american chocolate manufacturer headquartered minnesota founded distribution firm company began manufacture products originally family owned company pearson experienced changes ownership acquisitions product alterations 1960s 1970s purchased pearson products produced production lines company saint paul plant company sells bit honey nationally products states measured revenue pearson global companies history pearson family founded distribution firm brothers john oscar brothers joined company years later brothers determined manufacturing profitable distribution introduced pearson grew began manufacturing companies including pearson introduced height great depression success prompted manufacturers mimic pearson subsequently changed roll distinguish product successful original restored pearson logo prominently displayed end world war pearson brothers dropped distribution aspect business youngest brother joined family business son founder pearson acquired brought seven bar pearson product line company moved new manufacturing plant current address acquired milwaukee based company known pearson sold minnesota years later ownership changes pearson family sold company new_york firm sold company state partnership time sales declined problems availability product changes redesign recipe change company purchased current ceo respectively company previous owners split causing bank offer company original recipe restored despite loss label contract produce bars accounted million bars daily percent company total pearson profitable december early pearson acquired bar trademark pearson introduced pearson acquired products current products account approximately percent company sales account remainder sold nationally available approximately percent company outlets bit honey brand acquired rolls consistently rank number number sales products sold internationally company largest company world revenue pearson utilizes tons tons sugar tons chocolate tons corn month products produced company plant production lines current products include discontinued products seven bar seven bar candy bar comprising seven different chocolate filled different flavor changed availability popularity ingredients included brazil cherry mint orange high manufacturing costs trademark issues manufacturer today caused bar retired bar chicken dinner bar product acquired bar introduced great depression called reference president promise chicken pot bar contain chicken products chocolate covered roll pearson discontinued bar production acquisition early commercials sang chick chick chick chick chicken dinner similar chocolate mint white coating introduced discontinued later
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