Book chronicles ‘Chicago’s Sweet Candy History’

Author compiles city’s vintage confectionery photos

The F.W. Woolworth Co. picked up the idea of customer-mixed bulk candy for its chain of five-and-dime stores. At the candy department of this Woolworth in 1963, customers could choose candy varieties on their own and mix them together at prices ranging from $0.49 to $0.69 per pound.

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With more than 30 years experience in B-to-B reporting, writing and editing — the bulk of which was dedicated to covering the bakery, confectionery and snack industries — Pacyniak has chronicled changes within the food industry since the early 1980s. A Boston University journalism degree graduate, he worked for a variety of publications before joining BNP Media in 1994 as editor of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery magazine. In 2001, he took over as editor-in-chief of Candy Industry until 2018.