Wednesday, April 14, 2010

New Softball Team

Anthony-Thomas now has a softball team!! Come root us on this Friday evening at Berliner Park as we take on BW3's team. The game begins at 6:15 pm and will be played at diamond number 11.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

As The Melter Turns 4/6/10

Good morning everyone!! Today we are making molded solid chocolate items, 1.75 oz. Caramel Bars on our 5-Stage molding machine and 2 oz. Pecan Dainties on our Milk Enrobing machine! Join us any Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 9:30 am and 2:30 pm for a FREE tour. You don't need to make an appointment, just show up between the hours listed above.

Friday, March 26, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/26/10

Good morning! We are making more Easter Rabbits today on our molding line and we are making 1.75 oz. Peanut Butter Bars on our 5-Stage molding line. We are also making Milk Chocolate Butter Creams and 6 oz. Peanut Butter Easter Eggs on our Milk Enrobing machine!!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/24/10

Today we are making Milk Chocolate Covered Brazil Nuts and Chocolate Truffles on our Enrobing machine. We are also making Milk Chocolate Almond Cranberry bars on our 5-Stage molding machine and we are making more Easter Rabbits on our molding line.

Chocolate Fact: U.S. chocolate manufacturers currently use 40 percent of the almonds produced in the United States and 25 percent of domestic peanuts.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/23/10

Good morning everyone!! Today we are making more Easter Rabbits on our Molding line. We are also making 1.75 oz. Milk Chocolate peanut Butter Bars on our 5-Stage Molding machine. On our Enrobing Line, we are making Chocolate Covered Marshmallows and Brazil Nuts. Our Enrobing Line is also making Milk Maple Creams and Pepperming Patties. Stop by today between 9:30 am and 2:30 pm for a FREE factory tour. Please visit www.anthony-thomas.com for wonderful Easter Gifts.

Chocolate Fact: 7 milligrams: The amount of caffeine in an ounce of most milk chocolate; 1 cup of Decaffeinated coffee has about 2-3 milligrams

Monday, March 22, 2010

Easter Basket Winner

Congratulations Kim Sposito! You are the winner of our $150 Easter Basket giveaway from our Easter Open House!

As The Melter Turns 3/22/10

Good morning everyone! Today we are making 1.75 oz. Milk Chocolate Caramel Candy Bars on our 5-Stage molding machine, 1.75 oz. Almond Bars on our One-Shot machine, and Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels on our Milk Enrobing machine. We are also making more Bunny Rabbits for Easter on our Molding line. For great gifts this Easter, please visit www.anthony-thomas.com

Chocolate Facts: Processed chocolate contains less than 1% Water.

A Big Thank You

I want to thank all 3,930 people who attended our Easter Open House event this past Saturday. It was a huge success! If you missed it, you can come any Tuesday or Thursday between 9:30 am and 2:30 pm and take a FREE factory tour! Groups of 10 or more can schedule Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Thanks again!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Easter Open House

Our FREE annual Easter Open House is March 20th from 9 am to 3 pm. The Easter Bunny will be here, there will be Easter Eggs for all the kids, we are making chocolate covered strawberries, and you will get a FREE tour! Sunny 95 will be here with ice cream for a limited time and we will be offering special Open House discounts in our factory retail store too! Be sure to bring the kids and we'll see you on Saturday! For directions please visit www.anthony-thomas.com

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Easter Open House

Our FREE annual Easter Open House is March 20th from 9 am to 3 pm. The Easter Bunny will be here, there will be Easter Eggs for all the kids and you will get a FREE tour! Sunny 95 will be here with ice cream for a limited time and we will be offering special Open House discounts in our factory retail store too! Be sure to bring the kids and we'll see you on Saturday!

As The Melter Turns 3/18/10

Good morning!! Today we are making more Easter Rabbits on our Molding line, 3.5 oz. Dark Bars and 1.75 oz. Milk Caramel Bars on our 5-Stage shell molding machine. We are also making Dark Butter Creams and Dark Chocolate Creams on our Dark Chocolate Enrobing machine! Check our all our Easter candy at www.anthony-thomas.com

Chocolate Fact: Our One-Shot molding machine can make 4,000 fundraising candy bars per hour!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/17/10

Today we are making 1 ounce Milk Caramel Easter Eggs on our Enrobing machine. We are making 1.75 ounce Dark Chocolate Bars on our One-Shot machine and we are making more Easter Rabbits on our molding line as we continue to prepare for our Annual Easter Open House this Saturday.

We have a special deal for our Facebook Fans. If you become a fan on Facebook until March 31, you will be able to print a coupon good for a special deal in our Anthony-Thomas retail stores!

Chocolate Fact: It takes about 400 cocoa beans to make 1 lb. of liquid chocolate!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/16/10

Good morning everyone! Today we are making crunch bars on our One-Shot machine and more Easter Rabbits on our molding line. We are also making 6 and 12 ounce Butter Cream and Peanut Butter filled Easter Eggs on our Milk Enrobing machine. And we are making Raspberry filled candy bars on our Five-Stage Molding Machine. Everyone should join us this Saturday from 9am. to 3pm. for our Annual Easter Open House! You will get a FREE tour, the Easter Bunny will be here, Sunny 95 will also be here and there will be special Open House discounts in our factory retail store!! Don't forget to visit www.anthony-thomas.com for wonderful Easter gifts.

Chocolate Fact: Anthony-Thomas makes about 12 million pounds of chocolates each year!

Monday, March 15, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/15/10

Today we are making Dark Chocolate Bars, Milk Chocolate Easter Rabbits and several different flavors of fruit creams on our Milk and Dark Enrobing machines. This afternoon we will also be making our most popular piece, Peanut Butter Buckeyes. It takes 4 different steps to make our famous Buckeyes. Our new flow-wrapping machine that individually wraps the Buckeyes can wrap them at speeds of 350 pieces per minute. If you join us for our Easter Open House on March 20th from 9 am to 3 pm you can see how the Buckeyes are made!

Friday, March 12, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/12/10

Good morning everyone! Today we are making Milk Almond bars on our One-Shot molding machine. The One-Shot machine can make 4,000 candy bars in one hour! We are also making Milk Plain candy bars on our 5-Stage shell molding machine. On our Milk Enrobing machine, we are making chocolate covered Peanut Butter Pretzels. And lastly, we are making more Easter Rabbits for our Open House. Please visit www.anthony-thomas.com for great Easter gifts. If you are a fan of Anthony-Thomas on Facebook you can print off a coupon for a special deal in our retail stores!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/11/10

Good afternoon! Today we are making more Easter Rabbits as we prepare for our Annual Easter Open House on March 20th which runs from 9am to 3pm. We are also making Milk Butter Creams and Milk Chocolate Creams on our 60 year-old Enrobing machine! Finally, our recently upgraded Five-Stage molding machine is producing Coffee flavored Chocolate Bars!! Stop by until 2:30 today and take a free factory tour.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

As The Melter Turns 3/10/10

Good afternoon everyone. Today we are making Easter Rabbits, Buckeyes and Milk Chocolate candy bars! Did you know that peanut butter Buckeyes are the most popular piece of candy we make? They are also officially licensed by The Ohio State University. This makes them the perfect treat for any OSU event or party!

Annual Easter Open House

The date has been set! Our FREE annual Easter Open House is March 20th from 9 am to 3 pm. The Easter Bunny will be here, there will be Easter Eggs for all the kids and you will get a FREE tour! Sunny 95 will be here with ice cream for a limited time and we will be offering special Open House discounts in our factory retail store too!