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View Candy Industry Magazine, July 2008

Doing it 'Arway'
by Stephanie Hildebrandt

When the Resnick family purchased a struggling candy company in 1950, they never expected that years later a ten-year-old would run it. Born on Leap Day in 1968, Craig Leva, co-owner and vice president of Arway Confections, just reached that milestone this year. Leva, who just turned 40 (but 10 in leap years) jokes, “I must be the youngest candy executive in the industry.” However, his unusually young age has not kept him from leading a significant chocolate supplier into growth and success.

Partnering with Leva, co-owner Jim Resnick has been with the company for more than 55 years. But it all started with Jim’s father.

“My father, Arthur Resnick, was a traveling salesman in the candy business,” he begins. In 1950, an opportunity arose to purchase confectionery company Sovereign Candy.  “Sovereign Candy produced wonderful Chocolate Pecan Caramel Patties, but was struggling financially.”  Resnick’s father along with a friend each put up $5,000, bought the company, and Arway Confections was born. ...

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