Owners of the Canadian Candy Nostalgia will make an appearance on Dragons Den on CBC tonight, November 5th, to promote bringing back the Cuban's Lunch.
The term “Cuban Lunch” came into use before WWI, during the Spanish-American War. A Cuban Lunch was a soldiers rectangular chocolate ration, and the slang term held on in common use.
When looking to make a rectangular chocolate bar after the war, the Paulin Chambers company adopted the term for their new confection, which was chock full of Spanish peanuts.
Although still bearing the name Paulin Chambers painted boldly at the top, the factory changed hands many times. However, the group working there remained the same tight knit group of 400 workers who considered themselves “family”. At one point the plant was owned by Weston foods. And lastly, by Culinar.
