Contains 11 colour slides. The slides are images of Rick Harris and Dave Lippert playing baseball, the Dare Foods Limited logo, the interior of a candy plant, the exterior of a plant, and a man standing at a hotel reception desk.

Contains 45 colour slides. The slides are images of staff at offices in Quebec. Several slides are labelled. The slides were put together for the January 1992 celebration in honour of the centennial of Dare Foods Limited.

Contains one colour photograph of a display of Simple Pleasures products on a table.

Contains 13 colour photographs documenting the launch of Simple Pleasures Chocolate Thins biscuits. The photographs are images of staff celebrating and eating on board a "ship" in a shopping mall beside an ice rink. Two photographs are group images behind the ice rink and Simple Pleasures advertisements on the rink boards.

Contains one black and white photograph. The photograph is an image of the exterior of the Silver Tip Warehouse in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Contains one colour photograph of the Sales Rep of the Year award from 1989. The award was given to Steven Shuster in 1989.

Contains one colour photograph of four sales people at a special event.

Contains 11 colour photographs. The photographs are images of staff eating, socializing and preparing food at the annual safety BBQ held at the Kitchener plant.

Contains four colour photographs. The photographs are images of employees accepting a Safety Award, a cake with icing that reads: "Congratulations to all, 2 years accident free!", and a woman cutting a cake that reads: "Happy Retirement [G]ina."

Contains 12 colour photographs. The photographs are images of staff at a retirement party.

Contains nine colour photographs of staff at a retirement party.

Contains 14 colour slides. The slides are images of Quebec in their offices and at social functions.

Contains eight colour slides. The slides are images of products and products on store shelves. Correspondence attached to the slides is dated June 22, 1995 and is from Eliza U. Choi, Sales & Marketing Manager of PTC Commercial Corporation, Philippines.

Contains two colour photographs of Professor Bear. The first photograph is an image of Professor Bear and the Nestle Quick Bear standing beside the CKCO TV, CFCA FM, CKKW AM sign on King Street in Kitchener across from the Grand River Hospital. The second photograph is an image of Professor Bear standing beside the Cambridge Memorial Hospital sign.

Contains 10 colour transparencies. The transparencies are images of Dare Foods Limited cookie and candy products, Dare Foods Limited custom products, and competitor's products.

Contains 12 colour photographs. The photographs are images of a group touring a plant. A note on the photographs reads: "From Jean Roy."

Contains 264 colour transparencies and one slide. The slide and transparencies are images of cookie and candy production, machinery, interior of plant, aerial view of the Kitchener plant and head office, and cookie and candy products. The transparencies were used for the Custom Products Division. A few of the transparencies are divided into the following categories: Toronto, High Tech, QC & High Tech, Toronto Candy, and Kitchener.

Contains 29 colour slides. The slides are images of staff at the Kitchener plant; the exterior of the Hamilton plant; staff at the annual Christmas luncheon at the Kitchener plant; Graham, Bryan and Carl Dare at the head office; a Christmas display on the lawn of the Kitchener head office; and a flag pole.

Contains three colour photographs. The photographs are images of two men standing in front of a biscuit display, a man shaking C.M. Dare's hand at an awards ceremony, and three people standing in front of a rock decorated with aboriginal art in Australia.

Contains one binder labelled "Photos." The binder contains a black and white newspaper advertisement "Our first customer" [ca. 1967]; a Union Carbide plastic products advertisement featuring Dare biscuits; black and white photographs of products; portraits of staff; the interior and exterior of the plant in Surrey, B.C.; new wage agreement at the Surrey plant; an advertisement for a contest; and store displays. The majority of the photographs are labelled.

• Bill Mitchell, 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• J.D. Burke, 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• John McKay, 2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
• John McKay, Doug Soanes, Ken O’Hara, Jack Graham, and C.M. Dare at the plant in Surrey, B.C. January, 1962, 2 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 13 cm
• Dare Coconut creams, 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
• Dare Whole Wheat Digestive biscuits, 2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
• Dare Potato Chips, 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
• Dare Candy Chest of Fruit Jellies, 2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
• Bert Luckhurst, Peterboro, 1 photograph : b&w; on mount 22 x 27 cm
• Dare Foods personnel, Mr. J. M. Lumby (left), members of the Employees’ Committee, and Mr. K. K. O’Hara (left centre) are shown with Mr. William White of Local 457 of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union, after satisfactory negotiation of a new wage agreement at the Surrey plant, 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
• Mr. K. K. O’Hara (left) of Dare Foods shown here with Mr. William White of Local 475 of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union after satisfactory negotiation of a new wage agreement., 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
• Bill Gill, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• Tom Warren, 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm
• John Bull, 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
• B. Sanders, 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm
• D. Grischow, 1photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• C.A. Preistman, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• J.M. Langley, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• Deal B, 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 26 cm
• Deal A, 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 26 cm
• Dare biscuit display, 1 photograph : colour ; 13 x 18 cm
• Dare's potato chip display, 1 photograph : colour ; 13 x 18 cm
• Dare Lemon Cremes, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
• Product display, 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 26 cm
• Dare's and Dare potato chips, 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 26 cm
• Dare Chocolate Chip cookies, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• Saratoga by Dare's potato chips, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• Dare products and space exploration buttons, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• Devonsheer Melba Toast by Dare's, 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm
• Dare Romper Room and Peanut Crunch biscuits, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• Step Right Up Folks promotion, 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 17 cm
• Dare Delicious! display, 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 26 cm
• John McKay standing beside machinery at the Surrey plant, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm ; 21 x 26 cm
• Machinery at the Surrey plant, 2 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 13 cm ; 21 x 26 cm
• Interior of Surrey plant, 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
• Display, 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15 cm
• Exterior of Surrey plant, 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11 cm

Contains four colour slides. The slides are images of the exterior of Dare Foods Limited buildings. The buildings include the head office and plant in Kitchener, and the candy plant in Hamilton as well as two other buildings.

Contains 20 colour slides. The slides are images of Ontario store logos including A&P, No Frills, National Grocers, LOEB IGA, Knechtel, Shoppers Drug Mart, Mr. Grocer, Zehrs, Food City, Dominion, Mann's EMA Foods, IGA Foods, and Loblaws.

Contains 19 colour negatives. The negatives are images of the Ontario sales meeting and the launch of Rainforest cookies. Included are images of groups of people, a display of Rainforest cookies, a map illustrating Breton around the world, and images of the Party Starters product.

Contains 32 colour slides. The slides are images of staff at meetings, at special events and playing baseball.

Contains 35 colour negatives of the Ontario Regional meeting and BBQ party.

Contains 21 colour slides. The slides are images of candy and biscuit products, products on store shelves, a woman filling a candy package, and flag poles on a lawn.

Contains nine colour photographs, two colour slides, a list of the people and their positions in a photograph of the delegates to the first annual sales convention in 1948, a letter and story written by Orpha Kinzie, a copy of the song "King of the Shelf" written by Roy K. Downey and Tom Willoughby, a copy of the score for the song "Dare Cookies" written by Greg Adams and Peter Proudman and Eric Robertson. The photographs and negatives are images of the filming of a television commercial, biscuit products, store displays and the advertisement for the 1976 Pinto contest. The negatives are images of a staff convention.

Contains nine colour photographs. The photographs are images of tapping a keg, drinking beer, and preparing food for a BBQ all at the Kitchener plant.

Contains 20 colour slides. The slides are images of staff from the Kitchener head office and plant in offices, in the plant, at special events, playing baseball, and at meetings.

Contains two colour photograph. The photograph is an image of Dare employees standing in front of a Dare van.

Contains 19 colour negatives. The negatives are images of a baseball game and a staff meeting.

Contains 22 colour negatives. The negatives are images of dinner reception. Images include people mingling, Dare Bear, and people giving and receiving awards.

Contains 22 colour slides. The slides are images of staff at the national manager's meeting in September 1990. The slides include images of staff at meetings, staff eating, staff touring a plant, staff talking together, and the Class of '91 sign.

Contains 10 colour photographs and 13 negatives. The photographs and negatives are images of the Morinaga & Company Limited, Japan, visit to the Dare Foods Limited head office in Kitchener, to sign the Dare-Morinaga licensing agreement; Doug Reeves retirement party at the Kitchener plant; staff; and an awards presentation at a special event.

Contains two colour photographs of the Montreal sales meeting and party. One photograph is an image of Don Hamilton, winner of the coloured television set, at the party.

Contains 24 colour slides. The slides are images of staff working in the Milton plant.

Contains one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of six men, two of whom are holding a cake. The men are dressed formally and have buttons on that read "Dare Quality Service 1892." The words "M. Watson" are written on the reverse of the photograph.

Contains two colour photographs of Mel's 28th anniversary at the Kitchener plant. The photographs are an image of Mel cutting the cake, and an image of the cake. A note included with the photographs to Marilyn suggests that the photographs could be included in Professor's Press.

Contains three colour photographs. The photographs are images of staff at a formal meeting.

Contains one image of a man standing in front of a candy display in a store. The words "M. Watson" are written on the reverse of the photograph.

Contains 18 colour slides. The slides are images of people from the Kitchener head office. The people are sitting at desks in offices, at meetings, and a few slides include employees playing baseball for the Flying Angels baseball team.

Contains 18 colour slides. The slides are images of staff at the Kitchener head office and plant, staff at the Kitchener Christmas luncheon, Christmas decorations on the lawn of the Kitchener head office and plant, and staff at special events.

Contains three colour photographs and 13 negatives of staff in their offices at the Kitchener head office between May and June, 1990. Includes two negatives of a California Raisins character beside a package of Sun Maid raisin oatmeal cookies.

Contains one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of six people on a golf course and includes Phil King, Kitchener Lab; Michael Thompson, Vice President, International Markets, Kitchener; Helen Szumigaj, Kitchener; Jonathon Taylor, Ontario Sales.

Contains two colour photographs. The photographs are images of workers installing new machinery at the plant in Kitchener.

Contains 26 colour negatives. The negatives are images of the Hamilton candy plant and a sensory panel at the Kitchener plant.

Contains five colour photographs. The photographs are images of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region truck outside the Kitchener plant and merchandise in the truck.

Contains three colour negatives. The photographs are images of the Flying Angels men's baseball team.

Contains 14 colour negatives. The negatives are images of the exterior and back of a manufacturing plant. A Dare Foods Limited truck is parked at a loading dock. One negative is an image of a rock.

Contains two colour photographs. The photographs are images of the Dare Foods Limited Events Cruiser. The cruiser was a PT Cruiser decoarted with images of Dare Foods Limited logos .

Contains two colour photographs. The first photograph is an image of an employee holding an award. The second photograph is an image of a man holding a teddy bear at a baby shower in a staff room.

Contains two colour photographs. One photograph is an image of a group of employees receiving the Chamber of Commerce's Environmental Achievement Award. The photograph is labelled left to right: Janet Crechiolo, John Klatecki, Rob Tschishart, Darrell Prang, Heather Woodley and Joe Sousa. The second photograph was taken inside the plant and is an image of a woman presenting a man with an award from Wilfred Laurier University.

Contains six colour photographs and 13 negatives. The photographs are images of an Edi Launch Day cake, staff, and Edi Launch cutting the cake. Photographs of six men in a warehouse are also included.

Contains 12 colour negatives. The negatives are images of children playing in snow, people holding a baby, an image of a grocery store shelf, and an image of a display of Dare products.

Contains two black and white photographs of Dare's biscuit displays. File also includes a clipping of The Dare Company Limited, Dare's Biscuits letterhead, 1957.

Contains 23 colour photographs. The photographs are images of a joint Dare Foods Limited and Pepperidge Farms staff party at the Skydome. The party was held in celebration of the Dare Foods Limited and Pepperidge Farms partnership.

Contains two colour photographs, 18 negatives of Dare logos and 9 slides. The file also consists of one slide of the Dare Centennial logo and two slides of the Pepperidge Farm logo.

Contains three colour photographs. The photographs are images of Dare Foods Limited staff at an event at the Chateau Montebello.

Contains one colour photograph of three Dare staff standing in front of a display of Dare products. The display appears to be at an exhibition.

Contains two black and white photographs. The photographs are a portrait of the Dare Company staff at a party.

Contains three colour photographs. The photographs are images of Katherine Somers and Annie Nickifarek receiving a prize of a computer, scanner and printer in their respective homes. The photographs are labelled on the verso.

Contains 21 colour slides. The slides are images of the 2nd shift staff at the Kitchener plant in the plant and at meetings.

Contains five colour photographs. The photographs are images of a staff Christmas party at the head office in Kitchener. The photographs depict employees giving and receiving gifts and employees with Santa Claus.

Contains one colour photograph and 35 mm slide. The photograph is an image of a woman sitting at a Christmas banquet table. The slide is a copy of the photograph.

Contains three colour photographs and 14 negatives. The negatives and photographs are images of staff giving and receiving gifts, eating and talking at the Kitchener plant.

Contains 22 colour slides. The slides are images of the interior and exterior of a candy plant, probably the Milton plant.

Contains one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of Bryan Dare, Jack and two guests at the Kitchener plant.

Contains six colour photographs and eight negatives of a Breton cracker display.

Contains 30 colour slides. The slides are images of the various stages of Breton cracker production at the Kitchener plant. The slides includes images of the oven in operation, staff working on the production line, detailed images of the oven, and finally images of the machine that packs the crackers into the shipping boxes. The slides are numbered in order.

Contains two colour photographs of a Breton cracker display. The photographs are images of men standing beside the display and only the display. The display reads "Retour vers le futur" and above the title is a clock with the words Action, Determination, and Orientation around the face of the clock.

Contains one colour photograph of a Breton cracker display in a grocery store.

Contains one colour slide. The slide is an image of Bob Wilson, Oliver Luckhart and Graham Dare.

Contains two colour photographs. The images are of a Dare Foods Limited employee wearing a large cheese slice style hat and holding Bread Bites and Breton Minis boxes.

Contains five colour photographs. The photographs are images of a large group of Dare employees riding the big bike for stroke.

Contains 23 colour photographs and 14 negatives. The photographs and negatives are images of the Dare Foods Limited Christmas staff party held annually at the Kitchener plant. Five of the photographs and negatives are images of an awards presentation held at the Holiday Inn in Kitchener.

Contains seven colour photographs. The photographs are images of people presenting and accepting awards at a banquet.

Contains three colour photographs. The photographs are images of two men receiving awards and a man receiving a cake.

Contains 20 colour slides. The slides are images of the exterior of stores in the Atlantic region. The stores include Sobeys, Capitol, the real atlantic Superstore, Food for Less, Village, and Dewares.

Contains eight colour slides. The slides are images of staff, staff at the national sales meeting in Banff, a store display of Sun-Maid raisin cookies that was entered into a contest, and the exterior of a Sobeys store.

Contains one colour slide of staff at Bremner. The slide is labelled left to right, Chelle Mollohan, Suzie Roser, Kate Bailey, Cathy Bacon and Teresa Farney.

Contains one colour photograph of Alani Rossignol, Liette Desjardins and Pierre Sénécal. Pierre Sénécal is presenting Alani Rossignol and Liette Desjardins with a vacation prize.

Contains five colour aerial photographs. The photographs are images of the Dare plant in Kitchener from two different angles.

Contains four black and white aerial photographs of the Kitchener head office and biscuit plant. Several of the photographs have been edited.

Contains one black and white aerial photograph. The photograph is an image of the Dare Company Limited biscuit plant in Sunnyside, Kitchener.

Contains 22 colour slides. The slides are images of staff at an awards ceremony, interior of a plant, groups of staff, staff at the Christmas luncheon, store displays, store logos, the exterior of the Surrey plant, the Dare Bears van.

Contains one colour photograph of a Dare Foods Limited display of products in a grocery store.

Contains recipes for cookies and candies as well as price lists for companies in Hamilton, London, Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie, Parry Sound, Niagara Falls, Cobalt, Orillia, Sioux Lookout, Fort William, North Bay, Collingwood, St. Catherines, and Geraldton, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Montreal, Quebec; and Maritime Provinces including Sackville, New Brunswick. Recipes were originally stored in a binder.

Contains The Candy Industry Catalog and Formula Book, 1948 ed. The book contains a directory of product suppliers, an abstract of food laws, candy formulas, an encyclopedia of candy production, information on plant maintenance, product packaging and lists of vendors, and advertisements.

Contains five copies of a black and white photograph. The photograph is an image of portrait of C.H. Doerr Company Limited staff outside of the plant.

Contains two letters patent establishing The Almer Company Limited.

Contains five financial statements for The Almer Company Limited. The March 1980 to March 1981 statements were prepared by Erickson, Lee, Macdonald & Co., chartered accountants, Hamilton. The March 1982 to June 1983 statements were prepared by MacGillvray & Co., chartered accountants, Port Colbourne. All statements include a section on the subsidiary company, Sunbeam Shoes Limited.

Series consists of material relating to The Almer Company Limited and Sunbeam Shoes. Series contains letters patent, an agenda, correspondence, agreements, and financial statements.

Contains the Almer Company Limited Annual Meeting of Shareholders agenda; correspondence; a copy of the agreement between Dare Foods Limited, James G. Martin, J. Douglas Oddie, Sunbeam Shoes Limited, The Almer Company Limited, Sisman’s Holdings Limited, and Edward Tregunno; and confirmation of credit facilities from The Royal Bank of Canada pertaining to the sale of control of Sunbeam Shoes Limited.

Contains correspondence from employees expressing gratitude for receiving the centennial book, prizes, and invitations to the Centennial Ball. File also includes five colour photographs of a Doerr & Co. cigar box owned by Joy Kravel.

Contains correspondence from Gary L. MacLeod, Vice President Sales and Marketing (Chairman of the Centennial Committee) to suppliers thanking them for donating the prizes that were awarded at the Centennial Ball on January 18, 1992, in Kitchener.

Four television advertisements (commercials) for tin tie cookies made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercials were produced with TBWA/Chiat/Day advertising agency. The commercials are titled, “Professionnel,” “Symbole,” “Miettest,” and “Un Pour.” All of the commercials are recorded in French. Individually, the running time for each commercial is 15 seconds.

Two videocassettes each containing identical recordings of three television advertisements (commercials) for tin tie cookies made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercials were produced with TBWA/Chiat/Day advertising agency. The commercials are titled, “Croquignole a la Cannalle,” “Say Something,” and “Politically Correct.” Individually, the running time for each commercial is 30 seconds.

Three television advertisements (commercials) for RealFruit Gummies, a line of candy products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercials were produced with Zig Inc., a digital media agency. The commercials are titled, “Pineapple,” “Crunch,” and “Bobbing.” Individually, the running time for each commercial is 15 seconds.

A looped compilation of various television advertisements (commercials) for products made by Dare Foods Limited.

Two DVDs each containing an identical compilation of various television advertisements (commercials) created between 1966 and 2002 for products made by Dare Foods Limited. Some of the advertisements are recorded in English and some are recorded in French. Copies of these commercials were originally donated to Special Collections & Archives on videocassettes in accession GA163. The videocassettes were digitized in 2006 by Dare Foods Limited and made available on the DVDs in this file.

Videocassettes from GA163 that were digitized and are now available on these DVDs include:

SCA188-GA163-27-314. Includes commercials titled, “Dream Sweet Dare,” “Tree House,” “Meadow,” and “Hansel & Gretel.”

SCA188-GA163-27-315. Includes commercials titled, “Tree House," "Meadow," "Hansel & Gretel," and "Ingredient." 

SCA188-GA163-27-316. Includes commercials titled, "Treehouse," "Meadows," "Hansel & Gretel," "Swing," "Fishing," "Farm," "Chocolate Chip," "Variety," "Alice in Wonderland," "Treasure Island," "School Bus," "Gym," and "Dans l'Air." Several commercials are in French including "Chocolate Chip," "Alice in Wonderland," "Treasure Island," and "Dans l'Air."

SCA188-GA163-27-322. Includes commercials titled, "Dare Devils," "Time Out,” “Ingredient,” “Dare Delicious,” “Opera,” “Jason,” “Tough Boss,” “Lost Boy,” “Dad’s Cookies,” and “Peak Freen.”

SCA188-GA163-27-329. Includes the commercial titled, “On Its Own."

SCA188-GA163-27-331. Includes the commercial titled, “Dare Cookies."

SCA188-GA163-27-333. Includes the commercial titled, “Dare Bears."

SCA188-GA163-27-335. Includes the commercial titled, “Dare Bears."

SCA188-GA163-27-338. Includes commercials titled, “Say When,” “Brussells,” “Party is Tomorrow,” “Elfin Loaves,” and “Man up at Night.”

SCA188-GA163-27-340. Includes the commercial titled, “Black Forest Belmont."

SCA188-GA163-27-344. Includes the commercials titled, “Frere Jacques” and “Dare Bears.”

SCA188-GA163-27-346. Includes the commercial titled, “Featuring Dare's Tin Tie Cookies."

SCA188-GA163-27-348. Includes the commercial titled, "Anything Goes."

SCA188-GA163-27-350. Includes the commercial titled, “Soft Spot.”

SCA188-GA163-27-351. Includes the commercial titled, “Whippet le Lait." 

SCA188-GA163-27-353. Includes the commercial titled, “Le mondial.”