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Beerntsen's Confectionary Inc
- Address:
- 108 North 8th Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220 - Phone:
- 920.684.9616
- Website:
- http://www.beerntsens.com/
- Company Information:
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The year is 1932. Henry Ford just introduced his last great personal engineering triumph: his "en block", or one piece, V-8 engine. Our U.S. Olympic gymnastic team members, George Gulack and William Denton, won the gold and silver medals in the still ring competition at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Back at home, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Joseph A. Beerntsen founded Beerntsen's Candies and established a tradition that lives on today.
Beerntsen's is now a third generation business in scenic, historic downtown Manitowoc. Through Joseph Beerntsen's dream, determination, and his family's backing, came the birth of Beerntsen's Candies and many family traditions, which are still being used today to conduct business in the grand Beerntsen style. Prior to moving to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1932 Joe Beerntsen had been involved in candy making in Green Bay, Chicago, and Milwaukee. He served a four year apprenticeship with the Brenner Candy Company in Green Bay from 1905-1909, and then moved to Chicago. In Chicago he worked with the Brach and Bunte candy companies prior to buying his own store, called "The Sweet Shop." In 1922 he moved to Milwaukee and opened "Joe Beerntsen's Candies." Five years later in 1927, he went on to become the first manager at the Boston Store's candy department in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In 1932, Joe Beerntsen settled in Manitowoc and opened "Beerntsen's Candies" at its present location. He operated the store until his retirement in 1958, w
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