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Annabelle Candy Company

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American confectionery company

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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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.2

The story

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. In 2022, the Pearson's Candy Company was sold to Annabelle Candy Company.

In 2016, the company set the Guinness World Record for the ‘largest taffy’ which weighed in at more than 524 pounds.

From Wikipedia’s article on Annabelle Candy Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

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Timeline

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Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$469.6K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $469.6K in all. PPP loans $469.6K.$0$200K$400K$600K2020 · PPP loans: $469.6K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$469.6K$469.6K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 28, 2020$469.6K PPP loan (first draw) from Bank of America, National Association5To ANNABELLE CANDY CO., INC., Hayward CA; $473.8K forgiven Mar 25, 2021

Sources

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