Big Hunk is a candy bar made by

Annabelle Candy 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 af ...

. It first entered production in the 1950s, in the United States. It is a bar of roasted peanuts covered in chewy honey-sweetened

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. It was featured in

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’s book, '' Candyfreak'', as being one of several successful candies made by a small company. Big Hunk was acquired by

when the company purchased Golden Nugget Candy Company in 1970.

External links

Annabelle Candy website Big Hunk pageCandy Addict reviewAnnabelle Candy Company website Company History
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