Hammond's Candies

Hammond's Candies is a candy manufacturer of hard candies and chocolates in the United States. The company makes lollipops, ribbon candy, and its best known product, oversized candy canes.[1][2] Hammond's offerings have also included Honey Ko Kos (chocolates topped with shredded coconut), Mitchell Sweet (a "bite-sized" marshmallow surrounded by caramel), and candy coal.[1]

Carl T. Hammond, Sr. founded Hammond's Candy Company in Denver, Colorado in 1920.[3] In 1999 the company was sold. Hammond’s purchased McCraw's Candies, a maker of flat taffy, in 2010. In 2013 Hammond's purchased Old Dominion Peanut Company.[2]

Hammond's has expanded its offerings to include dips, pretzels, caramel corns and chocolate bars.[2]

Old Dominion Peanut Company

Old Dominion Peanut Company is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia and manufactures markets peanut brittle and peanut candy.[2]

Old Dominion was established in 1913 and makes peanut, cashew and pecan candies as well as its main product, peanut brittle.[4] It was founded by the Worsham Family.[5]

A building that was built in the early 1900s for High Rock beverage company before being used as one of Old Dominion's buildings caught fire in 2007.[6][7]

Judge RW Arnold founded Old Dominion in 1880 as the first peanut factory in America for cleaning, grading and marketing peanuts.[8][9]

McCraw's Taffy

Marcus D. McCraw opened a candy making business in Farmersville, Texas in 1908. His wife made the first "peanut pattie" and they produced Lance products. The business was at North Main Street across from Cello-Wrap Printing Company. Dee and Sarah McCraw created the famed taffy product.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Hammond's Candy Company (video) Travel Channel
  2. 1 2 3 4 Today's Hammond’s Candies Buys Old Dominion Peanut; Old Dominion makes and markets peanut brittle and peanut candy Transactions: by Allison Collins January 10, 2013 Source Media
  3. ↑ Our Story Hammond's Candies
  4. ↑ Blaze at Norfolk candymaker draws more than 60 firefighters October 15, 2007 Virginian Pilot (online)
  5. ↑ History Old Dominion Peanut Company website
  6. ↑ at Norfolk candymaker draws more than 60 firefighters October 15, 2007 Virginian Pilot
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ FROM START OF U.S. PEANUT HISTORY, VIRGINIA WAS THERE March 28, 1993 in LOCAL section, page B3 by GUY FRIDDELL
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Around Farmersville by Pansy Hundley
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