Clodhoppers are crunchy, fudge-covered graham clusters. They were originally discovered and marketed by the Kraves Candy Co., located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1] In 2006, the brand and recipes were sold to Brookside Foods, who were in turn sold to Hershey's in 2011.
Clodhoppers are available in vanilla & cocoa (originally named "chocolate") flavours, while dark chocolate, dark chocolate fudge, and "Cookies & Clods" flavours were sold during Kraves Candy's ownership of the product. The peanut butter flavour was the first flavour to be discontinued.
History
It has been recorded that the candy and recipe were originally created by Chris Emery's grandmother, Edith Baker, as a treat for her family.[2] Baker made the small candies from graham wafer and chocolate. In 1996, Chris Emery and his high school friend Larry Finnson decided to sell the Clodhoppers made by Emery's grandmother in their garage.[2] 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.[3] By 2006, the company's Clodhopper production plant in Winnipeg employed more than 20 employees[2] and sold millions of the candies throughout North America.[2]
In 2006, Krave's Candy sold its assets, which included its
References
- Geoff Kirbyson. Krave's: sweet success brandchannel, 15 December 2003, retrieved 2013-07-21^
- Winnipeg's Clodhopper cook dies at age 93 Winnipeg Free Press, Calgary Herald, 2009-08-25, retrieved 2009-09-03^
- About Clodhoppers Clodhoppers, retrieved 2007-01-07