Swiss Miss - Marshmallow

Anthony R. Sanna left Sicily when he was 13. It was the 1890s and he headed for New York alone on a ship. Armed with only a third-grade education when he arrived, he eventually became a national authority on dairy activities. His sons developed several dried milk and dairy products, based on their father's patents, and the government was a huge customer during World War II.

In the '50s, they added sugar and cocoa to their dry mixes and developed one of the first full-flavored dry cocoa mixes. Swiss Miss originally was served across America's skies to airline passengers. Frequent fliers took a liking to the cocoa, and when they began to look for it in grocery stores, the Sanna family was more than happy to accommodate them.