Quick Links www.ctclix.com Directory of more than 20,000 CT Websites www.conntact.com Connecticut Business News www.ctcalendar.com Connecticut Events, Entertainment and Calendar www.cteducation.com Connecticut Education Directory www.bookoflists.com Connecticut Book of Lists www.ctdataengine.com Connecticut Demographics and Information Resource Robert Leighton President Thompson Candy Company Entry Date 10/28/2002 Entry Date Thompson Candy Company of Meriden has announced the appointment of Robert Leighton president. Leighton, who has been with Thompson since 1995, previously served as executive vice president. Founded in 1879, the company is a premium private label manufacturer of molded and panned chocolates with plants in Meriden and Fairfield, California.