Talk:Boyer (candy company)

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Boyer still exists[edit]

"Was" a candy company? That makes it sound like it went out of business, when in fact, the Boyer plant is still right there in Altoona. There is a little shop there where one can buy huge quantities of irregular Mallo Cups. 68.77.111.101 01:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I will back you up on the fact it exists; I just ate two Mallo cups, and on the package it lists the address of Altoona; it was a fresh product, as the expiration wasn't until October 2013. Stopde (talk) 05:07, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mallo Cup vs Reese's Cups[edit]

One thing this states is that Mallo Cups came about in 1936, noting they resemble "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, which did not appear until later". Small issue. According to the Wiki page for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, they were introduced Nov. 15, 1928. Now earlier in the paragraph about Mallo Cup's creation, it notes Boyer started as a way to supplement the family's income during the Depression years, which is generally considered to be 1929 to the late 30s. That's still after the creation of Reese's Cups. I know Boyer's site states they were the first. But going on publicized dates...eh not so much. ETA: Also when you say one item resembles another, generally the newer items resembles the older item. In people, you would say I resemble my mother rather than my mother resembles me, since she looked that way first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WayneyP (talk • contribs) 05:04, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mallo Cups & Coconut??[edit]

While reading the article I noticed the claim that Mallo Cups include coconut. The reference around that info says nothing about the ingredients of the Mallo Cup. I'll do some digging, but I am inclined to remove the coconut claim. No Mallo Cup I ever ate had coconut unless it was coconut oil. THX1136 (talk) 20:36, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That didn't take too long. Found the ingredient list from the packaging. Coconut is the 5th ingredient listed. Since the requirement is to list ingredients from highest percentage to lowest there must not be very much coconut included in a Mallo Cup in a relative sense. My thought is that since the chocolate and filling are the two biggest parts with coconut playing a relatively small role in the candy's makeup (filling I assume - coming after water and before dextrin) I am removing it from the description. One could say it's a water-laced chocolate confection which is just as meaningless and unhelpful to the average reader based on the amount used in the candy itself. THX1136 (talk) 20:56, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]