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Tootsie Roll Industries Annual Report Project
Tootsie Roll
Industries, Inc.

Annual Report 2009

Corporate Profile
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products for 113 years. Our products are primarily sold under the familiar brand names: Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Roll Pops, Caramel Apple Pops, Child’s Play, Charms, Blow Pop, Blue Razz, Cella’s chocolate covered cherries, Tootsie Dots, Tootsie Crows, Junior Mints, Junior Caramels, Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Sugar Babies, Andes, Fluffy Stuff cotton candy, Dubble Bubble, Razzles, Cry Baby, Nik-L-Nip and EI Bubble.

Ellen R. Gordon, President and Chief Operating Officer and Melvin J. Gordon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Corporate Principles
We believe that the differences among companies are attributable to the caliber of their people, and therefore we strive to attract and retain superior people for each job. We believe that an open family atmosphere at work combined with professional management fosters cooperation and enables each individual to maximize his or her contribution to the Company and realize the corresponding rewards. We do not jeopardize long-term growth for immediate, short-term results. We maintain a conservative financial posture in the deployment and management of our assets. We run a trim operation and continually strive to eliminate waste, minimize cost and implement performance improvements. We invest in the latest and most productive equipment to deliver the best quality product to our customers at the lowest cost. We seek to outsource functions where appropriate and to vertically integrate operations where it is financially advantageous to do so. We view our well known brands as prized assets to be aggressively advertised and promoted to each new generation of consumers. We conduct business with the highest ethical standards and integrity which are codified in the Company’s “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.”

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