Zagnut is a candy bar produced and sold in the United States. Its main ingredients are peanut butter and toasted coconut.
History
The Zagnut bar was launched in 1930,[1] by the D. L. Clark Company of western Pennsylvania, which also made the Clark bar.[2][3][4] Clark changed its name to the Pittsburgh Food & Beverage company and was acquired by Leaf International in 1983.[5] The Zagnut brand was later part of an acquisition by Hershey Foods Corporation in 1996.[6]
Bon Appétit, in a story about nostalgic candy, said, "We’re honestly flummoxed that Zagnuts aren’t more popular."[1] Conversely, a columnist in The Des Moines Register compared it to a Rose Art crayon, claiming, "No one would ever purposely choose a Zagnut."[7]
See also
- Coconut candy
External links
References
- Rachel Tepper Paley. To Win Halloween, Order Nostalgic Candy On Amazon Bon Appétit, 2017-10-26, retrieved 2022-06-06^
- Pittsburgh's Candyland Old Pittsburgh photos and stories, 2017-06-23, retrieved 2022-06-06^
- Kate Hopkins. Sweet Tooth: The Bittersweet History of Candy Macmillan, 2012-05-22^
- Richard W. Hartel, AnnaKate Hartel. Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets Springer Science & Business Media, 2014-03-28^
- Clark Bar manufacturer will stay near Pittsburgh The Southern Illinoisan, February 15, 1986, retrieved August 18, 2022^
- Al Stamborski. Switzer Candy Sold To Hershey St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 19, 1996, retrieved August 18, 2022^
- Bob Kling. A Zagnut is like a Rose Art Crayon The Des Moines Register, retrieved 2022-06-06^