Tootsie Roll Industries INC: insider trades · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Tootsie Roll Industries INC

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. is a long-established U.S. confectionery company listed on the American NYSE/NASDAQ market and headquartered in the United States. The group has been manufacturing and selling candy and gum for more than 125 years, with its corporate headquarters and largest operating facility in Chicago, Illinois. Its business is highly focused: the company operates in a single segment, confectionery production and sales. Sales are concentrated in the United States, while the company also serves Canada and Mexico. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000098677/000110465926021621/tr-20251231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai)) The company’s portfolio is built around a set of well-known heritage brands that have strong consumer recognition in mass-market candy. Key labels include Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Fruit Roll, Tootsie Pops, Tootsie Mini Pops, Charms, Blow-Pop, Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Sugar Babies, Andes, Dots, Dubble Bubble, Razzles, Cry Baby, Nik-L-Nip, and Cella’s. This brand depth gives Tootsie Roll Industries broad exposure across everyday treats, impulse purchases, seasonal candy and gum categories. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000098677/000110465926021621/tr-20251231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai)) From a competitive standpoint, Tootsie Roll Industries is best understood as a branded niche player rather than a global candy giant. Its strength lies in legacy brands, broad retail reach and a diversified customer base across grocery brokers, supermarkets, dollar stores, variety stores, drug chains, discount chains, warehouse clubs, vending operators, e-commerce merchants, online marketplaces, the U.S. military and fundraising organizations. At the same time, the company has meaningful concentration in a few large retail and wholesale channels, which is an important factor for investors to monitor. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000098677/000110465926021621/tr-20251231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai)) Operationally, the company maintains manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facilities in the United States and abroad, including sites in Tennessee, Massachusetts and Wisconsin, plus plants in Mexico, Spain and Canada. Despite this industrial footprint, management states that the principal market remains the United States. This combination of domestic brand equity and selective international production supports its position as a steady consumer staples-style business. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000098677/000110465926021621/tr-20251231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai)) Recent developments have been more governance- and execution-oriented than transformational. The 2025 annual report points to continued focus on pricing realization, cost control and margin management, while a June 2025 filing disclosed the appointment of Karen Gordon Mills as President and director. For equity investors, Tootsie Roll Industries represents a defensive, brand-led confectionery business with a long operating history, a concentrated but resilient retail footprint, and exposure to the mature U.S. snack and candy market. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000098677/000110465926021621/tr-20251231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai))