The Annabelle Candy Company, also known as Annabelle's, is a candy manufacturer based in Hayward, California, United States. The company was founded in San Francisco, California in 1950 by Russian immigrant Sam Altshuler, who named the company after his daughter.[1][2]
History
The company moved in 1965 to Industrial Blvd., in Hayward, California.[1] In 1972 the Annabelle Candy Company purchased the Golden Nugget Company.[1] In 1978, the Annabelle Candy Company acquired the Cardinet Candy Company and added several new candy bars to its line of products.[3] In 2022, the Pearson's Candy Company was sold to Annabelle Candy Company.[4][5]
In 2016, the company set the Guinness World Record for the ‘largest taffy’ which weighed in at more than 524 pounds.[6]
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References
- Janis Mara. Inside the East Bay company that makes Abba-Zaba, Big Hunk, Rocky Road Berkeleyside, 2017-08-07, retrieved 2024-07-31^
- Liz Harris. This local Willy Wonka grew up in a candy factory J. News, December 17, 2018^
- Annabelle Candy, Maker of Rock Road and Abba Zaba, Goes Solar Business Wire, 25 January 2012, retrieved January 26, 2022^
- Pearson's Candy Company sold to California candy maker Bring Me The News, 2022-12-15, retrieved 2024-07-31^
- Pearson's Candy in St. Paul changes hands — again Twin Cities Pioneer Press, 2022-12-15, retrieved 2024-07-31^
- Andre Torrez. Candy company behind Rocky Road, Abba-Zaba, others, to close Hayward factory KTVU FOX 2, 2024-07-30, retrieved 2024-07-31^
- Susana Guerrero. Beloved Bay Area candy bars could disappear as 74-year-old company closes SFGate, July 30, 2024^