Mallo Cups are an American milk chocolate cup-shaped candy that contains a whipped marshmallow center invented in 1936 by Boyer.
 A split Mallo Cup | |
| Owner | Boyer (candy company) |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1936 |
| Website | www |
History
editBrothers Bill and Bob Boyer began with production of candies such as fudge and nut clusters in 1936 in their own kitchen as a means of supplementing income during the Great Depression. The candy was wrapped by their mother and sister and the brothers sold the candy door to door. Eventually, production moved to a manufacturing facility and they began experimenting with chocolate. These experiments led to the creation of the Mallo Cup.[1][2]
Mallo Cups are made from the following ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate liquor, and soy lecithin), corn syrup, sugar, water, coconut, dextrin, egg whites, salt, guar gum, natural and artificial flavor, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness) and soy lecithin.[3]
In November 2010, Boyer introduced a dark chocolate version of the Mallo Cup.[4]
Production
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Mallo Cups are produced at Boyer's factory in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[5]
Mallo Cup Points
editMallo Cup cardboard wrapper inserts printed with illustrations of coins called "Mallo Cup Points" were introduced a few years after the Mallo Cup. The cardboard coins can be cut out and saved then redeemed for items from the company's prize catalogue, including Mallo Cup candies, clothing, toys, and other collectibles.[6]
References
edit- ^ Henninger, Danya (4 April 2021). "How Philly and Pennsylvania grew to dominate the candy industry". Billy Penn. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Lacey, Darlene (11 May 2013). Classic Candy: America's Favorite Sweets, 1950–80. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 9780747813651.
- ^ Staff. "Boyer's Mallo Cups". Nuts.com. Nuts.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Greene, Lydia (11 November 2020). "Mallo Cups Are a Sweet Nostalgic Treat". Wide Open Eats. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Corr, Anne Quinn (1 January 2016). "Altoona Company Still Turning Out Sunny Yellow Mallo Cups". State College Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Keeler, Bill (3 March 2021). "What Do You Get for Collecting the Mallo Cup Points?". WIBX950. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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