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Sanders Chain of Ice Cream Roots in Detroit History
Detroit stories recount the Sanders Co founded in 1875 by German-born Jee Sanders who moved from Chicago to Detroit’s Woodward and State streets. The firm popularized the ice cream soda and built a multidecade empire with candy, fountain, and bakery operations, expanding to 21 Sanders notes by 1930 while adding hot foods and lunches.
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