“DON’T GO NUTS! GO HORSE AND BUGGY BRANDS®“

In the early 1980’s, Dick Butcher, created a company making peanut brittle and fudge in the basement of his Elmira, Ontario home. It wasn’t long before the demand for his product necessitated the need to move to larger facilities. He very quickly outgrew the first industrial unit he moved to, so he had to move again.

Over the next 12 years, Elmira Ontario continued to be home for Horse and Buggy Brands. Dick loved Elmira, a small town located in the centre of Mennonite country, where the Mennonites still travel by horse and buggy. The name “Horse and Buggy Brands” was born from his fascination of the simplicity of these people.

The company evolved to becoming a peanut roaster and Dick became a master at developing new recipes to candy-coat his peanuts and incorporate them into mixes. Eventually, candy and deli products were introduced to compliment the line of snack foods. Back then, all the products were packaged and labeled by hand.

Unfortunately Dick passed away in April 2000. He left a legacy and a dream to be carried on by his daughter Deborah and grand-daughter Sara. They strived to maintain the high standards and quality of products that he expected.