He started out in life as a candy maker, but then studied engineering.

Then there's the uncomfortable fact that Mars is, first and foremost, a candy maker.

He entered business as a candy maker in 1869, and later began the manufacture of chewing gum.

To some extent, candy makers are cushioned by the nature of their finished product.

The third-largest candy maker is Nestle, with 10 percent of the market.

But if it can pass the taste test, caprenin may help the candy makers.

The company is currently one of Japan's biggest candy makers, with 2008 sales of $1.5 billion and over 5,000 employees.

They then had to cut it into pieces and box them before the candy maker would give them their next clue.

As a young man, he apprenticed to a candy maker and became fascinated with the whole process.

It was this business that established him as a candy maker, and set the stage for future accomplishments.