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Osmanium was officially incorporated in late 2006 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John Osmanski, the owner and creator of Osmanium's first and flagship product, Crackheads® was completing his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the time and ran across an electronic book highlighting methods to pay for college. There was a section on creating and selling candy at local fairs that struck a cord with him. After being beguiled by the tom foolery of some of his roommates he exclaimed that they were a bunch of Fricking Crackheads(John doesn't swear much apparently). Shortly thereafter he started thinking about the name Crackheads® and what it meant to him and to others. It was always a comedic term meaning someone was acting goofy, crazy, and/or odd. The paradigm shift probably happened due to comics such as Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Will Farrell, and many others. John also remembered his teachers, professors, parents, and friends who drank coffee every single day often times become stuttering, impulsive lunatics when they missed their morning cup. They often got called Crackheads or goofballs by their peers. After this idea of a product called Crackheads® engulfed John's mind he decided take his love of candy, belief in health holistic food sources, interest in manufacturing, and inquiry about society to prototype the product, branding, and development of what Crackheads® is today.

After months of product development using his local supermarket, kitchen, Kinkos, lots of test subjects, and asking a lot of questions, Crackheads® was born. The first customers of Crackheads® were local supermarkets, convenience stores, and coffee shops in the downtown Milwaukee area. After a successful inception of the product, and after finishing school, Crackheads® has been growing and growing. We now sell nationally and are continually striving to propel the company forward. Osmanium looks to continually grow and release more confectionery products that are functional, gourmet, and good for you.

Please, if you have any notions, comments, or questions feel free to contact us.

Enjoy!