was made up entirely of fam-
Ily members However in 1971 the company was forced into going public be-
Cause of two circumstances The was the need to raise cash to pay estate
Taxes following the death of John Greymore The second came from the increase-
Ing awareness that the firm needed to modernize its plants to compete with
Other food companies which were slowly taking market share from WB with
Better quality candy products and higher profits their automated modern
Equipment