Whitman opened a small candy shop near Philadelphia’s waterfront, hoping to give French confectioners a run for their money. In 1869, Whitman’s son Horace took over company operations and ...

During World War II, the company reportedly received special allotments of tin to send 6 million pounds of candy to servicemen. Even the Smithsonian has Whitman’s artifacts. Sales figures ...

From 1942 to 1945, the factory workers of the Whitman candy empire in Philadelphia helped ship well over 6 million pounds of free chocolate to soldiers stationed overseas. Tucked inside their ...

There’s that day in January when you go to the store and see no more festive candy canes, holiday-themed Hershey's Kisses or red-and-green colored M&Ms; the holiday-themed Whitman's Samplers ...