Annabelle Candy Co. Sets the New Guinness World Records "Largest Taffy"

    HAYWARD, CA, April 19, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- ANNABELLE CANDY CO., INC. makers of Rocky Road, Big Hunk, Abba Zaba, Look!, and U-no candy bars, accepts Guinness World Records title for the Largest Taffy.

Gary Gogol president of Annabelle Candy Company was present to accept the Guinness World Records title for the "Largest Taffy", on Friday April 15th, 2016 in Hayward, CA. "Getting into the Guinness World Records is great but celebrating that our customers continue to enjoy our candy is even more rewarding."

This was the first time this record was attempted; Guinness World Records set the weight at 200 kg (440.93lbs). Annabelle Candy's Abba Zaba Taffy came in at 237.68 kg (524lbs), setting a new record. It took 20 employees 2 hours to construct the 1,000 foot candy masterpiece.

Annabelle Candy Company continues to be one of the largest independently owned and family operated candy bar manufacturers in the United States, producing some of the most popular and traditional West Coast items available on the market today; Rocky Road, Big Hunk, Abba Zaba, Look!, and U-no candy bars. Annabelle Candy Company, also known as Annabelle's was founded in San Francisco in 1950. In 1965, Annabelle Candy Company moved to its present location in Hayward, CA.

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