PayDay (confection) PayDay (confection) PayDay is a candy bar consisting of salted peanuts rolled in caramel surrounding a firm nougat-like center. It is currently produced by The Hershey Company. PayDay was a favorite of Bob Hope, Norman Alden and Charles Bukowski. PayDay was first introduced in 1932 by Frank Martoccio. Martoccio founded the F.A. Martoccio Macaroni Company, and also later served as head of the Hollywood Candy Company. Hollywood also produced the ZERO bar. In 1938, Hollywood moved to Centralia, Illinois. In 1967, the Martoccio family sold Hollywood Brands to Consolidated Foods, which later became Sara Lee. Fire destroyed the Centralia plant
French Consulate of Cape Town the authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France), the Consulate of France is responsible for the protection and administrative affairs of French nationals settled or traveling within South Africa. The Consulate provides many services to the French community and those who desire to travel to France. The French Consulate in Cape Town, according to the archives of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is, the oldest in Southern Africa. In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte nominated a certain Gaillande "superintendent of trade relations in Cape Town", equivalent to what is now the rank of Vice-Consul. His responsibility was