Finnson decided to sell the Clodhoppers made by Emery's grandmother in their garage.^[1] In 1998, they signed a distribution contract with Wal-Mart.

The Krave's factory in Winnipeg once produced 2,500 pounds of Clodhoppers per hour.^[2] By 2006, the company's Clodhopper production plant in Winnipeg employed more than 20 employees^[1] and sold millions of the candies throughout North America.^[1]

In 2006, Krave’s Candy sold its assets, which included its brands, names, recipes, customer lists, inventory and packaging equipment to Brookside Foods, based in Abbotsford, British Columbia.^[1] Krave’s Candy was selling millions of dollars' worth of Clodhoppers annually across North America at the time of the sale.^[3]

Sources

• Official Clodhoppers Website
• Brookside Foods

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Winnipeg’s Clodhopper cook dies at age 93". Winnipeg Free Press (Calgary Herald). 2009-08-25. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/world-s-oldest-dog-dies-in-port-jefferson-station-1.1412141. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
2. ^ "About Clodhoppers". Clodhoppers. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20060825213110/http://www.clodhoppers.tv/about.html. Retrieved 2007-01-07. 
3. ^ "Winnipeg Labour Market Bulletin". Service Canada. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/mb/lmiquarter1_06/wpg03.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-24. ^{[dead link]}