Annabelle Candy Company Explained

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. In 1972 the Annabelle Candy Company purchased the Golden Nugget Company. 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]

Products

• Big Hunk
• Abba-Zaba
• U-no
• Look!^[7]
• Rocky-Road

External links

• Annabelle Candy website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mara . Janis . 2017-08-07 . Inside the East Bay company that makes Abba-Zaba, Big Hunk, Rocky Road . 2024-07-31 . Berkeleyside . en-US.
2. News: Harris . Liz . December 17, 2018 . This local Willy Wonka grew up in a candy factory . J. News.
3. News: 25 January 2012 . Annabelle Candy, Maker of Rock Road and Abba Zaba, Goes Solar . Business Wire . January 26, 2022.
4. Web site: 2022-12-15 . Pearson's Candy Company sold to California candy maker . 2024-07-31 . Bring Me The News . en.
5. Web site: 2022-12-15 . Pearson’s Candy in St. Paul changes hands — again . 2024-07-31 . Twin Cities Pioneer Press . en-US.
6. Web site: Torrez . Andre . 2024-07-30 . Candy company behind Rocky Road, Abba-Zaba, others, to close Hayward factory . 2024-07-31 . KTVU FOX 2 . en-US.
7. News: Guerrero . Susana . July 30, 2024 . Beloved Bay Area candy bars could disappear as 74-year-old company closes . SFGate.