File consists of one screw bound volume of materials from Saratoga Products Limited. The volume consists of six tabbed sections: 1. ledger, 2. transfers, 3. shareholders, 4. directors, 5. charter & by-laws, 6. minutes.

File consists of one photograph of employees of the Howe Candy Company, possibly at a Christmas party. The photograph was taken Dec. 1949.

File consists of bulletins and reports from the Biscuit Production Club and the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company (both of Chicago, IL). File also includes a letter addressed to "members" from J.C. Russell, production manager at The Dare Company Limited.

File consists of photographs of various Dare products.

File consists of clippings from newspapers and magazines reporting on the history, production, and employees of Dare Foods.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1949 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of one bound volume of common stock certificates for Saratoga Products Limited. The originally issued stock certificates have been returned to the volume and are taped to the stubs. Also contains accompanying materials including an explanation of types of shares and a record of death from a shareholder.

Series consists of material relating to the St. Jacobs Canning Company Limited, St. Jacobs Cider Mill, and Dare Foods (Canning Division) Limited. Series includes financial statements, statement of earnings, records relating to the purchase of the St. Jacobs Canning Company by Major Foods, minutes, accounts, correspondence, records relating to the purchase of St. Jacobs Canning Company by Dare Foods Limited and records relating to the purchase of Dare Foods (Canning Division) Limited.

Contains financial statements for the St. Jacobs Canning Company Limited and includes statement of earnings of the St. Jacobs Cider Mill (1949-1952). The Canning Division of Dare Foods Limited financial statements for 1961-1963 are also included.

Contains two Juliette cellophane packages. Each package contained 20 biscuits.

Series consists of packaging used for Dare biscuits.

File consists of three photographs belonging to William J. Hopp. Includes two group photographs of Dare employees, one including C.M. Dare; and a photograph of six men at a training conference (one of whom is probably Hopp).

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1950 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of one Christmas card from Dare Foods featuring a cartoon illustration by Ken Gray.

File consists of one Dare's Jingle Cookies box which includes a playable 78 rpm record printed on the package.

Contains one Dare's Cocoanut Cremes boxboard package. The box is yellow with red writing and contained seven ounces or more of biscuits.

Contains one Carolinas cellophane package. The package contained 40 biscuits.

Contains 18 colour slides. The slides are images of staff at special events. A slide of the exterior of a building, and a slide of a Dare Bears Back to School promotional sign are also included. Several of the slides are labelled.

File consists of one Jingle Cookies box which includes a playable 78 rpm record printed on the top of the package. Box contained 60 biscuits or more. The dimensions of the box, when assembled, are 18 x 22 x 6 cm.

Contains one Dare Foods Limited, Kitchener, Ontario clipboard.

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 10-18 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff. Also present are correspondence from the institute and from the Biscuit Production Club, certificates of achievement, and a brochure from the Bowes Company Limited about its products (nuts, seeds, spices and other baking ingredients).

File consists of material relating to the maufacture of biscuits. Includes article reprints, research reports, brochures, clippings, and product data sheets. Subjects include: the baking and browning processes, handling chocolate, biscuit production technology, the operation and maintence of equipment, packaging equipment, the role of the line manager in bakery operations, etc.

File consists of material relating to training conferences of the Technical Insitutte of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes conference programs and lists of attendees, judges' comments on cookies and crackers from different companies, and ms. notes and completed tests from conference sessions.

File consists of one photograph of a Christmas party at the Howe Candy Company held December 13, 1950.

Packaging used for various products made by Dare Foods Limited or licensed affiliates.

Contains correspondence between F. Rose of Cantab Industries, Toronto and C.M. Dare pertaining to the quotation of a N.I.D. Automatic Starch Moulding Machine for the Howe Candy Company at Hamilton. Includes booklets on the N.I.D. Automatic Starch Moulding Machine, N.I.D. Mobile Candy Brushing Machine, N.I.D. Sugar-Sanding Machine, and Modern Methods of Baking compiled by the editors and contributors to Food Engineering, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York.

File consists of marketing materials for various products produced by Bremner Biscuits. Includes advertisements, mailings and photographs.

File consists of three Dare logos used in the 1950's.

A carton used to store and transport Dare's sweet cream sodas likely used around 1950. Two printed photographs are also included in the file to help date the box. The photographs show Dare trucks from 1950 with similar designs on the cargo trailer to the sweet cream soda box.

Contains three Regal Mallows cellophane biscuit packages. Each package contained 20 biscuits.

Contains articles on pH and The Candy Maker, Brix° and Baume°, To the New Berks Mixer Operators, and magazine clippings.

File consists of one photograph of employees of the Howe Candy Co. Ltd. at the 1951 Christmas party.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1951 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1951 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of sixteen slides showing Dare buildings in Kitchener, Moncton, and Surrey as well as Dare vehicles and operations.

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 1-9 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff.

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 19-27 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff.

File consists of one photograph of employees of the Dare Foods plant in Kitchener. The employees are lined up outside for a group shot. Some identifications on verso:

Happ, Oscar
McFadzen, Ralph
Dare, Carl
Jantzi, John O.

Contains correspondence, formulas and pamphlets pertaining to pectin jellies.

File consists of a report on tempering and handling coatings for the biscuit and cracker, confectionery and baking insdustries, by D.E. Kinder of Durkee Famous Foods. Report was presented at an unidentified biscuit and cracker school.

File consists of two identical photographs of factory employees of Dare Co. Ltd. from 1951. The photograph was taken on the grounds outside of the factory and the employees are mostly women and are dressed in white baking outfits. Employees are identified on a separate piece of paper.

Included in the photo:

Atkinson, [?]
Beirs, Amanda
Burkhardt, Emmerson
Clendenrusig, Bill
Crooks, [?]
Crooks, Phoebe
Dare, Carl
Dargell, Carl
Dawe, Marg
de Uries, [?]
Dodge, George
Erb, Erma
Erb, Wilma
Fehreubach, [?]
Fischer, [?]
Forler, Inez
Gellner, Susan
Grishow, Doug
Hopp, Oscar
Headley, Lila
Heintz, Mary
Homuth, Howard
Hopf, Bill
Huntz, Martha
Jantzi, John
Kaufman, Lorraine
Kinzie, Orpha
Kwiakoski, Bill
Lotzke, Lorne
Lwandowski, Rose
Meinzinger, Dolores
Menyes, Maria
Mezer, Kay
Montag, Mari
Norton, Edith
Reist, Orval
Rouse, Vi
Ruhl, Joan
Russell, Jack
Schmidt, Reggie
Schmitt, Cully
Schuster, [?]
Shantz, [?]
Shantz, Abe
Shantz, Eileen
Shoemaker, Marybelle
Sider, Johnny
Stelmach, Joan
Street, Dorothy
Stuckerat, Helen
Trompke, Emdie
Wagner, Russell
Weber, Jeanette
Weiler, Alma
White, Jenny
Windsor, Marion
Wittie, Harold
Wright, Ruby
[?], Ann
[?], Anna
[?], Barb
[?], Bill
[?], Connie
[?], Evelyn
[?], George
[?], George
[?], Gladys
[?], Gwen
[?], Joan
[?], Johnny
[?], Margaret
[?], Margaret
[?], Olga
[?], Olga
[?], Rose
[?], Sally
[?], Steve
[?], Tom
[?], Winnie

Contains four issues of Biscuit and Cracker Baker published monthly by the American Trade Publishing Co., New York. The file contains Biscuit and Cracker Baker 41, no. 7; 42, no. 2 and no. 12; and 51, no. 5. Contains advertising and articles pertaining to biscuit and cracker manufacturing and management. It was called The Biscuit and Cracker Baker between 1952 and 1953.

A photograph of Dare Foods Limited's head office located at 2481 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, Ontario likely taken soon after the building was constructed.

Contains pamphlet on how to make English toffees, formulas, correspondence, memoranda, and minutes of a candy product meeting.

Contains formulas, an excerpt from “The Manufacturing Confectioner,” June 1953, and memoranda.

Contains H 9 forms that include formulas and production notes for candies produced between 1952 and 1955.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1952 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

Photographs of Dare Foods Limited’s head office, potato chip division building and employees.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1952 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of one snapshot of C.M. Dare and an unidentified man. Verso reads "Howe Candy Christmas party Roberts Marine Room, Hamilton. Dec. 17/52. C.M. Dare (right)."

File consists of a manual on hard butters in chocolate-type coatings by E.F. Drew & Co. Inc. Also present are several other papers on the topic and on the production and handling of chocolate and the preparation of chocolate coating. Material was probably received at a training conference of the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers Company.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1953 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of one Christmas card from Dare Foods for the year 1953 featuring a cartoon illustration by Ken Gray.

Contains handwritten candy formulas and H 9 forms that include formulas and production notes.

Contains material relating to pectin. File contains candy formulas, H 9 forms that include formulas and production notes; "The Uses and Advantages of De-Methoxlated Pectin in the Confectionery Industry," by Herbert F. Angermeier presented at the 7th Production Conference, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, 1953; "Confectioner's Modified Pectin," by T.H. Angermeier & Co.; and correspondence.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1953 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

Contains annual financial statements including balance sheets and auditor’s reports for The Howe Candy Company, Limited. The financial statements were prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company, Certified Public Accountants, Hamilton.

Contains correspondence, a copy of a mortgage, land appraisals, an order in the Supreme Court of Ontario, trade name licence agreement, and the form “Questions to be answered by persons alleging a foreign substance in product.”

Contains correspondence, a copy of the survey of the Jackson Street property which was adjacent to the Howe Candy Company factory building, and deeds of land.

File consists of a licence in mortmain to The Dare Company, Limited.

File consists of bulletins and correspondence from the Biscuit Production Club and the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company, which in 1957 became the Biscuit Bakers Institute, Inc. (both of Chicago, IL). Also present is a list of Biscuit Production Club members.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1954 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of four photographs showing the Dare factory and airplane.

Contains seven issues of The Manufacturing Confectioner, published monthly by The Manufacturing Confectioner Publishing Company, Chicago. The file consists of The Manufacturing Confectioner 34, no. 1 (January 1954), no. 6 (June 1954), and no. 12 (November 1954); 35, no. 5 (May 1955), and no. 8 (August 1955). The file also contains The Manufacturing Confectioner jointly published with International Confectioner 36, no. 3 (March 1956) and 37, no. 4 (April 1957). Includes articles and advertisements on packaging, equipment, advertising techniques, formulas, retail, and products.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1954 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

Contains a folder labelled A.L. Wild, Private! containing payroll journal sheets for 1956-1957. Folder includes Employee's Tax Deduction Declaration TD1 forms 1954-1957 and a payroll breakdown for the 13th period, 1958.

Contains seven annual financial statements for Saratoga Products Limited.

• The June 1954 to June 1955 statements include both Hamilton and Toronto plants and were prepared by John S. Entwistle & Company, certified public accountants, Toronto.
• The June 1955 to June 1956 statement is addressed to the shareholders and was prepared by Strickland, Gower & Hogg, chartered accountants, Toronto.
• The June 1956 to June 1957 statement is addressed to the directors and was prepared by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., chartered accountants, Toronto.
• The June 1957 to January 1960 statements were prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants, Toronto.

Contains excerpts from “Confectioners Journal,” February and May 1954.

Contains Report of J.E. Worthington’s visit to Paul F. Beich in Bloomington, Illinois and the Marshmallow Plant of Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago, paper by Justin J. Alikonis, pamphlets, article and technical drawings pertaining to automation for aerated confections with the Whizolator.

A journal recording sales made by Dare Foods Limited from 1955-1958.

Contains 3 financial statements for The Howe Candy Company, Limited. The financial statements were prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company, Certified Public Accountants, Hamilton. The 1957-1958 statement was prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, Chartered Accountants, Toronto.

Contains standard cost cards, formulas, cost sheets, and H 9 forms including formulas and production notes.

Photograph of a display of Dare products at a promotional event, newspaper and magazine clippings, and correspondence announcing the formation of Major Foods Limited.

Consists of promotions aimed at rewarding sales personnel. File contains memoranda and announcements advertising sales promotions for sales personnel. The most outstanding sales person was awarded an all expenses paid vacation. File also includes a program for the Dare Christmas Party at Leisure Lodge in 1960.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1955 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

Contains accounts totalling the costs of goods manufactured between July 1955 and 1956.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1955 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

Contains correspondence, common share certificates and share certificate receipts for shares pertaining to the ownership of the shares of Mother Dell’s Bakeries Limited.

File consists of four photographs showing members of the Dare family and their friends at both the Dare family home at 221 Pandora Cres. and the Walper Terrace hotel. Identifications present on versos include:

• Russell, Jack
• Dare, Carl
• O'Hara, Kevin
• McFadzen, Ralph
• Lumby, Jim
• McFadzen, Gath
• Hopp, Oscar
• Wild, Les
• Russell, Em
• Dare, Ruth
• Lumby, Marie
• O'Hara, Marion
• Wild, Jean

A photograph of three bags of ju jubes made by Howe Candy Company of Hamilton, Ontario. Also includes four bag ties used to tie bags of ju jube candies by Howe Candy Company.

Series consists of letters patent, correspondence, financial statements, accounting records, and payroll journals for Major Foods Limited. The series is arranged in the order in which the files were received.

Series consists of accounts, correspondence, purchase records, a share register, annual statements, and records pertaining to the change of name from Mother Dell’s Bakeries Limited to Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited.

Series consists of material relating to the administration and operation of the Dare Foods Limited Sales Department, as well as to the the training of personnel, policies, and procedures. The series contains training manuals, sales manuals, policy and procedure manuals, analysis of marketing and sales department, training and development, and a sales trend report. Records were created primarily by the Sales Department.

Contains The Dare Company, Limited, financial statements. Statements were prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants, Toronto.

Contains Howe Candy Company monthly comparative statements originally in a binder that belonged to John R. Worthington. File contains statements from January to June.

Contains correspondence between Ronald L. Panton of The Spooner Machinery Company Limited and Jack Russell and C.M. Dare regarding the purchase of a Sandvik Steel Band Oven with Terminal Length for biscuit manufacturing. File includes price listing, specifications, tender, and 5 sheets of technical drawings of the biscuit plant, biscuit oven, and zone control cubicle.

File consists of handwritten and typewritten cookie and cracker formulas. Also present are a marshmallow production guide, operating instructions for rotary molding machine, and ms. notes.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1956 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

Contains Howe Candy Company monthly comparative statements originally in a binder that belonged to John R. Worthington. File contains July to December.

File consists of a declaration in the matter of the Kingsdale Biscuit Comapny and the Partnerships Registration Act.

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 28-36 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1956 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

Contains one Saratoga Chip bag [ca.1957-1959] and one Dare Saratoga potato chip twin pack bag 10 ounce [ca. 1960-1964?]. The labelling on the packages are written in both English and French.

Contains one Dare's Double Chocolate Fudge Sandwich Biscuits one-pound package.

Contains correspondence and copies of options to purchase shares of Major Foods Limited and the St. Jacobs Canning Company Limited.

Contains correspondence, valuation of shares, copies of The Canada Tax Service Letter on mergers, assignment of promissory notes, bills of sale, and a conveyance.

Contains correspondence inviting C.M. Dare on a European tour of biscuit factories, regarding chocolate mould, and regarding Spooner machinery. File also includes advertisements in English and German from Alex Groot of Alex Groot Reg’d, an importer of and manufacturers’ agent for machinery and equipment used in chocolate, confectionary, biscuit and bakery industries. A recipe for the manufacturing of milk and dark chocolates as per sample “Holsatia” from Alex Groot is also included.

Contains Cookie Jar packages. The Cookie Jar was a 32 ounce or 17.6 ounce package containing 4, 6 or 8 varieties of assorted cookies.

Contains 14 Chocolate Chip Cookies tin tie packages. File includes 8 ounce, 14.1 ounce, 16 ounce, and 32 ounce packages.

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.