Could someone give me a brief history of twizzlers?

[♥nickjonasroxmyworld♥]

i am currently eating a twizzler and wondering how it was originally came up with the formula/shape. Anyone know?

 

[Poe]

Twizzlers were founded in 1845, then known as Young and Smylie;they established the Y&S trademark in 1870. In 1902, three small firms merged to create the National Licorice Company. In 1968, the company dropped the "National Licorice Company" moniker in favor of the current name. In 1977, the company was acquired by Hershey Foods, which became The Hershey Company in 2005.