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Today, the love of chocolate and devotion to excellence leads David Ganong, a fourth generation chocolate maker, to preserve and perpetuate this rich heritage. The result is a joy. For at Ganong Chocolatier, you'll discover many old-fashioned varieties, that haven't been made in half a century, together with exquisite masterpieces of the confectioner's art. Rich milk caramel, sinful chocolate truffles, peanut butter cups, delicious double-dipped cherries, the one and only chicken bones - this is a mere sample of the precious pieces waiting to excite and delight the discriminating palate.
This recreation of an old-fashioned candy story with all its insights, smells and tastes will delight the whole family and bring back fond memories.
Fine chocolate should be handled with care. It stores well in a cool, dry atmosphere at approximately 18° C (65° F). Due to the high cocoa butter content of our chocolate, changes in temperature may cause a light misting of "bloom" on the surface. If this occurs, do not be concerned. Although it affects the appearance, this slight whitening in no way alters the superb quality of taste of your chocolates.
Quality Guarantee
We hereby guarantee that Ganong Chocolatier pieces have been made with great professional care using only the finest ingredients. Their quality should satisfy your search for the best. If not, please return them for replacement.
General Facts
- Ganong Bros. Limited is Canada's oldest candy company; founded in 1873.
- Ganong's largest sales volume is from boxed chocolates.
- Ganong Bros. has offices in Moncton, Toronto and Vancouver.
- Ganong currently exports to USA and United Kingdom.
- Head office and manufacturing facilities are located in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
- Ganong employs approximately 400 people.
| 1873 | Ganong Bros. Limited was founded by brothers James and Gilbert. |
| 1885 | Ganong Bros. invented the chicken bone, a cinnamon flavoured pink, hard candy jacket over a chocolate centre. |
| 1887 | Installed the first lozenge machine which is still in use. |
| 1888 | Was the first to imprint chocolates on the bottom by use of embossed celluloid pads, patented by Gilbert Ganong. |
| 1895 | Ganong was the first in Canada to make lollipops or suckers using butchers' wooden skewers. |
| 1910 | Invented and introduced the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America. (first made by Arthur Ganong and George Ensor, the factory superintendent, to take along on fishing trips). |
| 1917 | Arthur Ganong became president of Ganong Bros. Limited. |
| 1920 | First confectioner in Canada to use cellophane in packaging; it was imported from France. |
| 1926 | Originated the moulded chocolate peppermint rolls (pepts). |
| 1932 | First in Canada to sell valentine heart boxes - boxes were originated and produced in the factory. |
| 1957 | R. Whidden Ganong became president. |
| 1977 | David A. Ganong became president. |
| 1989 | Introduction of Fruitland Chews - portable nutritious snack food. |
| 1990 | New plant on Chocolate Drive opened. |
| 1999 | Ganong Bros. is a 1999 winner of Canada's "50 Best Managed Private Companies " award. |
| 2003 | 20,000 sq. ft. new plant expansion. |
Ganong’s "Evangeline"
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Used as a marketing symbol (or logo) from 1904 to 1978.
Ganong Bros. Limited believed that the qualities exhibited by Evangeline – purity,
excellence, constancy, romance, and sweetness – (as described in the
poem Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie written by the American Poet, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, in 1847) applied to their candies, and thus used the symbol
on all their products for 74 years.
The original painting for this image was commissioned with Canadian
artist John David Kelly (an associate of the Group of Seven) in 1904.
The watercolour
has been restored and has a place of honour in the new facility at
One Chocolate Drive, St. Stephen, N.B. (Ganong Bros. Limited Head Office)
  
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