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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.〔(Hammond's Candy Company ) (video) Travel Channel〕〔 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.〔 Carl T. Hammond, Sr. founded Hammond's Candy Company in Denver, Colorado in 1920.〔(Our Story ) Hammond's Candies〕 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.〔(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〕 Hammond's has expanded its offerings to include dips, pretzels, caramel corns and chocolate bars.〔 ==Old Dominion Peanut Company== Old Dominion Peanut Company is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia and manufactures markets peanut brittle and peanut candy.〔 Old Dominion was established in 1913 and makes peanut, cashew and pecan candies as well as its main product, peanut brittle.〔(Blaze at Norfolk candymaker draws more than 60 firefighters ) October 15, 2007 Virginian Pilot (online)〕 It was founded by the Worsham Family.〔(History ) Old Dominion Peanut Company website〕 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.〔(at Norfolk candymaker draws more than 60 firefighters ) October 15, 2007 Virginian Pilot〕〔()〕 Judge RW Arnold founded Old Dominion in 1880 as the first peanut factory in America for cleaning, grading and marketing peanuts.〔(FROM START OF U.S. PEANUT HISTORY, VIRGINIA WAS THERE ) March 28, 1993 in LOCAL section, page B3 by GUY FRIDDELL〕〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hammond's Candies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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