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7 gru 2016 · Claxton Fruit Cake: 8 fun facts about this sweet Southern treat. In 1910, Italian immigrant and pastry maker Savino Tos opened a bakery in the small southeast Georgia town of Claxton....
In 1964 and 1965, Claxton Fruit Cake gained global exposure with an exhibit at the New York World's Fair where people from all over the world sampled the delicacy. Participation in the World's Fair earned the company many new customers and opened the door for expanded sales opportunities.
Members of the Civitan Club in Newnan conduct a Claxton Fruit Cake sale, circa 1961. The Claxton Bakery, which produces the fruit cakes, was founded in Claxton, the seat of Evans County, in 1910 and continues operation today.
Claxton. Since 1954, when the Georgia Fruitcake Company picked up its first military contract (one order for 52,000 pounds of cake and another for 64,000 pounds), this family-owned business has counted on the military as one of their main customers.
The Georgia Fruitcake Company is a confectionery company based in Claxton, Georgia. History. The Georgia Fruitcake Company was founded by Ira S. Womble, Sr. of Claxton.
12 gru 2012 · In the small town of Claxton, Ga., two bakeries make more than 4 million pounds of fruitcake each year. Both bakeries say Claxton is the fruitcake capital of the world, despite a similar claim ...
4 sie 2021 · One of the first towns to become home to a commercial fruitcake bakery was Claxton, Georgia, and today, two bakeries — the Georgia Fruit Cake Company and Claxton Bakery — produce more than four million pounds of fruitcake each year, according to National Public Radio.
