Abstract:
J. Brooks West, III, also known as J. W. Butterfield, heads Butterfields Candy Company, which is located in Nash County. In one form or another, the company has been around since 1924, when it began as Candy Cane Co., of Winston-Salem. The company employs forty workers and makes 5,000 pounds of candy a day. Yearly sales are between $2 and $4 million.