August 19 1944 was the first public...

August 19 1944 was the first publication date of Candy Industry, "the newspaper of confectionery business" to be published each other Saturday. The publication's mandate was to provide a platform for the industry--a simple single in kind Don Gussow the founder, editor and publisher stated that Candy Industry would be "modern and in keeping with today's and tomorrow's thinking and will elevate the welfare of our industry energetically."

Gussow also decided that the publication would establish the "Candy Industry Man of the Year Award," singling revealed one person as worthy of "The Kettle" The award would be symbolic