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Safety Calendar.

A twelve-month calendar created by Dare Foods Limited for employees featuring the Dare safety vision, values, and mission. The calendar also features ideas and drawings submitted by Dare employee's children and grandchildren (ages 3 to 12) relating to safety on and off the job.

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Viau Biscuits : memorabilia.

Memorabilia from Viau biscuits likely produced during the company's final year of operation in 2004. Includes a travel mug, an apron, a keychain, and a printed message from Guy Quiron, Director, Viau Biscuits.

This file also includes one memorandum written by Bryan Dare providing detailed historical information about Viau and its relationship to Dare Foods Limited.

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Dare Foods Limited and Girl Guides of Canada partnership : commemorative clock and photograph frame.

An analog clock with roman numerals on the clock face and the following engraving: Girl Guides of Canada / Dare / Partners in Success / Bryan Dare. Also includes a built-in photograph frame that holds one 5" x 7" picture. The clock and photograph frame feature a hinge-open design so that the piece could sit on a desktop or similar flat surface.

In 2002, Dare Foods Limited was chosen as the executive supplier of cookies for the Girl Guides of Canada. It is likely that the clock and photograph frame were created to commemorate this new partnership.

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Centennial anniversary print given by the City of Edmonton.

A mounted print featuring a cityscape of the City of Edmonton that was given to Dare Foods Limited by Jan Reimer, Mayor, City of Edmonton on behalf of the people of Edmonton. The print was given to Dare Foods Limited to commemorate the company's 100th anniversary on February 8, 1992. The print also features a congratulatory message and a seal of the City of Edmonton. The print is mounted on foam core board.

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Centennial pin.

A pin created by Dare Foods Limited in celebration of the company's centennial anniversary in 1992. The pin features the company's centennial logo used in 1992 which includes Professor Bear of the Dare Bears.

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Keychains.

Two keychains created by Dare Foods Limited. One keychain features the cartouche logo used by Dare Foods Limited in the 1990's and WHIMIS hazard symbols. The second keychain features the cartouche logo used by Dare Foods Limited in the 1990's, the Breton crackers logo, and the Olympic torch alongside the words, 'Sydney 2000.' The 2000 Summer Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia.

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Buttons.

Four large buttons featuring the "cookie jar" logo, used by Dare Foods Limited in the 1970's and 1980's. Also includes seven buttons featuring a logo similar to the cartouche logo used by Dare Foods Limited in the 1990's. However, the logo featured on these buttons noticeably includes a distinct gold or yellow outline and bears some resemblance to the current shield logo that was introduced by Dare Foods Limited in 2004.

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Artifacts.

Ephemeral items created or accumulated by Dare Foods Limited.

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Dare Foods Limited : employees on Anvers Island, Antartica.

A photograph of Dare Foods Limited employees on Anvers Island, Antartica. The photograph has been mounted to a foam board.

Top row, left to right: Benoit Parent, Arnaud Dhallenne, Mathieu Latourrette, Patrick Richebé, Renée Paquet.

Bottom row, left to right: Juliette Hennequil, Eve Guibert, Steven Herteleer.

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Dare Foods Limited : head office.

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

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Photographs.

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

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Loney's : dried soup containers.

Six containers for different flavours of Loney's dried soups including beef, vegetable, chicken, onion, and fat-free onion.The containers for the beef, vegetable, chicken and fat-free onion dried soups are cylinder in shape and made of plastic. The container for the onion soup is a square carton and made of paperboard. The labeling on all of the containers is written in English and French.

This file also includes a memorandum written by Bryan Dare providing detailed historical information about the history of Loney's, and its relationship to Dare Foods Limited.

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Morinaga : wheatgerm crackers carton template.

A printed template pattern for a Morinaga wheatgerm crackers carton. Morinaga wheatgerm crackers were possibly a Breton cracker product made under license by Morinaga & Company, Ltd. in Japan. The labeling on the carton is written in English and Japanese.

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Dare Foods Limited : plastic bag.

A plastic bag featuring the Dare Foods Limited logo and spokesperson, Professor Bear of the Dare Bears. The labeling on the bag is written in English and French.

The Dare Bears, including Professor, Cookie and Fudge, were retired as spokespersons for Dare Foods Limited in winter 1998. The cartoon characters were first introduced in the mid-1980's by Dare Foods Limited.

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Dare Foods Limited : jelly bears sample film and related material.

A partial reprint of a publication from H&R Contact regarding the raw materials and production methods of German gummi bears, specifically those produced by Katjes, a company in Emmerich, Germany. Dare Foods Limited had a license to produce German style soft candies including gummi bears from Katjes. Also includes one memo to B.R. Dare from G.A. Hudson regarding the construction and durability of pegtop candy films and a sample of film that could be used to package Dare jelly bears. The labeling on the sample film is written in both English and French.

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Verkade : Shuttles cracker carton.

A carton used to package Shuttles crackers, a Breton cracker product made under license by Verkade in the Netherlands. The labeling on the carton is written in French.

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Arnott's : Breton crackers carton.

A carton used to package Arnott's Breton cracker biscuits, a Breton cracker product possibly made under license by Arnott's in Australia.

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Dare Foods Limited : the Breton crisper.

One Breton crisper, a plastic cylinder container sold by Dare Foods Limited to keep Breton crackers crisp. Also includes a packet of order forms to purchase the Breton crisper.

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Dare Food Limited : tin-tie cookie bags.

Four tin-tie bags used to store different flavours of Dare cookies including chocolate chip, swiss creme, and choc-olè cookies. The labeling on the package is written in both English and French.

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Howe Candy Company Limited : ju jube bags.

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.

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Dare Foods Limited : sweet cream sodas carton.

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.

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Packaging.

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

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DARE Soft Spot RealFruit Gummies 1996 TV Ad, transfer from VHS.

Two copies of a television advertisement (commercial) for RealFruit Gummies, a line of candy products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercial was produced with Stringer Veroni Ketchun Advertising agency in 1996 and was later digitized by Dare Foods Limited in 2019. The commercial is titled, “Soft Spot.” The running time of the commercial is 36 seconds.

Stringer Veroni Ketchum Advertising

DARE Croquignole a la Cannelle Cookies 1996 TV Ad, transfer from VHS.

Two copies of a television advertisement (commercial) for tin tie cookies made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercial was produced with TBWA/Chiat/Day advertising agency in 1997 and digitized by Dare Foods Limited in 2019. The commercial is titled, “Croquignole a la Cannalle.” The running time of the commercial is 36 seconds.

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Dare Whippet Ads, 2017.

Two copies of an advertisement for Whippet cookies made by Dare Foods Limited. One copy of the advertisement is recorded in English and has a running time of 32 seconds. The other copy is recorded in French and has a running time of 17 seconds.

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Dare Cookie Chips Ads, 2017.

Two copies of an advertisement for Cookie Chips made by Dare Foods Limited. One copy of the advertisement is recorded in English and the other copy is recorded in French. Both copies have a running time of 36 seconds.

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Dare 125th Anniversary Maple Special Edition, 2017.

Three advertisements for special edition maple cookies made by Dare Foods Limited in celebration of the company's 125th anniversary in 2017. The advertisements are recorded in English and French. One advertisement has a running time of 53 seconds. The other two advertisements both have a running time of 1 min., 59 sec.

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Dare (Grissol) Ads, 2017.

Two copies of an advertisement for Grissol products. One copy is recorded in English and has a running time of 55 seconds. The other copy is recorded in French and has a running time of 40 seconds.

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Television advertisements : 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.”

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Television advertisements : RealFruit Gummies, Pineapple, Crunch, and Bobbing.

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.

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Press release: Whippet cookies.

A press release issued by Dare Foods Limited regarding Whippet cookies debut in stores across the United States of America. Previously, Whippet cookies were only available for purchase in Canada.

The press release was created in partnership with Carris & Associates. The press release was originally housed in a presentation folder, which is included in the file.

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Television advertisement : Simple Pleasures cookies, Jukebox.

A television advertisement (commercial) for Simple Pleasures cookies, a cookie line made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercial is titled, "Jukebox." The commercial was produced with TBWA/Chiat/Day advertising agency. The videocassette includes one version of the commercial recorded in English and another version recorded in French. Individually, the running time for each version of the commercial is 30 seconds.

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Television advertisement : Vinta crackers, All the Presidents Parrots.

A television advertisement (commercial) for Vinta crackers, a line of cracker products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercial was produced with TBWA/Chiat/Day advertising agency. The commercial is titled, "All the Presidents Parrots” and is repeated three times on the videocassette. The running time of the commercial is approximately 30 seconds. At the end of the videocassette, there are outtakes from the commercial.

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Transaction builder program.

Brochure and information sheets related to the 1998 transaction builder program created by Dare Foods Limited for retailers. The program was designed to help retailers increase candy sales and leverage candy as a high margin transaction builder. The brochure and information sheets were originally housed in a presentation folder, which is also included in the file.

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Television advertisements : Tin tie cookies, Croquignole a la Cannalle, Say Something, and Politically Correct.

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.

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Television advertisements : Tin tie cookies, Professionnel, Symbole, Miettes, and Un Pour.

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.

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Television advertisement : Breton crackers, No Truth.

A television advertisement (commercial) for Breton crackers, a line of cracker products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercial was produced with the Stringer Veroni Ketchum Advertising agency. The commercial is titled, "No Truth." This videocassette is labeled as a screening copy.

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Television advertisements : Breton crackers, No Truth, Everyone Claims, and Great Debate.

Three television advertisements (commercials) for Breton crackers, a line of cracker products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercials were produced with Stringer Veroni Ketchum Advertising agency. The commercials are titled, “No Truth,” “Everyone Claims,” and “Great Debate.” Individually, the running time for each commercial is 30 seconds. The videocassette is labeled as a screening copy.

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Television advertisement : Breton crackers, No Truth, Everyone Claims, and Great Debate.

Three television advertisements (commercials) for Breton crackers, a line of cracker products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercials were produced with Stringer Veroni Ketchum Advertising agency. The commercials are titled, “No Truth,” “Everyone Claims,” and “Great Debate.” Individually, the running time for each commercial is 30 seconds.

The commercial titled, “No Truth” is repeated twice on the videocassette.

The commercial titled, “Everyone Claims” is repeated three times on the videocassette. In the third instance of “Everyone Claims,” the commercial features alternate endings.

The commercial titled, “Great Debate” is repeated twice on the videocassette.

Approximately halfway through the total running time of the videocassette, there is a short recording of a clip from the television series, Royal Canadian Air Farce, in which Breton crackers are mentioned.

At the end of the videocassette, there are two gag reels featuring outtakes from the filming of all three commercials.

The videocassette was originally housed in a case labeled, "RealFruit Dummies - Cowboys Sept./96.” This label does not reflect the contents of the videocassette.

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Television advertisement : RealFruit Gummies, Soft Spot.

A television advertisement (commercial) for RealFruit Gummies, a line of candy products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercial was produced with Stringer Veroni Ketchum Advertising agency. The commercial is titled, “Soft Spot.” The videocassette was originally housed in a case labeled, "Dawning of New Tin Tie, September 1995.” This label does not reflect the contents of the videocassette.

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Television advertisement : Breton crackers, Anytime Anywhere.

A television advertisement (commercial) for Breton crackers, a line of cracker products made by Dare Foods Limited. The commercial is titled, "Anytime Anywhere" and is repeated twice on the videocassette. The running time of the commercial is 30 seconds.

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Print advertisements and articles.

Print advertisements featuring products made by Dare Foods Limited as well as articles discussing marketing and advertising strategies used by Dare Foods Limited. The articles and advertisements were featured in magazines and newsletters including including WiseCracks, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, Exchange, Candy Industry, All You Need is Cheese, and Canadian Packaging. Many of the advertisements and articles were clipped from the various publications.

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Print advertisements : Bremner Biscuit Company.

Six print advertisements and one sticker for different varieties of Bremner wafers and crackers. The advertisements and sticker were originally housed in a presentation folder, which is included in the file.

This file also contains one memorandum written by Bryan Dare providing detailed historical information about the history of Bremner Biscuit Company, and its relationship to Dare Foods Limited.

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Product information sheets.

Product information sheets for various products including biscuits, crackers, and candy produced by Dare Foods Limited. The sheets were likely used by sales personnel to advertise products to potential buyers. The sheets include colour images of products, product specifications, and occasionally store display options.

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Product information sheets.

Product information sheets for various products including biscuits, crackers, candy, giant frostics, as well as Pepperidge Farm crackers and cookies produced by Dare Foods Limited. The sheets were likely used by sales personnel to advertise products to potential buyers. The sheets include colour images of products, product specifications, and occasionally store display options.

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Product information sheets.

Product information sheets for various products including biscuits, cookies, crackers, candy, and super pops produced by Dare Foods Limited. The sheets were likely used by sales personnel to advertise products to potential buyers. The sheets include colour images of products, product specifications, and occasionally store display options.

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Product information sheets.

Product information sheets for various products including biscuits, crackers, candy, Bremner Wafers, Grissol fine breads, Loney's soups and bouillons, Robinson ice cream cones, and Breton crackers produced by Dare Foods Limited. Also includes information sheets for Dare food service. The sheets were likely used by sales personnel to advertise products to potential buyers. The sheets include colour images of products, product specifications, and occasionally store display options.

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Pinto promotion.

A copy of Dare Cookie News, volume 1, no. 1 released in 1975. The front page of this volume highlights the pinto promotion, which was launched by Dare Foods Limited in 1975. The promotion involved the give-away of seven Ford Pinto station wagons, the distribution of over 3 million coupons, in-store displays of Dare cookies and the placement of point of purchase advertising material throughout Ontario. The promotion was likely launched to encourage certain supermarket chains to relist Dare products following the strike in 1972.

This file also includes a memorandum written by Bryan Dare providing detailed historical information about the pinto promotion.

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Grissol and Loney's products.

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.

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Marketing and advertising.

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

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Double signature plate.

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

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Single signature plate.

A signature plate with a single signature used for cheque signing. The signature is for Dare.

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1964 budget.

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.

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Reports, press clippings and correspondence.

Documents created or accumulated by Dare Foods Limited related to the company's guidelines, organizational structure, sales and more. Includes parts of reports, drafts of reports, press clippings, historical timelines, and office memos.

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Organizational manual.

One copy of an organizational manual for Dare Foods Limited created between 1961 and 1962. The manual outlines the responsibilities and relationships of individuals within the company's management team.

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Ledger sheets and press clippings.

Original ledger sheets used by the Dare Foods Limited Western Division in Surrey, British Columbia to record petty cash, inventory, accounts receivable, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and banking information. Also includes a schedule of male employees job classifications and wage rates. In addition, the file contains press clippings related to Dare Foods Limited Western Division, particularly its cookie factory in Surrey, British Columbia .

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Sales journal.

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

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Dare Foods 2017 Field Selling Tools.

A video showcasing the new digital full service sales tools used by TM's at Dare Foods Limited to help them manage their tasks, responsibilities and relationships with retailers more efficiently. The running time for the video is 2 min., 35 sec.

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Dare Canada B.E.S.T. Video.

A video likely produced for retailers to encourage them to carry Dare Foods Limited products in their stores. The video promotes specific products, discusses sales and market growth rates in Canada, as well as Dare Foods Limited distribution and advertising strategies. In addition, the video outlines the Dare Foods Limited business philosophy B.E.S.T. The B.E.S.T. acronym stands for build brands, execute brilliantly, stay flexible, and think big.

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DARE Centennary Video, 1992, transfer from VHS.

A video created to celebrate Dare Foods Limited’s centennial anniversary (1892-1992). The video features a speech from Carl Dare, owner, as well as a variety of photographs from anniversary events and store displays. The video was digitized in 2019 and is available in two digital formats (mp4, avi). The running time of the video is 9 min., 14 sec.

This file also includes one letter written by Bryan Dare to University of Waterloo. Special Collections & Archives briefly describing the purpose of the anniversary video.

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Cultural values.

A copy of Dare Foods Limited's cultural values adhered to a foam core board likely for display purposes.

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Kitchener plant guiding principles.

A copy of Dare Foods Limited's guiding principles for its Kitchener plant. The guiding principles are adhered to a large foam core board likely for display purposes.

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Quality policy.

A copy of Dare Foods Limited's quality policy. The policy was printed on a large mat board likely for display purposes.

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Royalty receipt.

Dare Food Limited's first royalty receipt from Koninklijke Verkade N.V., Zaandam, Netherlands for their license of Dare Food Limited's Breton crackers, called "Shuttles" in the Netherlands. The monetary amount paid to Dare Foods Limited is 84,192 Dutch guilders. The receipt is mounted on a large mat board that is decorated with images of Shuttles crackers.

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Corporate brochures.

Two corporate brochures created by Dare Foods Limited outlining the corporate policy of the company along with its history, product information, manufacturing processes, packaging and more. The brochures were likely created in different years. One brochure is written in French and the other is written in English.

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Dare Foods Limited strike.

Press clippings, correspondence and legal documents accumulated by Dare Foods Limited during the course of the 1972 strike.

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Predecessor companies : recipe and formula books.

Four recipe or formula books dating from 1938 to 1942 that originally belonged to Dare Foods Limited's predecessor companies including the Paulin-Chambers Company Limited and McCormick's Limited.

The first book is identified on the spine with the word, 'Paulins.' This book contains formulas written between 1938-1939 for a few products which remain in Dare's product line, although the formulas used today are quite different, including those for Ruffles and Normandy (now spelled "Normandie").

The second book is identified on the spine with the word, 'Weston.' This book was likely used in the McCormick plant in London, Ontario, which was owned at the time by George Weston Limited. The recipes in this book were written in 1940.

The third book is identified on the spine with the words, 'English [&] Canada.' This book is likely a compilation of recipes from England and Canada written in and around 1942. Some of the recipes list a name in the top right (e.g. T. Jamieson for "Alsation" biscuits) or refer to their having been made in "King's England." Other recipes are ascribed to "McCormick," "CBF" (a reference to "Cracker Baker," possibly an industry handbook) and "McV & P" (McVitie & Price of Edinburgh, Scotland). At the end of the book there are seven pages of handwritten notes and recipes on the back of McCormick biscuit wrappers.

The fourth book is not identified on the spine however, it contains recipes for fillings, coatings and mixtures written in 1941. Fillings and coatings were applied to cookies after they were baked. Mixtures were packages of assorted biscuits, typically with a different cookie in each row.

This file also includes one memorandum written by Bryan Dare providing detailed historical information about Dare Foods Limited's predecessor companies, recipes, and manufacturing technologies referred to in the books.

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Organizational.

Material related to the operation and history of Dare Foods Limited and its predecessors.

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Dare Foods Limited fonds : 2018 accrual.

Material created and accumulated by Dare Foods Limited and its predecessor companies. Includes records related to the organization and operation of the company as well as historical records, photographs, and ephemera.

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National Sales Executive Club award night.

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."

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Distinguished salesman award presentation.

File consists of one photograph of the distinguished salesman award presentation for Maurice Villemaire. Identifications from verso:

  • Savage, R.
  • Reeve, D.V.
  • Dare, Carl Merner
  • Villemaire, Maurice
  • Carpenter, K.
  • Willoughby, T.

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Delawana Inn.

File consists of three photographs of Dare employees at the Delawana Inn in Muskoka. Includes Carl Dare, Bob Sanders, and Les Wild.

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Dargel, Carl.

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

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Dare sales wagon

Photograph of Ralph Doerr and William Kettleborne seated in the passenger seat of a horse-drawn C. H. Doerr & Co. sales wagon, along a dirt road in Wellesley.

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Dare sales wagon at H. K. Forler

Photograph of Ralph Doerr and William Kettleborne standing next to a horse-drawn C.H. Doerr & Co. sales wagon outside of the H. K. Forler storefront in Wellesley.

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Dare sales wagon.

File consists of two photographs of Ralph Doerr and William Kittleborne with a C.H. Doerr horse-drawn sales wagon Wellesley, Ontario. One photograph shows the two in front of H.K. Forler's grocery and the other shows them in the wagon, along a dirt road.

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Dare Foods warehouse.

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

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Dare Foods Hamilton.

File consists of two photographs of the exterior of the Dare Foods plant in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Dare Foods factory.

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.

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Dare Foods factory.

File consists of four photographs of employees working on various stages of cookie production in the Dare factory.

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Dare Foods employees.

File consists of two casual snapshots of employees of Dare. The first is of three women standing together outside of the office (Ruth Wettlaufer, Violet Uregard, Louise Glebe) and the second is of four men outside sitting on the Dare delivery car (Edward Doerr, Oscar Hopp).

The photographs are accompanied by a note which reads "Louise Glebe (1891-1977) became Secretary-Treasurer of C.H. Doerr Co. Ltd. in 1919, upon the company's incorporation. She married C.H. Doerr in the 1930's, becoming his third wife and outlived him by 36 years. Edward Doerr (1865-1944) was a "shipper" and one of the founding shareholders of C.H. Doerr Co. Ltd. in 1919. He was a brother - three years older - of C.H. Doerr.

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Dare Foods employees.

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.

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