Art Greenberg of Union Confectionery Machinery Co. Passed Away

Arthur “Art” Greenberg passed away on November 25, 2025, at age 90. He spent his career in his family’s business, Union Confectionery Machinery Co. in New York, a company established by his great-grandfather in 1912.

Art had an exceptional career in the machinery business, earning the respect of customers in the confectionery, baking, and snack food industries around the world. Over his 51-year career, he was responsible for buying and selling machinery, oversaw the manufacture of new equipment, and also introduced European machinery to the North American market. He was widely known as an expert in the confectionery field, valued for being knowledgeable, helpful, prepared, and highly professional.

He was inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame in 2005 and retired from the business in 2007. Today, Union Confectionery Machinery Co. continues under the leadership of his sons, Jim Greenberg and John S. Greenberg, who carry forward the family’s long connection to the industry. Read full obituary.