Candy company exec who mass-produced Peeps gets his own day

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — With prime Peeps season about to get underway, the Pennsylvania city where they’re “born” is honoring the man who brought marshmallow chicks to the masses.
The (Allentown) Morning Call reports that Bethlehem Mayor Robert Donchez proclaimed Friday as “Bob Born Day” in a ceremony at company offices.
Born, now 94, joined his father’s candy business in 1946 and figured out a way to automate production of Peeps, which had been made by ha