Western Michigan at work

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Description:

In this installment of "Western Michigan at work," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the A.M. Todd Company. Dunbar describes the history of the Todd Company from its start in Albert M. Todd's backyard in St. Joseph County, Michigan to its current operations in Kalamazoo where it employs 150 people to produce peppermint oils used by the makers of chewing gum and dental products. Dunbar discusses the shift of the peppermint industry from New York to Michigan and Indiana and a Todd engineer talks about the company's procedures for ensuring uniformity and quality across its products.

Date Issued:

1946-10-14T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Michigan, and Kalamazoo

Subject Topic:

History, Peppermint industry, Peppermint oil, and Quality control

Subject Name:

A. M. Todd Company

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5000015s