In 1972, Tootsie Roll Industries acquired the Mason Division of Candy Corporation of America. The acquisition added two famous "theater candies" to the Tootsie Roll candy family: Mason Crows and Mason DOTS.
Today, delicious DOTS are one of the best known brands of gumdrops in America. Toostie Roll Industries produces more than 16 million Dots a day in their Chicago Plant.
Like a cool summer sea breeze, Tropical DOTS offer a refreshing variety of exotic flavors. In 2003, Tropical DOTS began sporting a new "ocean horizon" package and new, improved fresh flavors including island nectar, wild mango, grapefruit cooler, carambola melon, and paradise punch.
Crows were invented in the 1890's by confectioners Ernest Von Au and Joseph Maison. Originally, Crows were to be called "Black Rose", but the printer misheard the name as "Black Crows" and printed wrappers with the wrong name on them. The sweet, black licorice-flavored gumdrops are as delectable today as they were more than a century ago.