Business
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., bidding for a bigger chunk of the nation’s sweet tooth, announced plans to buy all outstanding shares of Charms Co. for $65 million cash.
Aug. 24, 1988
* Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. said it has acquired Andes Candies Inc. from Brach’s Confections Inc. for an undisclosed price.
May 16, 2000
Obituaries
Melvin Gordon, who led Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. for more than five decades, died Tuesday in Boston after a brief illness, the company announced.
Jan. 21, 2015
A Georgia firm that packages toilet paper and calls it Tushie Rolls is being sued by the makers of Tootsie Rolls, who fear that their 93-year effort to market chocolate candies is going down the drain.
Aug. 23, 1989
Candy: Family ownership, atmosphere give Tootsie Roll Industries sweet earnings year after year.
June 22, 1996
In the meandering market of 1984, some of the most spectacular performances were turned in by companies in fairly mundane fields that engineered turnarounds during the year.
Jan. 2, 1985
STOCK GROUP WINNERS AND LOSERS Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Feb. 22.
Feb. 25, 1991
California
Wearing yellow vests with red letters urging, “Help Retarded Children,” a group of senior citizens began handing out candy Friday in an effort to raise money for mentally disabled youths.
Oct. 15, 1994
All the Rage
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Nov. 8, 2007
Music
The exclusive Ventura County music charts are compiled for the Los Angeles Times from information supplied by SoundScan Inc., the music industry’s leading sales-reporting service.
Feb. 16, 1995