KSK+Konfectionary

 KSK Konfectionary 625 Candy Lane, Spring Grove, PA 17362 Phone number: 717-739-8331 Email: candies@kskkonfectionary.com 

 Our Company History Shooey's Basement __**
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In the summer of 1962, three 16 year old buddies spark the idea of starting a candy manufacturing business. At this point in their lives, they held no real jobs so any extra money, and something to do, would be lovely. Karon Krichten, “Shooey” Ankney, and Kirt Hill, high school kids at Spring Grove, devote that summer to brainstorming. They brainstorm and experiment candies and locations and such things vital to starting a business. Although, when September rolled around bringing school and sports, the candy shop slipped down the priority list; the first of many times. The school year flies by and by the time summer rolls around, they have decisions to finalize. The now 17 year olds decide to start a candy company. Karon, Shooey, and Kirt choose Shooey’s basement as their main manufacturing “plant”. They each bring their candies to the table -which they have been working on in spurts throughout the year- for taste testing, and to determine their final candy line. The friends didn’t decide on their candies until the spring of 1964. This candy company wasn’t off to a very enthused start. Finally, they bring their goods to the streets. Their best creations that the three decided on were Clearly Sugar (made by Shooey), Dirty Worms (made by Karon), and Poppin’ Peanut (made by Kirt). They stick a surplus of these candies in a wagon, grab a make-shift money box, and set up shop on Shooey’s street corner. Sales were slow at first; community members were reluctant to try the new and unheard of candies. After a few people did try them, word spread like wildfire through the community and business boomed. Karon, Kirt, and Shooey continued selling on the same street corner for the next four years. When Shooey, Karon, and Kirt are 22 years old, a man from the infamous Random Candies approached them at their shop. He sampled their three master pieces, now tinkered with into the perfect candy. The man offered them a deal with his company. They agreed that Random Candies, Inc. would sample the friends’ candies on their candy line and the friends would get some of the profit. After the candies were aired on Random Candies, Inc., their popularity skyrocketed. Every day, their corner shop was swamped with customers. Lines stretched all down the street, and orders were ringing in by the dozens. The three stuck with Random Candies, Inc. until they were run to the ground, Random Candies, Inc. that is. Turns out that Random Candies, Inc. filed for bankruptcy in 1970. Shooey, Kirt, and Karon were 24 at the time, and the thought of flying solo lingered at the back of their mind, fighting with the idea of closing up shop. ​  The following day, they went out to the street corner to take down their now permanent cart and were suprised by the horde of people that were gathered around it, waiting for the shop to be opened. After that day the company flourished, with still only their three candies. They continued this for the next five years, whole heartedly. When they turned 29 they were finished. The excitement of the candy company had withered away. After being shoved around on the priority list, then finally maintaining the number one spot, it was slipping yet again. In 1975 the KSK Konfectionary went under the radar with only a few customers here and there, mostly mail ordered. Shooey, Karon, and Kirt moved on with their lives leaving the candy shop behind. Main Street __**
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In 1990, with their kids now at the grown and independent age of sixteen, KSK Konfectionary reopens with the same enthusiasm as they left behind so many years ago. The only difference is the new, young, and high-spirited managers ready for anything thrown at them and a new shop on Main Street, Spring Grove. Kala, Steve, and Kate are starting to experiment with new candies while keeping the already famous candies on their line. In 1991, KSK Konfectionary releases three new candies to the market. These candies include Covered Caramels made by Steve, Sweet and Sour made by Kala, and Brown Fire made by Kate.  Lake Road __**
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Our small shop on Main Street was quickly outgrown as the demand for our candies grew. We wanted to keep our business local so that we could still provide candy to our now faithful customers, so KSK Konfectionary bought a large farm in the area. After tearing down the old farm house, and many of the out buildings. We kept the "summer" house as our new shop to sell the candy out of to keep our customers happy. Mid-November 1993 Kala, Steve, and Kate began showing signs of unhappiness as they continued to make candy. The slowly over time removed candies from the market, and their business slowly withered to nothing because they were not putting the time or effort forth that was needed. KSK Konfectionary slowly went under the radar with looks that it would never resurface. Sometime between September and November Katelyn, Sabrina, and Krystine all decided that they would keep the business in the family, and they would pick up the fallen apart business and get it back out in the eye of the public. The three fourteen year old girls all began brainstorming new candy ideas, and they decided to split KSK Konfectionary into three individual candy lines under one roof; Katelyn's Line, Sabrina's Line, and Krystine's Line. In 1996 KSK Konfectionary came out with their new, modern flagship candies; the On Cloud 9 (Katelyn's Line), the Chippy Chocolate (Sabrina's Line), and the Bite Size (Krystine's Line). After much discussion, the girls decide to talk their company (KSK Konfectionary), and go incorporated. After going incorporated, they then talk about going worldwide whenever their income is large enough to afford it. KSK Konfectionary is large enough to go worldwide in the early months of 2002, but they decide not to go worldwide until 2009 when they have enough money saved to pay everything off. As a kick-off to them going worldwide they appear on the Rachael Ray Talk Show, and their candy the Triple Attack. is featured as the Snack Give-Away of the day. January 7th, 2009 KSK Konfectionary opens a candy hut in Haiti to help boost their economy. The candies are sold for the lowest price possible to make a slight profit, but the profit is then taken and used to pay the doctors that spend their time trying to help the sick children and adults that live in Haiti. World Wide __**
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The candy hut is growing and popularity so they begin to recieve shipments of candy to restock their shelves every two weeks instead of once a month. KSK Konfectionary is planning on opening another branch of their company in Russia. They are currently estimating that the shop in Russia will be up and running by mid-2014.

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 **The Chippy Chocolate starts with a thin layer of pure delicious milk chocolate, followed by a layer of freshly made (still warm) potato chips. This mini candy bar is topped off by a layer of pure milk chocolate, and topped with crushed pretzels. The Chippy Chocolate was introduced in 1996 when the KSK Konfectionary was located on Lake Road, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. The Chippy Chocolate supports the local businesses Martin’s Potato Chips and also Snyder’s of Hanover.** ====== S’more Please- __**  The S’more Please is an eighth of a chocolate graham cracker layered with mountains marshmallow fluff, enrobed in milk chocolate, and sprinkled with fresh ground graham crackers. The S’more Please is a new 2010 addition because the growing demand for KSK Konfectionary candies is so great that we were forced to create and test some new candies. The idea for the S’more Please candy bar came to me when I was sitting around the campfire with my family camping in a local campground. We were making the traditional S’mores and the thought hit me 'why don't I experiment with making a S'mores candy bar', so I did it. I experimented time and time again until I finally got the end result that I wanted which was an amazingly delicious candy bar. Fudge-o-licious- __**
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The Fudge-o-licious is a hunk of pure peanut butter fudge drizzled with pure milk chocolate and lastly topped with precisely two peanut halves. This candy was introduced when my mother wanted to make her peanut butter fudge recipe, and I finally allowed her to publicise herself on Sabrina's Product Line of KSK Konfectionary in the last few months of 2009. Clearly Sugar- __**
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The Clearly Sugar lollipop is the traditional sugar filled clear toy candy, but there is a modern twist on it aka pucker powder. This candy was introduced in 1964 when KSK Konfectionary was manufacturing out of Shooey's basement, and they were selling their products on the local street corners. The Clearly Sugar recipe came directly from my Grandmother Barbara Culp. Covered Caramels- __**
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The Covered Caramels is a disk of chewy caramel coated in rich milk chocolate and topped with a few peanuts. The Covered Caramel was introduced in 1991 when KSK Konfectionary was operating and manufacturing from their small shop in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania on Main Street. The Covered Caramel is a traditional family recipe that has been past down generation to generation, and I was the first person to ever sell the end product to the public <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">.

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 * This is one of the newest products brought to the KSK Konfectionaries’ candy products. It is your average peanut butter cup, but the following is more than average. This plain-Jane peanut butter cup is topped with light, fluffy whipped cream, and rainbow sprinkles spattered about the top. This mound of bite size goodness is topped with a juicy cherry. Yummo, as Rachael Ray would say.Thisis the one of the newest candies on our line, coming this 2010.**


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You see the picture of this product and say “Mmm, a delicious ball of chocolate” But this is more than just chocolate. You place this on your tongue and enjoy the milky chocolate goodness. But after a while, the warm, decadent, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate vanishes and is replaced with the overpowering taste of a Fire Ball. Brown Fire came out in 1991 with the second generation of management.


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Do you love jellies or jams? Well, I know I do. Enjoy multiple flavors of preserves enrobed in a dark chocolate shell, sitting on a throne of crunchy vanilla wafer. This crowd pleaser is a limited time addition to our candy line for 2010. Get this candy while it’s hot.

Everyone has had a Ritz s’more before, and even if you hadn’t, you are in for a delightful surprise. It is a bite size Ritz cracker sandwich with half of the filling being marshmallow fluff and the other half being chocolate, making a bite size s’more. A handful of these are dipped into warm, creamy peanut butter and set into a tray of dark chocolate. This is a product being introduced in 2011. Order now at our website: [|__www.kskkonfectionary.com__] !
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The creamy, rich peanut butter taste melts on your tongue, leaving you with the warm, crunchiness of buttery popcorn. This product was one of our very first candy products, put on the market in 1964. This guy is a repeating pleaser.
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<span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> A homemade tangy lemonhead dunked in sweet milk chocolate stuns your taste buds with the surprising twist from the first moment it meets your tongue, instantly tongue’s best friend. Introduced in 1991, this heavenly experience has been pleasing consumers since. You will never again taste something so amazing in your entire lifetime. Sweet Heaven- __** <span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> As your teeth sink into the layers of creamy peanut butter and rich dark chocolate, you’ll think you’re in heaven. Mouth watering, your teeth crunch the vanilla wafer, leaving you speechless. Try this new to 2010 product soon, your taste buds will thank you! **__<span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">
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Dirty Worms- __** <span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Fresh dug from rich fertile soil, come the ever so popular Dirty Worms. These worms are enrobed in a blanket of sweet milk chocolate, before elegantly packaged for your convenience. Dirty Worms were first introduced from KSK Konfectionary in 1964. Relax, they’re only gummy worms! On Cloud Nine- __** A crisp graham cracker fresh from the Honey Maid package, sinks into a bowl of pure peanut butter. Then, the partially made creation is wrapped in a marshmallow cloud and smothered in a puddle of sweet melted milk chocolate. Introduced to the public in 1996, this world famous creation dominates. ** __<span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> <span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> A crunchy Kraft brand Ritz cracker is layered with creamy, rich peanut butter and Smucker’s jelly (available in grape and strawberry.) Then this delicious delicacy is topped in a veil of milk chocolate. As a limited time edition to 2010, this people pleaser has been pleasing people since it hit the shelves. Chicken Me Chocolate- __** <span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Experience the all new flavor sensation of a freshly deep fried boneless chicken leg dunked into dark chocolate and sprinkled with an all time favorite rainbow sprinkles. This soon-to-be crowd pleaser will hit the shelves in 2011.
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<span style="color: #76923c; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msothemecolor: accent3; msothemeshade: 191; text-align: center;">The KSK Konfectionary Song To the tune of: The Twelve Days of Christmas On the first day of '64 the candyman gave to me, a clearly sugar lollipop. On the second day of '64 the candyman gave to me, a few dirty worms. On the third day of '64 the candyman gave to me, a pack of poppin' peanut. On the first day of '91 the candyman gave to me, a couple covered caramels. On the second day of '91 the candyman gave to me, a sweet and sour. On the third day of '91 the candyman gave to me, a brown fire. On the first day of '96 the candyman gave to me, a chippy chocolate. On the second day of '96 the candyman gave to me, a On Cloud 9. On the third day of '96 the candyman gave to me, a bunch of bite sizes. KSK Konfectionary

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. <span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">KSK Konfectionary 625 Candy Lane Spring Grove, PA 17362

January 13, 2010

Ed Gotwalt President, Sales & Marketing Mr. Ed’s Elephant Museum 6019 Chambersburg Road Orrtanna, PA 17353

Dear Mr. Gotwalt,

Due to the limit of cocoa beans used to make many different types of candy, most candy companies are running low on their supply of candies with any form of chocolate in them. At the dropping rate of cocoa beans available, the United States of America could run out of chocolate completely. Thankfully, KSK Konfectionary formed a plan in case a candy crisis like this were to happen. In 1970, KSK Konfectionary planted 10,000 cocoa bean trees for their secret stash in South America. With the quick thinking and smart planning, KSK Konfectionary will save America's chocolate manufacturing abilities, and prove to people that they made a smart investment in 1970. Mr. Ed’s Elephant Museum should sell our products because they are unique, and unusual. KSK Konfectionary products are growing in popularity so it will create a tourist location at your shop. As our sales representives continue to get more and more people to buy/sell our product we will continue to become more and more popular.

KSK Konfectionary’s candies are unique due to the fact that the Sweet and Sour has an unordinary taste that is famous for leaving your taste buds tingling. Also, Chippy Chocolate is a unique candy which starts with a thin layer of pure delicious milk chocolate, followed by a layer of freshly made (still warm) potato chips. This mini candy bar is topped off by a layer of pure milk chocolate, and topped with crushed pretzels. Finally, KSK Konfectionary’s candies are unique because of the newly popular To-Go which is made up of a bite size Ritz cracker sandwich with half of the filling being marshmallow fluff and the other half being chocolate, making a bite size s’more. A handful of these are dipped into warm, creamy peanut butter and set into a tray of dark chocolate. These are just a few of our unusual, yet delicious candies that all leave people coming back for more.

The high demand of KSK Konfectionary is yet another reason Mr. Ed’s Elephant Museum should sell our products. In the year 1970, the shelves holding KSK Konfectionary’s candies were sold out within an hour of being placed on the shelves. Also, KSK Konfectionary outsold Palmer Candy Company in 1972. In 1980, KSK Konfectionary bought out the Idaho Candy Company. As you can see, KSK Konfectionary was very, very popular back in the day, and that popularity has continued to flourish to this day. Our candies have become a 'family secret' for many people because each person shows their children. The children grow to love our candy, and this wonderful, profitable cycle continues.

KSK Konfectionary’s candies will create a tourist location for Mr. Ed’s Elephant Museum if you accept our candies. Idaho Candy Company was the top selling candy company in Idaho. Our popular candies took over the Idaho Candy Company’s customers, making the tourist location Spring Grove. The tourist location causes the candy to cost less due to the fact that there are no shipping costs. Also, visitors can be permitted to visit the plant and see how our candies are made. Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum is only a stones throw away from our factory so therefore our loyal sweet-tooths can come and tour our factory for free if they mention your shop.

Due to the uniqueness and high demand for our products, and the tourist locations formed, we hope that Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum will sell our products. We handle our business professionally, and promtly. Please contact us at (717)739-8331 or email us at candies@kskkonfectionary.com. We appreciate your time and energy, and look forward to speaking with you. <span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Sincerely, Katelyn Krichten Sabrina Ankney Krystine Hill KSK Konfectionary Owners/Operators

. January 13th, 2010 KSK Konfectionary All Rights Reserved Copyright 2010