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Article: 2009 Kettle nominees.
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- Candy Industry
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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Scott Albanese
President
Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc.
Hobart, Ind.
When Scott Albanese founded the Albanese Candy Co. in 1984, he did so by creating it from the ground up, investing $20,000 to open a simple candy store in Merriville, Ind. With the support of his wife, Debbie, and his parents, Dorothy and Richard, Albanese nurtured the company from a four-person operation to a multi-facility organization with more than 100 employees in 2008.
Thanks to several key innovations, such as achieving a breakthrough in flavor release using formulation and new technology as well as increasing the ...