Boyer Candy Co. gets new leaders
Mallo Cup fans of the world, Boyer Candy has yet another new set of leaders, this time those from a drawn out legal battle.
To give you a little history, my grandfather and uncle sold the company in the 70s to their corn syrup supplier, American Maize. They sold it to Anthony Forgione in 1984. Forgione's time at Boyer was marked with near bankruptcies, quality downturns, labor disputes, and a colossal failure trying to build a theme park. Forgione died a few years ago and a big legal brouhaha has been taking place between Forgione's ex-wife and his kids, whom the company was left to. The trust put Ray Mollomo in charge and he's been running the company for a few years until recently. I can't comment on whether the plant is or is not running well, or whether the company is or is not thriving/surviving. What I can say since Mollomo took over, the quality of the candy, specifically Mallo Cups, went up. Best of luck to the new leadership, I'm sure a vending machine exec will get it all fixed...
But, on the upside, it looks like one of the sons is engaging, which I suppose is a good thing. "Forgione vows that the company's business will become a lasting legacy to his father." I can only say this...if you love Mallo Cups, if you love Smoothies, if you love Peanut Butter Cups...the legacy that is a positive one is that of Boyer, not Forgione. No offense. But how soon people forget back in Altoona, PA.
In fact, you'll note at the top of the article the following:
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story posted on the Web and published in Wednesday's Mirror incorrectly said Anthony Forgione was the founder of Boyer Candy Co. He was a previous owner. The company was founded in the 1930s by William E. and Robert Boyer, who started making fudge in the kitchen of their mother, Emily A. Boyer, according to Mirror files. The mistake was an editing error.
Read the full article in that bastion of journalism, The Altoona Mirror.
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Posted by Bob Wallace at March 19, 2008 7:29 PM
Mary,
I don't doubt he was a generous man. I don't doubt he provided jobs to people. However, that was not the point of this post, and you simply do not have your facts straight on some things. The point of the post was that the article attributes Boyer Candies' founding and success to Forgione, not the actual Boyer brothers.
Fact, Boyer Candies started a steep decline during the Forgione years as a business. The candy quality suffered, sales dropped, distribution suffered, jobs were lost, and the company neared bankruptcy. Boyer Candy under Forgione showed a net employment loss, not gain, versus when the actual founders owned the business.
Visionaries are able to take a vision and make it a reality. Forgione did not do that with Boyertown, in fact he accomplished exactly the opposite. Juxtapose this with taking an idea about selling candy, selling it door to door, and building it into a substantial, multi-million dollar enterprise that distributed its products nationwide. That is what the Boyer Brothers accomplished, and it why I wrote the original post.
I don't appreciate your comment that I do not appreciate the idea of the park. You have no idea what I did or currently think about the idea or how Forgione handled it.
Please do not mistake stating facts as bitterness.
As Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once stated, "You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts."
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