Joyva
American confectionery manufacturer
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::summary American confectionery manufacturer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Joyva Corporation |
| logo | Joyva-Logo.gif |
| type | Private company |
| foundation | 1907 |
| founder | Nathan Radutzky |
| location_city | Brooklyn, New York |
| key_people | Richard Radutzky, president |
| industry | Confectionery/Chocolate |
| products | Candy bars, Halva |
| homepage | Joyva Corp. |
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| name = Joyva Corporation | logo = Joyva-Logo.gif | type = Private company | foundation = 1907 | founder = Nathan Radutzky | location_city = Brooklyn, New York | location_country = | key_people = Richard Radutzky, president | industry = Confectionery/Chocolate | products = Candy bars, Halva | revenue = | num_employees = | parent = | homepage = Joyva Corp.
Joyva is a chocolate and confectionery manufacturer headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. "The house that sesame built"{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/08/nyregion/a-longtime-brooklyn-company-thats-known-for-its-sesame-sweet.html |title=A Longtime Brooklyn Company That's Known for Its Sesame Sweet |author=Charles DeLafuentenov |date=November 8, 2004}} was started in 1907 by an immigrant from Kyiv, Ukraine, Nathan Radutzky, who wanted to start a company producing and selling sesame-based halvah. The company is still family-owned and continues to operate out of its Brooklyn location.
Joyva is operated by Richard Radutzky and Sandy Wiener, who are cousins and descendants of the founders. Radutzky graduated from Northwestern University in 1985, has been married to Leslye Sussman-Radutzky since 1988, and is a former actor. Richard Radutzky and his father, Milton, received special thanks in the credits of The Kids Are All Right.
Products
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Joyva-Joy-Split.jpg" caption="A Joyva Joy, chocolate-covered raspberry jelly"] ::
Joyva manufactures a variety of confections, but its flagship product is halvah. The company has a line of halvah products ranging from halvah bars, halvah in cans, and loaves of halvah with nuts. The halvah can be plain (vanilla), covered in chocolate or have chocolate mixed in (marble).
Products that are not halvah-based either incorporate jelly, marshmallow, or sesame. Their jelly-based candy is chocolate-covered, uses either raspberry or orange jelly, and is made into rings or bars. They also offer Sesame Crunch, a sesame seed candy, and various chocolate-covered marshmallow products, such as Marshmallow Twists. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Joyva_Tahini.JPG" caption="Joyva sesame tahini, 15 oz."] ::
Joyva is the largest halvah producer in the United States.{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |title=For Halvah, Use 1/2 Cup Nostalgia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/24/dining/for-halvah-use-1-2-cup-nostalgia.html |author=Melissa Clark|date=24 March 2004
Notes
References
- "Company bio".
- (21 January 2018). "Brooklyn's Joyva Has A Helluva Halvah Story". The Forward.
- (5 September 1988). "Leslye Sussman Wed To Richard Radutzky". [[The New York Times]].
- "JOYVA CORP. DEPENDING ON WHOM you ask, the Brooklyn-based Joyva Corporation ...". www.nypress.com.
- "AFI{{!}}Catalog - The Kids Are All Right". catalog.afi.com.
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