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The story of the American Dream and how a farmer from Sacramento, California, can have a dream and start a candy manufacturing company, Kimmie Candy in Reno, Nevada.The story of the American Dream and how a farmer from Sacramento, California, can have a dream and start a candy manufacturing company, Kimmie Candy in Reno, Nevada.

JuneSpeaker: Joe Dutra, owner of Kimmie Candy

Joseph F. Dutra hails from Sacramento, California where he began his career journey. As a farmer, he excelled in the various agricultural fields he ventured before transitioning into entrepreneurship in the late 1980s. After that in 2000, he was thrilled to pursue a different rare opportunity that happened to him and came up with the concept of establishing a confectionary company; after inputting much work, Kimmie Candy was born.

Joe is community-oriented, as he enjoys giving back to the Northern Nevada community. Ornamented with a dynamic personality, he prefers to take the extra step in staying unique and reaching his aspirations. Creating jobs and an opportunity to encourage the American dream is the driving force behind everything he does.

Company Information:
Kimmie is a confectionary masterpiece, known for exceptional products, including one of the original Sunbursts®, and the prestigious, "2003 Product of the Year" award-winning ChocoRocks®. Dutra blends both his over three decades of experience in entrepreneurial ventures and his explicit knowledge in candy manufacturing business to craft only the finest, purest, all natural chocolate confectioneries in Reno, Nevada.

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