La Confiserie
In the beginning of the twentieth century, a vast range of industry was implanted in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district: textile, baking, confectionery industry, footwear, etc. It’s in this context that a confectionery company, the National Licorice Co. of Brooklyn decided to establish its Canadian subsidiary in the district in 1907. Hershey Canada bought the factory in 1977 …