TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells confectionery products, a business it has operated in for over 125 years. This is the company's sole industry segment and line of business. The company's products are sold under registered trademarks including TOOTSIE ROLL, TOOTSIE FRUIT ROLL, TOOTSIE POPS, TOOTSIE MINI POPS, CHILD'S PLAY, CARAMEL APPLE POPS, CHARMS, BLOW-POP, CHARMS MINI POPS, CELLA'S, DOTS, JUNIOR MINTS, CHARLESTON CHEW, SUGAR DADDY, SUGAR BABIES, ANDES, FLUFFY STUFF, DUBBLE BUBBLE, RAZZLES, CRY BABY, NIK-L-NIP, and TUTSI POP (Mexico). Products are marketed in various packages for display and sale in different retail outlets. They are sold through food and grocery brokers or directly by the company to customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These customers include wholesale distributors of candy, food, and groceries, supermarkets, variety stores, dollar stores, chain grocers, drug chains, discount chains, cooperative grocery associations, mass merchandisers, warehouse and membership club stores, vending machine operators, e-commerce merchants, on-line marketplaces, the U.S. military, and fund-raising charitable organizations. The company's primary markets are the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Most production from its Canadian plants is sold in the United States, while most production from its Mexican plant is sold in Mexico. The domestic confectionery business is highly competitive, with the company competing primarily with other confectionery manufacturers. The company believes it is among the ten largest domestic manufacturers in this industry. Competition focuses on brand recognition, retail shelf space, and pricing. The company's backlog of orders as of December 31, 2025, was approximately $7 million.