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Longtime Tootsie Roll chief dies
2015-01-21 18:53:10| Food - Topix.net
Mr. Gordon and his wife, Ellen, were unusual in that they exerted strong ma-and-pa control over Tootsie Roll Industries, 7401 S. Cicero Ave. The company was founded in 1896 by Austrian immigrant Leo Hirschfield, who named the candy for his daughter, whom he called "Tootsie." Tootsie Roll has been criticized for secretive corporate governance.
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