"During the Great Depression (also when Toll House Cookies can trace their roots to), an ice cream manufacturer named The Ziegenfelder Candy Company popularized the idea of Twin Pops. These were no ordinary popsicles, but an icy treat frozen in two segments with two separate popsicle sticks meant to split down the middle, perfect for two."
"In 1989, the Budget Saver brand, a sub-brand of Ziegenfelder, released a bag of assorted flavors with six Twin Pops, which included orange, cherry, banana, grape, blue raspberry, and lime, a variety pack still available at stores today. Cherry has, historically, been the most popular flavor, but banana flavor is close behind (even though artificial banana flavor doesn't taste like the real thing)."
"The Ziegenfelder Candy Company was founded in 1861 but didn't begin ice cream production until the 1920s thanks to the Pinsky family. Twin Pops' popularity and the Ziegenfelder name began to boom in the 1950s and 1960s when Charles and Abe Lando, a father-son duo, purchased the Ziegenfelder Ice Cream Company and took over production. Charles Lando's daughter, Lisa Allen, joined the executive team in the late '90s and helped grow the company tremendously,"
Twin Pops originated as a Depression-era innovation from The Ziegenfelder Candy Company and were designed to split into two portions for sharing. The product sold for five cents and maintained novelty and market presence well beyond the 1930s. By the 1980s Twin Pops became the primary focus of Ziegenfelder, and Budget Saver later marketed assorted six-packs featuring flavors like orange, cherry, banana, grape, blue raspberry, and lime. Cherry has been the top seller while banana ranks closely behind. Company growth accelerated under the Lando family and later executive leadership that expanded production capacity and products.
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