James O. Welch Company
| Industry | Food processing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 |
| Defunct | 1963 |
| Fate | Acquired by Nabisco |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Confectionery |
| Owner | James O. Welch (1906-1985) |
James O. Welch Company was an American
Sugar Mamas
.
James O. Welch Company was purchased by the National Biscuit Company (now
Warner-Lambert in 1988; Tootsie Roll Industries
acquired them in 1993.
Following the collapse of his own confectionery company, the Oxford Candy Company, during the
Robert W. Welch, Jr., joined the James O. Welch Company. He stayed with the company until 1956.[5] He used his wealth from the family candy companies to found the right-wing political advocacy group the John Birch Society in 1958.[6]
References
- ^ "Candy Land: The History of Candy Making in Cambridge, MA | James O. Welch". cambridgehistory.org. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ Bradley Funeral Homes, "James O. Welch, Jr."
- ^ Associated Press News, "Nabisco Names James O. Welch Jr. Chairman of the Board"
- ^ "James O. Welch Dies at 79; Founder of Candy Company", The New York Times, 1 February 1986
- ^ "Robert W. Welch". Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ Matzko, Paul (6 April 2022). "Sugar Daddy of the Right". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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