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Abba-Zaba is a taffy candy bar with peanut butter center, made by the Annabelle Candy Company in Hayward, California.

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History

According to the Candy Wrapper Museum, the first Abba Zaba bars were manufactured in 1922 by Colby and McDermott. [1] Before Annabelle Candy Co. started manufacturing Abba-Zaba, the packaging featured racist imagery. [2] [3] Annabelle Candy Co. will only say that the wrapper has been the same for as long as they have manufactured the candy.[ citation needed ] The bar was later manufactured by the Cardinet Candy Co. along with U-No Bar. Annabelle Candy purchased the Cardinet Candy Co. in 1978. Annabelle now manufactures both candy bars in addition to others. [4]

Abba-Zaba bars can be found almost exclusively west of the Rockies. [5] The wrapper features a yellow and black checkerboard "taxi" pattern since the 1950s. [6] They can be purchased in bulk on the web. They can also be found in candy specialty stores anywhere in the US and Canada.[ citation needed ]

In 2005, Annabelle introduced an apple-flavored taffy variant of Abba-Zaba. [7] There is also a new bar that has a chocolate taffy and contains chocolate spread and peanut butter.[ citation needed ]

Abba-Zaba bars are kosher pareve.[ citation needed ]

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