Charleston Chew

History

The company was purchased in 1957 by Nathan Sloane and later sold to Nabisco in 1980. Although Sloane did not invent the Charleston Chew, he did change the candy's original form, chocolate-covered vanilla nougat.

In the 1970s, he introduced such new flavors as chocolate and strawberry. Warner-Lambert purchased Charleston Chew from RJR Nabisco in 1988, then Tootsie Roll Industries purchased the brand from Warner-Lambert in 1993.

Flavors and varieties

The candy is available in vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors. At one time, there were three additional flavours; banana, grape, and cherry. "Mini Charleston Chews" are a bite-sized, similarly-shaped version of the candy bar, introduced in 1998. The original packaging for Charleston Chews was a grey box that had the brand name in a small red font at the bottom of the box.

In science and technology demonstrations

Charleston Chew candy bars have been used to demonstrate rheology to students in North American university geology labs.

In popular culture

• In the 1999 song “Forgot About Dre” by Dr. Dre and Eminem, Eminem raps the line “And I’m still loco enough to choke you to death with a Charleston Chew.”
• In the adult animated sitcom The Life & Times of Tim, Charleston Chew is frequently mentioned throughout the series. When asked what would be Tim's epitaph, Steve Dildarian, the show's creator, replied: "Probably something like, 'Here lies Tim. He loved Charleston Chews.'"
• In the animated sci-fi TV series Futurama, Charleston Chew is frequently mentioned (and advertised) by the head of Richard Nixon, who is the President of Earth.

References

References

1. The back of the box of Mini Charleston Chews.
2. (August 18, 2006). "Nathan Sloane, 97, Candy Bar Maker, Dies". [[The New York Times]].
3. "Fox-Cross Candy Company Magazine ad, showing additional flavours".
4. Weil, Arlo Brandon. (9 November 2004). "Deformation of Charleston Chew Candy Bars as a Rheology Analogue in the Structural Geology Classroom". [[Geological Society of America]].
5. (2017-07-15). "3 things we learned from the Futurama AMA {{!}} The Young Folks".