Snacks

Provides a history of Canadian snack foods, of the independent producers and workers who make them, and of the consumers who can't put them down. Janis Thiessen profiles several iconic Canadian snack food companies, including Old Dutch Potato Chips, Hawkins Cheezies, and chocolate maker Ganong. These stories of salty or sweet confections also reveal a history that is at odds with popular notions of ""junk food"".