Contains one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of the exterior of the Dare Foods Limited plant. A Dare Biscuits and Bonbons truck is parked outside the plant.

Contains two colour photographs. The photographs are images of two men speaking in a convention room at the Commonwealth Holiday Inn. A poster behind the podium states "Success with Dare in '81".

Contains one colour photograph of a woman and a man holding a Low Sodium Breton crackers box.

Contains one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of Bryan and Graham Dare sitting in an office examining an architectural plan at the Dare Foods Limited head office in Kitchener.

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

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 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 one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of Doug Reeve standing beside a sign on the front lawn of the Kitchener head office that reads: "Doug Reeve you're a young looking 65 Happy Birthday."

Contains one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of Joyce Kluckman opening her gold watch at an awards ceremony. Graham Dare is looking on with a gift in his hands.

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 two colour slides. The slides are images of women working a biscuit line packaging cookies and folding boxes.

Contains 10 colour Polaroid photographs. The photographs include images of staff at special events including awards presentations and a baby shower, and staff at work in the Kitchener biscuit plant.

Contains eight colour photographs of staff at a meeting.

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

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 nine colour photographs. The photographs are images of staff at the Kitchener head office, in the plant, the plant performance board, and a staff member sitting on a pile of cardboard. The photographs were most likely taken at the Kitchener plant.

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 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 15 colour photographs. The photographs are images of staff at the annual staff BBQ held at the Kitchener plant. The images consist of staff eating and socializing.

Contains nine photographs. The photographs are portraits of Orlene Campbell, Karen Doyle, Gino di-Guilio, Roger Babineau, Mario Desgroseilliers, Louise Poirier, and Stephen Booth.

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

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 one audio cassette. The audio cassette contains French Pack Road Show (Folies Brock) in French. The other side contains an explanation of the new logo and biscuit packaging design in 1975. The explanation appears to have accompanied a slide show.

Contains one audio cassette. The audio cassette is tape 1 of 2, a recording of consumer discussions held in Toronto. The discussions were led by a host identified as "Susan" and consist of a panel of women. The host explains that the discussion is being recorded and that they are observed from a one-way mirror. The women introduce themselves by first name only and describe their family composition and lifestyle. The tapes continue with a discussion of cookies.

Contains one audio cassette. The audio cassette is tape 1 of 2, a recording of consumer discussions held in Toronto. The discussions commenced at 4:00 p.m. and are led by a host identified as "Susan" and consist of a panel of women. The host explains that the discussion is being recorded and that they are observed from a one-way mirror. The women introduce themselves by first name only and describe their family composition and lifestyle. The tapes continue with a discussion of cookies.

Contains one videocassette recording of the television production of the Ontario Lottery Corporation's Wintario draw held at the Gravenhurst High School during the Muskoka Winter Fair in [ca. 1989]. The Dare Bear mascot helped the Mayor of Gravenhurst push the button to start the Wintario draw.

Contains one audio cassette recording of tropical rain forest sounds including bird calls.

Contains one videocassette recording of employees at the Dare Foods Limited head office and plant in Kitchener wishing Carl Dare a happy 75th birthday. Each of the 10 regions submitted a recorded birthday wish for Carl Dare and this is number 1 of 10. These recordings were included in a longer video birthday wish, "Mr. C.M. Dare's 75th birthday."

Contains one VHS videocassette recording of Carl Dare's 75th birthday celebration.

Contains one videocassette recording of the candy video presentation.

Contains one videocassette recording of a Dare Foods Limited employee at his display of Dare Foods Limited products as part of maple syrup festivals held outside of several different grocery stores in Quebec between March and April 2001.

Contains one double-sided sign. The sign is red and white and is in the shape of the Dare logo [ca. 1976]. The sign was most likely used in a store display.

Contains centennial promotional ideas, centennial product ideas, centennial publicity schedule, and draft two of "Dare, The First Century," by John Zinderdine. File also contains a letter, a bill of lading, pamphlets and business cards from Hillebrand Estates Winery Limited.

Contains correspondence documenting requests for the reprinting of photographs of the Centennial Ball held in Kitchener. The correspondence is addressed to various employees from Marilyn Watson, a Centennial Committee member, Dare Foods Limited in Kitchener.

Contains 16 colour slides. The slides are images of staff working in the Kitchener plant. Two slides of staff at a special event are also included.

Contains seven colour photographs. The photographs are images of a Dare Foods Limited float that celebrates both the Dare Foods Limited centennial and Canada's 125th birthday. A house on the float is decorated with Dare crackers and cookies. A photograph of the Dare Bear riding in a car, decorated with Dare centennial signs, in a parade is also included.

Contains records pertaining to the purchase of centennial jackets. File consists of faxes and order forms listing who ordered jackets, sizes, and amount.

Contains one videocassette recording of Dare Foods Limited centennial celebration, "Dare's Centennary [sic] Celebration."

Contains one videocassette recording of the Dare Centennial Birthday celebration, possibly in Edmonton.

Contains one videocassette recording of the Dare Foods Limited centennial float. The float depicted a house decorated with cookie, cracker and candy products.

Contains one white sweatshirt. The sweatshirt has the Dare Foods Limited centennial logo embroidered on the left breast of the sweatshirt. Beneath the logo "Florida '92" is also embroidered.

Contains one centennial jacket. The jacket is blue with the centennial logo embroidered over the left breast. The jacket is extra-large in size.

Contains two centennial pins. The pins are in the shape of the centennial logo and are made of both plastic and metal.

Contains one sign. The sign includes an image of the centennial logo in front of the Canadian flag. The sign also reads, "100% Canadian" in both French and English. The sign measures 7.5 x 14 cm when in use and folded and otherwise 14 x 15 cm.

Contains one plaque. The plaque was presented to Dare Foods Limited on their 100th Anniversary by the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers' International Union Local 264. The plaque was made by The Award Store, Mississauga, Ontario.

Contains one issue of Dare Cookie News 1, no. 1 (summer 1975).

Series consists of one issue of Dare Candy News 1, no. 1 (spring 1976), the Dare Foods Limited internal newspaper publication on candy.

Consists of one issue of Dare Candy News 1, no. 1 (spring 1976).

Contains three copies of the Kitchener Daily Record, February 16, 1943, City Edition. The newspaper contains black and white photographs and articles describing the fire that destroyed the C.H. Doerr Co., Ltd. plant on the corner of Weber and Breithaupt Streets in Kitchener. A caption on the front page of the newspaper reads, "$400,000 Blaze wipes out Kitchener plant; man dies." Below the caption there is a black and white photograph of the fire and an article with the title, "Candy factory is razed; four fire departments at scene; homes saved." The article is continued on page 2. The third page of the newspaper also includes 3 black and white photographs and 3 articles on the fire. The article, "Embers blew seven blocks," is continued on page 12.

Contains 162 colour transparencies that were produced for the publication of The Dare Story. The colour transparencies were produced by Penthouse Studios and sent to Gary MacLeod, Vice-President Sales. File includes images of Graham Dare, Bryan Dare, Carl Dare, Breton cracker production, staff working in their offices, women packing cookies and cracker products, a Breton transport truck, cookie products, staff working in the quality control lab, the warehouse, offices, the Dare Bears van, machinery in the plant, a sketch of a store display, a copy of a sketch "View from Berlin" 1854, company artifacts, and staff in a board room.

Series consists of the Big V Drug Stores twentieth and twenty-fifth anniversary books. The twenty-fifth anniversary book includes a letter addressed to Richard Harris, District Sales Manager for Dare Foods Limited, Kitchener from Mahlon M. Dyer, Executive Vice-President, Big V Pharmacies Co. Limited, London, Ontario. The books consist of black and white photographs of Big V staff, stores, events, and includes some text.

Contains two colour photographs. The photographs are images of the exterior of the Southland plant.

Contains one videocassette recording of the Dare Foods Limited Southland plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Contains one architectural drawing of the Southland plant. The drawing was done by The Haskell Company and is a watercolour, pen and pencil crayon drawing of the exterior of the Southland plant.

Accrual consists primarily of material accumulated by William J. Hopp, a baker and plant supervisor at the Dare Biscuit Company in Kitchener, Ontario, and other material relating to the incorporation and history of Dare Foods Limited, including two labour strikes.

Includes letters patent and by-laws, training and conference materials relating to the manufacture of cookies and crackers, recipe books containing cookie and cracker formulae, research reports, clippings, bulletins, correspondence and memoranda, photographs, catalogues and brochures, packaging, and other material.

Series consists of material relating to the incorporation of Dare Foods Limited, changes to the corporate name over the company's history, and other aspects of the company's legal existence. Includes letters patent, supplementary letters patent, by-laws, agreements, an insurance appraisal, and other legal documents.

File consists of supplementary letters patent to The C.H. Doerr Company, Limited, for changing the corporate name to The Dare Company, Limited.

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

File consists of by-law no. 1 for Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited.

Contains a day book that is handwritten and lists employees, amount paid for pay periods, and number of days worked.

Series consists of the C.H. Doerr Company, Limited and The Dare Company, Limited minutes of annual and special meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors. A book of share certificates is also included. The minutes consist primarily of decisions regarding the appointment of board members, salaries of board members, by-laws, issuing of stock, the name change from the C.H. Doerr Company, Limited to The Dare Company, Limited as well as other issues. The minutes were typewritten by the Secretary and signed by the President.

Contains three annual financial statements for C.H. Doerr Company, Limited. The financial statements between 1919 and 1921 were prepared by Scully & Scully, accountants, Kitchener.

Contains 8 C.H. Doerr Company, Limited, financial statements. The report from 1922 was prepared by Gordon Draper & Co. chartered accountants, Toronto; the 1923-1924 reports were prepared by W. E. Johnson & Co., Kitchener; and the 1925-1927 reports were prepared by Oscar Hudson & Company, chartered accountants, Kitchener. These statements also include a balance sheet for the C.H. Doerr Sales Agency.

Contains 7 financial statements for The Dare Company, Limited. The 1943-1944 statements were prepared by C. Lorimer Rason, accountant and auditor, Kitchener. The 1945-1947 statements were prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants, Toronto. A summary of finances completed in 2004 is also included.

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

Contains a ledger with “Kambly” written in the front. Ledger contains 1st to 10th period accounting, and accounts receivable.

Contains correspondence, an application, petitions, declarations, and extracts from the general by-laws of The Dare Company, Limited. Records pertain to company name changes.

Series consists of financial statements including auditor’s reports, a candy manual, monthly comparative statements, deeds of land, correspondence, valuation of shares, merger documents, bills of sale and photographs.

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

Series consists of material relating to J.R. Worthington's employment in the candy manufacturing industry. Series contains files pertaining to candy manufacturing including machinery, production, suppliers, ingredients, publications and different lines of candies. Series includes formulas, correspondence, and machinery, equipment and ingredient advertisements and pamphlets. Includes correspondence and records relating to J.R. Worthington was employment at McCormick’s Limited, London, Ontario.

Contains publications and pamphlets relating to ingredients and candy manufacturing. Publications include:

• “The nut that is not a nut,” The National Peanut Council, 1941;
• “Delft Gelatine,” Delf Gelatine Works, Delft Holland, [ca. 1930];
• “Proven formulas for the use of White-Stokes quality products,” White-Stokes Company Inc., Brooklyn;
• “Fresh egg whites for finer candies,” Armour and Company, 1938;
• “Notes on spices,” Canadian Spice Association, 1946;
• Brazil nut candy formula book by Brazil Nut Advertising Fund New York, [ca. 1940];
• “The candy maker’s guide for using Senneff's Big 3,” Senneff-Herr Co. Illinois;
• “A guide to colour ingredients for food processors,” Dye & Chemical Co. of Canada Ltd., [ca. 1960].

Contains formulas, correspondence, and articles on: producing uniform nougat cream and marshmallow topping, improved fruit marshmallow, use of glycerine in confectionery, food colours permitted in Canada, influence of gelatine on sugar crystallization, starch gums and jellies, starch, tempering chocolate, chocolate cooling tunnels, obtaining gloss and lasted colour in chocolate coated goods, machinery advertisements.

Contains Yelkin The Standardized Lecithin formulas, and correspondence. Correspondence is addressed to J.R. Worthington at the Montreal Biscuit Co., Quebec from Ross & Rowe Inc. New York, sole distributors of Yelkin, Standardized Lecithin.

Contains formulas, correspondence, and notes. Includes a handwritten notebook with notes on question regarding licorice allsorts “Wilkinson’s,” notes on questions regarding Joseph Bellamy and Sons, Castleford, Yorks., and notes on the history of “Confectionery.”

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.

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.

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

Contains material relating to Dairy Maid Chocolates plant, Toronto. Includes a short list of staff, notes on plant visit, production, and machinery and includes two floor plans.

Contains notes including an index on regular lines made on the Mogul, and includes formulas.

Contains financial statements prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants, Kitchener. Between 1959 and 1960 the financial statements are for the St. Jacobs Canning Company Limited and thereafter for Dare Foods (Canning Division) Limited.

Contains correspondence regarding the purchase of St. Jacobs Canning Company Limited by Major Foods in 1959, including the agreement, distribution of shares, accounts and cheques.

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

Series consists of financial statements, accounts payable, legal records, correspondence, property records, potato chip packages, and records pertaining to the Surrender of Potato Chip Division. Includes records of Saratoga Products, Toronto; Saratoga Products Toronto and Hamilton; Saratoga Products Limited and Dare Foods (Potato Chip Division) Limited. Series is arranged chronologically.

Contains notes, correspondence, insurance policies, mortgages, two copies of "Plans Showing Parts of Lots 43 & 44, Registered Plan 965Y TWP of Etobicoke" including the building, balance sheets, financial statement, license in mortmain to Saratoga Products Limited, and the offer to purchase Saratoga Products Limited by C.M. Dare.

Contains correspondence, agreements, and lists of assets regarding both the acquisition and the termination of the agreement between Archway Cookies Inc. and Dare Foods Limited.

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

Series consists of Dairy Maid Chocolates minute books, letters patent, correspondence, accounts, property records, and legal records.

Contains letters patent, correspondence, certificate of dissolution, and certificate of common shares.

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.

Series consists of one scrapbook that was used to record the history of The Dare Company Limited, Major Foods Limited, Dare Foods Limited, and subsidiary companies. The scrapbook contains newspaper and magazine advertisements, new product announcements, appointment notices, and article clippings. The date and source of each clipping is noted. The scrapbook also includes samples of product packaging, articles on the opening of the biscuit plant in Surrey, B.C., and 3 black and white photographs. The scrapbook was most likely produced at the Kitchener head office and is organized chronologically.

Contains plan by B.C. Electric Co. Ltd., Railway Engineering Department, Proposed Spur to serve Dare Foods Ltd., Holt-Kennedy site, February 9, 1961. Includes revised plan March 22, 1961. Includes a copy of survey of Holt-Kennedy site and a Western Development and Power Limited pamphlet ca. 1960.

Contains an architectural drawing of the proposed manufacturing plant in Vancouver, British Columbia by Barnett & Rieder, architects. Plans of both the exterior and interior of the plant are included.

Consists of material relating to the Dare Foods Limited biscuit plant in Surrey, B.C. File contains invitations; programs; newspaper clippings; agenda; speeches from the plant opening 1962; three b&w photographs each 20.5 x 25.5 cm, 1961-1962; one promotional pamphlet for new plant 1962; and one plan by the Canadian Industrial Risks Insurers plan of Dare Foods Ltd., Surrey B.C. plant 1981.

Contains records pertaining to the Biscuit Division plant tour. File consists of notes on the company profile of Dare Foods, notes on the role of Dare Foods in the Quebec economy, notes on the purpose and objectives of Dare Foods, a plan of the Kitchener biscuit plant, and descriptions of each area, special rooms and machines in the biscuit plant.

Contains photocopies of cookie and cracker formulas.