{"id":9972,"date":"2013-04-12T08:20:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T12:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9972"},"modified":"2013-04-12T08:20:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T12:20:26","slug":"a-mystery-for-friday-carvels-and-dugans-absotively-nutty-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9972","title":{"rendered":"A Mystery for Friday: Carvel’s (and Dugan’s) Absotively Nutty Bar!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CC_CarvelToday I’ve got a fun wrapper to share that’s also a bit of a mystery. \u00a0It appears to have been a joint product from Carvel, the famous ice cream maker<\/a>, and Dugan’s – a now-defunct bakery that was once one of the largest in the tri-state area<\/a>. \u00a0Make the jump to see the full wrapper for the Absotively Nutty bar.<\/p>\n

Though I have no memories of this bar personally, I find it a wonderfully-appealing piece. \u00a0The letters of the logo become the mascot in a light, illustrative way. \u00a0Here it is:<\/p>\n

\"Carvel

Carvel Corp – Absotively Nutty – by Carvel Dugan’s – candy bar wrapper – circa 1974<\/p><\/div>\n

Carvel operated its own franchise shops, but they also distributed their branded product to other stores. \u00a0Dugan’s, on the other hand was more like a Hostess – they produced their own goods but distributed them only to existing grocery and mom-and-pop stores.<\/p>\n

So, my guess is that Dugan’s and Carvel partnered to create the Absotively Nutty in order to draw upon the brand power and distribution of Carvel along with the manufacturing of Dugan’s as well as their own distribution network. \u00a0I’d also assume that this wasn’t the only collaborative effort between the two New York-based companies.<\/p>\n

But that is all mere speculation. \u00a0With Dugan’s long out-of-business, and Carvel having changed corporate ownership twice since the 1970’s, we may never know for certain. \u00a0But at least we have this nifty wrapper to admire.<\/p>\n

And that’s all for today. \u00a0See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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