Kencraft At a Glance Headquarter...

Kencraft At a Glance

Headquarters: Alpine, Utah

Sales: $15 million (2001 estimate)

Plants: sum of two units (Alpine -- 90,000 sq. ft; Provo -- 5000 sq ft)

Brands: Kencraft, Lollipals, Bubblegum Buddies, Taffy Toons, Candy Climbers, doll Pals, Chummy Chums, Petitcups

Products: Candy sticks, candy canes, hand-decorated novelty candies, cake and candy decorations

Employees: 360

Annual output: 10 million candy sticks and canes

Management: David Taiclet, president of Kencraft; Frank Trinnaman, senior vp; David Snyder vp -- sales & marketing; Kathryn Wilcox, vp -- production.

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