Contains Peanut Butter Chip Cookies packages. The Peanut Butter Chip Cookies were introduced in [ca. 1961] and contained both peanut butter and peanut butter chips. The package includes a photographic image of the cookies. File contains both tin tie and boxboard packages.

Contains one Dare Foods Limited, Kitchener, Ontario, picture book of product photographs. File includes 53 colour photographs of biscuit products, and three photographs of in-store displays including one of a potato chip display.

Contains 36 colour photographs of both tin tie and cellophane biscuit packages.

Contains 40 colour photographs of biscuit and candy products, price lists, and product brochures. The price lists are for candy products and include weight, pack size, and list price and are attached to a product brochure.

Contains 74 colour photographs of cookie products divided into tin tie photographs and cellophane photographs. Brochures of candy products are also included.

Contains four large biscuit tin tie packages. Included are Cookie Jar, Cookie Cupboard, Party Pak and Digestive Biscuits (1/3 more). The Digestive Biscuits package is 21.5 ounces. The remaining packages are 32 ounces.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited for the year 1961 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of nine colour photographs showing the Dare factory in Kitchener as well as employees making cookies.

Contains formulas for butter, almond and Dare Krunches, Hard Candy department cost card listing ingredient costs, memoranda and notes.

Contains an 11 page document proposing to expand into British Columbia and includes discussion of the market potential, production possibilities, financial opportunity, personnel, and action taken.

Contains three Marble Roma cellophane packages. Marble Romas were made with coconut. Each package contained 13 ounces of biscuits.

Contains one Wagon Wheels 12 3/4 ounce cellophane package. The package has brown, red, white, and bronze colouring.

Contains two Romper Room Cookies tin tie packages. The package is colourful and includes pink, green, blue, brown, yellow, and white. Each package contained one pound of cookies.

Contains three Shortbread Twist cellophane packages. The [ca. 1961] package contained 11 1/2 ounces or 40 biscuits. The [ca. 1970] package contained 10 ounces.

Contains colour photographs of cookie products, cookie tin tie and cellophane packages, various candies, candy brochures and price lists. Includes images of special occasion candies such as Valentine's Day, Easter.

Contains samples of boxboard, cellophane and tin tie packages, 22 colour photographs of cookie products, colour and black and white photographs of store displays, a coupon, and a brochure for Krispin rye crackers.

Contains four tin tie sandwich biscuit packages. Includes Canadiana Cookies, Chocolate Mint Cremes, Choc-olé Cookies, and Vanilla Fudge Cookies. Packages range in size from 14 to 16 ounces. The Vanilla Fudge Cookies package has a note on it stating that the product was discontinued in 1979.

Contains one audio disc recording of the Dare Foods Limited Lemon Creme biscuit jingle. One-sided.

Contains sheets 1, 9 and 10 of 17 of architectural and technical drawings relating to Dare Foods Limited building in Surrey, B.C. The drawings are by Dominion Construction Co. Ltd., engineers and contractors, Vancouver, B.C. All three are drawn by Sorensen. The architectural drawing is a plot plan for the plant. The technical drawings consist of septic tank, structural steel, and miscellaneous steel details.

Contains one gold key. The gold key was presented to Carl M. Dare upon the occasion of the opening of the bakery in North Surrey, B.C. on January 10, 1962.

Contains a scrapbook that includes a map, signatures, facts and figures, seven black and white photographs, invitation, opening ceremonies programme, and newspaper clippings.

Contains two black and white photographs, a program for the opening ceremonies, and an informational pamphlet on the plant.

Photographs taken by Leo Haak of biscuit and candy store displays, people standing outside the Dare Foods Limited potato chip plant, women standing beside a Dare Foods Limited sign.

File consists of five photographs showing the interior and exterior of a Dare Foods factory. Includes photographs of cookie processing procedures and a group of employees gathered around packaged cookies.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited for the year 1962 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of one invitation to the opening ceremonies of the new Dare Foods plant in North Surrey, British Columbia.

File consists of one advertisement for the new Dare factory in Surrey, British Columbia.

Contains one Dare Foods Limited, Kitchener, Ontario, picture book of product photographs. File includes 38 colour photographs of biscuit products, and four photographs of candy products. Several photographs have the price per dozen written on the reverse of the photograph.

Contains a binder. The binder held the scrapbook/guestbook that documents the opening of the new bakery in Surrey, British Columbia.

Contains formulas and standard cost cards listing ingredient and packaging costs from the Hard Candy, Cream and Gum and Pann Room Departments.

Contains correspondence regarding the sale of Dare Foods (Canning Division) Limited, of St. Jacobs and includes accounts.

Contains one black and white photograph. The photograph is an image of the Dare Foods (Candy Division) plant in Hamilton, Ontario. This plant was previously the Howe Candy Company plant.

Contains one black and white photograph. The photograph is an image of the Dare Foods Limited head office and biscuit bakery plant in Kitchener, Ontario.

Contains correspondence and documents regarding Archway franchise sales, personnel and includes documents pertaining to the sale of the franchise to Hollandia Bakeries.

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

File consists of handwritten pages of information about ingredients and other supplies for the manufacture of cookies and crackers. Pages are arranged alphabetically by ingredient name and include notes about brands, suppliers, and prices. Some business cards of suppliers are also present.

File consists of two photographs from the 1963 National Sales Executive Club award night. One photograph shows G. William Allendorf receiving an award from Carl Dare and the other shows a group of award winners. Also includes a clipping on the event from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

Photo caption from clipping reads: "TOP SALESMEN - Eight Twin City companies honored their top 1963 salesmen last night at the K-W Sales Marketing Executive Club's president night. Shown are (left to right) G. William Allendorf of Galt, Leonard Riley who accepted the award for Reginal Bingeman of Cornwall, Henry Brule of Montreal; (back) Douglas Hall, Joseph Shantzenbacher, who accepted for Marcel Beland of Kapuskasing, Joseph Kustra of Galt and Robert Mitchell."

A copy of Dare Food's Limited's budget in 1964, specifically for the company's Western Division. Also includes a copy of the 1963 and 1965 budgets for Dare Foods Limited Western Division.

Contains one Royal Mix 9 1/2 ounce cellophane cookie package. The package is purple, red, white, and bronze in colour.

Contains one black and white photograph. The photograph is an image of the exterior of the Dare Foods potato chip division plant in Toronto, Ontario.

Contains one black and white photograph. The photograph is an image of the Dare Foods biscuit bakery plant in North Surrey, British Columbia.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited for the year 1963 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

Contains material relating to taxation, customs, accounts, employees and the destruction of records. File consists of correspondence from the Department of National Revenue customs and excise, and taxation divisions. Correspondence from Laventhol Krekstein Horwarth & Horwarth, chartered accountants is also included.

Contains taste test forms for Peanut Brittle 1964, proposal for Peanut Capri and Pecan Capri, formulas, correspondence, production notes.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary companies and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1964 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson. Manuscipt note on cover reads "Combined means that all inter-company transactions are netted out."

Contains graphs charting sales trends between 1964 and 1970. The graphs are separated by the following tabs: Eastern Canada and Export, Ontario, Eastern, Export, and Western Canada.

A copy of Dare Foods Limited's plan of profitability accounting from September 1964, possibly prepared by J. Davis.

Contains minutes of the directors, by-laws, correspondence, records pertaining to the changes of directors, agreements, lease, resolutions, records pertaining to the dissolution of Dairy Maid Chocolates Limited, and accounts.

File consists of one photograph of a Dare Foods warehouse in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Contains two Party Pak two-pound tin tie packages. Party Paks contained a variety of sandwich creme cookies. The orange label packages were available in 1977.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1965 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

Contains correspondence, clearance certificate from the Department of National Revenue, a copy of the auditors’ certificate, minutes, proxy, petition, and affidavits.

Contains correspondence, notes and a copy of the application, declaration and by-law pertaining to the change of name from Mother Dell’s Bakeries Limited to Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited.

Contains one corporate planning manual outlining the activities of management.

Series consists of television advertisements for Dare Foods Limited cookie, cracker and candy products. Television commercials were produced by MacLaren Advertising, Media House Productions, Enterprise Advertising, Benton & Bowles, D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles Canada Inc., TQS le mouton noir de la télé, and Télé-Métropole Inc. Commercials were broadcast throughout Canada, the United States, Japan and Germany and are in French, English, Spanish, Japanese and German. Series includes film reels, videocassettes, a CD-ROM and colour photographs.

Contains one film reel entitled Dare Historical Reel. The film reel consists of Dare Foods Limited television commercials between 1966 and 1976. Film includes "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." The majority of commercials are 60 seconds each in length.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1966 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

Consists of one booklet advertising Peanut Capri and Pecan Capri. Peanut Capri and Pecan Capri were candy products developed by Dare Foods Limited and introduced in 1966. The booklet includes a copy of a letter to Mr. Retailer, descriptions of Peanut Capri and Pecan Capri, a description of the promotional program, a copy of an advertisement, a map of the greater Toronto area, and a copy of a news release.

Contains minutes of the directors, by-laws, correspondence, records pertaining to the changes of directors, agreements, lease, resolutions, records pertaining to the dissolution of Dairy Maid Chocolates Limited, and accounts.

Series consists of one Dare Foods Limited manual on corporate planning and production control. Copies of the manuals were distributed in binders and were produced at the Kitchener office and distributed to employees.

Contains one film reel of new Dare Foods Limited television commercials that were probably shown at the English sales meeting. The film reel includes "Meadow," "Treehouse," and "Hansel & Gretel."

Contains one videocassette recording of the Dare Foods Limited television commercial "Dream Sweet Dare." The videocassette also includes "Tree House," "Meadow" and "Hansel & Gretel."

Series consists of material relating to labour strikes at Dare Foods Limited plants in Surrey, British Columbia, and Kitchener, Ontario. Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence and memoranda, notices and press releases, photographs, reports, pamphlets, etc.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1967 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

Contains bilingual ingredient lists for candy products, correspondence, memoranda, and copies of legislation pertaining to ingredient listings, regulations for the packaging and labelling of foods, and French translations of ingredients and product names. File is divided by tabs including: Valentine, Easter, Product Names, French Translations, Regulations, and Technical. Records are arranged chronologically.

File consists of material relating to a strike by workers at the Dare Foods Limited biscuit plant in Surrey, British Columbia, in 1967. Includes newspaper clippings and a pamphlet issued by the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union of America, AFL-CIO.

Contains Candy Industry and Confectioners Journal 128, no. 9 (May 2, 1967).

Series consists of bilingual ingredient lists for biscuits and candy products, correspondence, memoranda, copies of legislation pertaining to labelling of foods, and French translations of ingredients and product names.

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

Marketing and advertising material for Dare Food Limited products. Includes print and television advertisements.

Contains balance sheets listing accounts receivable, accounts payable and general, manufacturing, selling, factory, wage, travelling and sales promotion expenses. Balance sheets list companies that had accounts with Dairy Maid Chocolates Limited.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1968 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

File consists of one photograph of a display of Dare cookies at Zehrs in Fairview Plaza.

Twenty photographs of various Grissol products, possibly used for marketing and advertising purposes, including bread sticks, Melba toast, toasted bread, rusks, Dutch rusks, bread crumbs, browned flour, croutons, ready mix stuffing, corn puffs, cheese pops, pretzel sticks, pretzel rings, bits n pieces, pretzels, cookies, and different flavours of Loney's soup bases and soup mixes. Many of the photographs show product packaging written in both English and French.

This file also includes two memorandums written by Bryan Dare providing detailed historical information about the history of Grissol, Loney's, and their relationship to Dare Foods Limited.

Contains material relating to the joint purchase of Dairy Maid Chocolates Limited by Dare Foods Limited and Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited. File includes a copy of bill of sale, correspondence, memoranda, lists of equipment, and a list of employees and addresses.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1969 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

Contains formulas dated 1969 and 1972 and copies of formulas from 1971.

File consists of four upper body portrait photographs of Carl Dare.

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 copies and originals of handwritten formulas for soft and hard candies, and ingredient cost sheets.

Contains two Malted Milk Cremes Cookies tin tie packages. Each package contained 13 ounces of cookies.

Contains two Coconut Cremes tin tie packages. Each package contained one pound of sandwich cookies.

Contains one Cartwheels Cookies tin tie package. The package contained 16 ounces of cookies.

Contains three Choc-olé Cookies tin tie packages. Each package contained 16 ounces of cookies.

Contains Fudge Chip Cookies tin tie packages from [ca. 197-] and boxboard packages from 1983. File includes 8 ounce, 12 ounce, and 15 ounce tin tie packages. The boxboard package contained 14.1 ounces.

Contains one sales training manual. The manual is divided into the following tabs: Introduction, Paper Work, Lease Cars, Selling Aids, Product Knowledge, Account Classification, Deals Promotions Commitments, Seasonal Candy, Merchandising, Types of Accounts, Selling Formula, Advice Ideas Helpful Hints, Realignments, Tin Tie Story, and Instructions in Detail.

Contains one film reel that includes Dare Foods Limited television advertisements "Treasure Island," and "Alice in Wonderland." Each advertisement is 60 seconds in length.

A signature plate with two signatures used for cheque signing. The signatures are for Jack Graham and Tom Miller.

Contains three Maple Walnut Cookies packages. Each package contained 13 ounces of cookies.

Contains two Chalet Cremes tin tie packages. Each package contained 16 ounces of creme topped cookies.

Contains four tin tie biscuit packages. Includes Nut Supreme Hazelnut & Chocolate Chip Cookies, Oatmeal Supreme Cookies, Tea Tyme Cookies, and Brown Sugar Home Style Cookies. The packages range in size from 14.1 to 16 ounces.

Contains four tin tie biscuit packages. Includes Apple Strudel Cookies, Cartwheels Cookies, Grannie Cookies, and Shortbread Cookies. Packages range in size from 14 to 16 ounces. The Apple Strudel package has a note on it stating that the product was discontinued in 1980.

Holiday candy and seasonal brochures, and six colour photographs of store displays. Also included are six colour photographs advertising the new Dare tote bag and popular recloseable fan-top bag, and a price list for Halloween candy from 1970.

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.

Series consists of moving images and sound recordings that were produced by Dare Foods Limited and its employees for internal events such as birthdays, retirement parties, presentations, meetings, as well as consumer panels and promotional events. The majority of moving images are on videocassette and a few are on film reels. The sound recordings are on audio cassette.

Contains one audio reel. The recording was done at 10:00 a.m.

File consists of one photograph of Carl Dargel standing on a water-bordered lawn in warm weather with a dog at his feet.

Ephemeral items created or accumulated by Dare Foods Limited.

Contains one audio reel. The audio reel was recorded at 1:30.

File consists of one sales manual for Dare. The manual is divided into the following sections: Introductions; Communications; Policies; Procedures; Account Classification; Merchandising; Selling Aids; Dare Selling Formula; Sales Promotion Information; Selling Seasonal Products; Distribution; Care; Territory Management; The Ultimate Goal.