Nestlé in Fulton, New York: How Sweet It Was

by Jim Farfaglia

Devour this delectable, surprising history of one of America's most beloved confectioners with first-hand accounts and stories.
In 1898, Switzerland's Nestlé Company was searching for a location to build its first milk processing plant in the United States. Upstate New York's bountiful dairy farms sealed the deal for a factory in Fulton. Soon another Swiss company requested space at the factory to produce a confection that had taken Europe by the milk chocolate bar. Over the next century, factory technicians invented classic treats including the Nestlé Crunch Bar, Toll House Morsels and Nestlé Quik. With 1,500 workers churning out 1 million pounds of candy per day, Fulton became known as the city that smelled like chocolate. Author Jim Farfaglia recounts the delectable history of Nestlé in Fulton.

272 pages, Paperback

Published November 26, 2018

Reviews

[Elizabeth Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to put this book aside for a while in deference to fiction books that would 'suck me in.' I had put a thriller on reserve, it came in and I had two weeks to finish it which I just did. The Nestle book is very good, well-written, with local interest, and who doesn't like to read about how all things CHOCOLATE are made. I just need to read more books that will totally sweep me away. I will pick this up again sometime though and finish it.

[Tracy]

Growing up in Fulton and knowing some of the people was very nostalgic