Arway
Confections
Started by Arthur Resnick in 1950, Arway originally made Chocolate Pecan
Caramel Patties under contract with Sears Roebuck & Co. Over the years the company expanded its
product line to encompass hundreds of products (focusing mainly on chocolate
covered nuts and fruit) sold to hundreds of customers nation wide.
In 2001, Arthur’s son Jim Resnick bought
the plant next door to their 3325
W. Newport Street location, and has since more
than doubled available space and core work force. Best of all, the expansion allowed Arway to
open a factory outlet to local consumers, Chicago Candy and Nut, directly north
of the rail road viaduct at 3407 North Kimball, with parking on Newport. With step-son Craig Leva, the third
generation of family management, starting to take over responsibility for the
company, our neighborhood is assured of a wonderful source of tasty treats for
the foreseeable future.
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| Korea Farms
Young Sun Yoo was a 15 year old boy scout
in South Korea
when the communist North invaded in 1950.
Instead of week end camping in the woods, he spent his scouting years
fighting the invaders who were killing his neighbors.
Coming to the U.S. in 1967, Mr. Yoo worked for a
year as a busboy at a fancy down town restaurant. In 1968, he bought some seed, planted
vegetables out in Woodale, and found out what would grow and could be sold. In 1969, he got a license from City Hall for
a produce distribution company, Korea Farms, which he started with his wife at 3456 N. Clark Street.
Moving to 3445 N. Kimball in 1997, Korea
Farms now shares space with 10 tenant companies including food distributors, a
bakery, book store, and a heating & air conditioning contractor in the two 80,000
square feet buildings owned by the company.
Mr. Yoo still grows his own vegetables while his wife runs the
distribution side of the company.
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