The Food That Built America - Season 5 Episode 6 Penny Candy Craze
In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll. Meanwhile, an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms. The two go on to kickstart an entire industry of nationally branded candies and transform the lollipop into a global icon.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: History
- Keyword: inventor, food, enterpreneur, history
- Cast: Campbell Scott, Adam Richman