Many people think that it was made from the famous Babe Ruth. Wrong! It was actually it was named after the 22th and 24th President Grover Cleveland's Daughter Ruth.
The candy Baby Ruth was invented by the Curtis Candy company, before it was known as the kandy kake, now it's known as a Baby Ruth in 1921.
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Baby Ruth debuted in 1922 .
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1920-1921 Kandy Kake (now known as Baby Ruth) was invented in the early 1900's by the Curtiss Candy Company, but because 'Kandy Kakes' weren't quite popular, the company decided to rename it Baby Ruth and introduce 'Baby Ruth' to the public in the early 1920's.
the baby Ruth bar wasnt named after the legendary baseball player babe Ruth but president Cleveland's daughter Ruth Cleveland who died 16 years before the candy was invented
The name of the candy bar was Baby Ruth. Baby Ruth candy bar was created and owned by Curtiss Candy Company in 1921, Nabisco bought it in 1981 from Curtiss and sold it to Nestle' in 1990.
Baby RUth candy bar
from the candy baby ruth.
Baby Ruth, named after Babe Ruth.
Grover Cleveland had a daughter named Ruth who died at age 12. The company that makes the Baby Ruth candy bar claims that she was the inspiration for the name, but that is likely to be an urban legend. Check out this website for the details. http://www.snopes.com/business/names/babyruth.asp