[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 11, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E953-E954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING ALMOND ROCA'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. DEREK KILMER

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 11, 2023

  Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, I would like to take a moment to 
commemorate the 100th anniversary of Brown & Haley's invention of their 
flagship candy, Almond Roca, on October 10, 2023.
  My district is home to vibrant towns and thriving small businesses--
but none so sweet as Brown & Haley, a confectionary company founded by 
two friends, Harry Brown and JC Haley, in 1912 in the City of Tacoma, 
Washington.
  In 1923, they invented their signature candy: the Almond Roca, an 
iconic, log-shaped crunchy toffee covered in chocolate and crushed 
almonds. Almond Roca traveled with our troops in World War II, was 
carried by Sir Edmund Hilary during his Everest expeditions, and today 
is sold in over 60 countries.
  One hundred years later, Brown & Haley produces Almond Roca using the 
same recipe, the same ingredients, and even in the same plant in 
Tacoma--a converted shoe factory purchased in 1919. Brown & Haley 
remains a family business with over 200 employees and today produces 
over three million pieces of Almond Roca.
  Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, I am thrilled to acknowledge Brown & Haley's 
enduring legacy in Tacoma and the 100 years of joy that

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Almond Roca has brought not just to our neck of the woods, but across 
the world.

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