When did See's Candies introduce truffles? More fun facts in our timeline.

A look back at 100 years of See's Candies with major milestones such as when the company started delivery, introduced truffles, opened a lollipop factory and more.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • November 17, 2021
1921 — Charles A. See, a Canadian chocolate sales representative, opens a small candy shop at 135 N. Western Ave. in Los Angeles with his wife, Florence, and his widowed mother, Mary See. (Mary’s is the face featured on the See’s boxes.) The trio...
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