Why the Century-Old Family Business Behind Dum-Dums Lollipops Is Thriving in 2020
CREDIT: Photographs by Christopher Payne Walk into the gift shop in Spangler Candy's factory and you'll find several displays that highlight the various confections--Coconut Balls, Creme Peanut Clusters--the company has launched and retired over the years. It's what CEO Kirk Vashaw lovingly refers to as a "museum of failures." But that's quite all right. "You can have product lines that fail," he says. "You just have to know when to let things go." Vashaw, a member of the fourth generation of the Spangler family to run the company, has been at the helm since 2011. He's the latest in the fa...
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