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The original malted milk, WHOPPERS malted milk balls are still the perfect treat to grab before a movie or to mix into your ice cream.
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The Overland Candy Company introduced a malted milk candy product called Giants in 1939. In 1947, Overland merged with Chicago Biscuit Company, Leaf Gum and Leaf Machinery. Leaf Brands reintroduced malted milk balls in 1949 under the name of WHOPPERS. The WHOPPERS brand, along with all other products manufactured by Leaf Brands, was purchased by W.R. Grace in the 60s. The brands were later repurchased by Leaf in 1976. Hershey Foods Corporation acquired the Leaf North America confectionery operations from Huhtamaki Oy of Helsinki, Finland in 1996.
WHOPPERS were first sold unwrapped, two for one cent. After the creation of cellophane wrapping machines, smaller WHOPPERS were packaged in cellophane and sold five for one cent. These were called "Fivesomes." Soon after, Leaf introduced the first confectionery milk carton package. In the early 70s, different flavors were tried and sometime between 1949 and 1952 an egg-shaped WHOPPERS malted milk candy was introduced for Easter. A few years later, ROBIN EGGS were added to the line.
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| 1939 |
The Overland Candy Company introduced a malted milk candy product called Giants. |
| 1947 |
Overland merged with Chicago Biscuit Company, Leaf Gum and Leaf Machinery. |
| 1949 |
Leaf Brands reintroduced malted milk balls under the name of WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls. |
| 1949-52 |
An egg shaped WHOPPERS Malted Milk Ball was introduced for Easter. A few years later, ROBIN EGGS were added to the line. |
| 1960s |
The WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls brand, along with other produced manufactured by Leaf Brands, was purchased by W.R. Grace. |
| 1976 |
Brands were repurchased by Leaf. |
| 1996 |
HERSHEY Foods Corporation acquired the Leaf North American confectionary operations from Huhtamaki Oy of Helsinki, Finland. |
| 2000 |
Mini WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls are introduced. |
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Nutrition information for this flavor is not available online at this time. Please consult the package label or call us at (800) 468-1714 for further information.
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