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    Leo Hirschfield

    Austrian-American candy maker

    Leo Hirschfield was an Austrian-American candymaker known as the inventor of the Tootsie Roll, the first individually wrapped penny candy,[1] and Bromangelon, the first commercially successful gelatin dessert mix, which preceded Jell-O by two years.[2][3]

    Early life

    Hirschfield was an Austrian Jewish immigrant to the United States of America,[4] the son of an Austrian candy maker.[5]

    Career

    In 1895, Hirschfield created Bromangelon, the first commercially successful gelatin dessert mix.[3][2]

    Details of his early career are disputed.

    The more common version has him starting a candy shop in Brooklyn that later merged with Stern & Saalberg. Another version has him starting at the factory and rising to a senior development position.[6] According to the Tootsie Industries' official company history, he started his own career in the candy business