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  In 1928, Milton J. Holloway took over F. Hoffman & Company of Chicago, the original manufacturer of Milk Duds chocolate covered caramels.
The Milk Duds name came about because the original idea was to have a perfectly round piece. Since this was found to be impossible, the word "duds" was used. The word "milk" was used to reflect the large amount of milk in the product.
Holloway sold the business to Beatrice Foods in 1960. Leaf purchased the business in 1986 and, in 1992, the production of Milk Duds moved to Leaf's Robinson, Illinois, plant. Hershey Foods Corporation acquired the Leaf North America confectionery operations from Huhtamaki Oy of Helsinki, Finland in 1996.
Kosher Status: OUD
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