Maker of Washington s Aplets & Cotlets candy, Liberty Orchards, to close after 100 years
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Aplets And Cotlets No More: 101-Year-Old Central Washington Candy Maker Calls It Quits
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March 17, 2021 12:36 PM Erin Robinson
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CASHMERE, Wash. Liberty Orchards Company, the makers of Aplets and Cotlets, will close operations by June.
The company was founded in 1920 by two Armenian immigrants, Mark Balaban and Armen Tertsagian, who bought a small apple orchard near Cashmere and used their surplus of fruit to create Aplets.
Aplets are an apple and walnut confection based on Locoum, a famous Near East candy known as Turkish Delight. Just a few years later, they introduced Cotlets, made of apricots and walnuts.
Liberty Orchards Company has been managed by three generations of family members since its founding. The founders’ legacy was carried into the second generation by John Chakirian and Richard Obadashian, who ran the business from 1956 into the 1980. Greg Taylor, the grandson of Armen Tertsagian, has served as the company’s President since then.