What timing… just a week before Halloween, Candy Warehouse, one of the biggest (and our favorite) candy stores, has filed for bankruptcy, right when half the country is buying candy by the ton…
The company, based in Sugar Land, Texas (a name that couldn’t be more fitting and we love it), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with the goal of reorganizing its debts while continuing to operate as they come up with a plan.
For now, according to court documents, it has assets between 100,000 and 1 million dollars, and liabilities ranging from 1 to 10 million.
A bitter hit
Candy Warehouse was founded in 1998 and quickly became a paradise for candy lovers, like Charlie’s chocolate factory but online, even letting you choose candies by color!
This store has everything you can imagine, from the most classic ones to imports from other countries, a real madness (so much so that just thinking about it raises our blood sugar).
But it wasn’t sweet enough to survive these last few years, 2024 and 2025 have hit this candy company hard, and it hasn’t been able to maintain financial balance, falling by about 20% this 2025.
Not even Halloween shopping has managed to lift the company… And honestly, given the economic struggles across the country, it’s understandable, candies aren’t exactly an essential product (even if it’s Halloween).
Inflation and more inflation
You probably know this isn’t an isolated case. Many retailers are facing the same storm: high inflation (that just won’t go away), rising labor costs, and consumers becoming more cautious about their finances.
On top of that, more people now prefer sugar-free chocolates or healthier options (and of course, the “realfooders” who no longer eat this kind of product).
In general, times are changing, and tastes too. Maybe we don’t even buy some candies out of nostalgia anymore… Add the production and transport costs, and maybe the equation just doesn’t add up enough to keep a business like this alive.
And as we said, it’s not just this company. Even some of the most solid ones in other industries (clothing, watches) have also had to file for Chapter 11 to survive.
A second chance
Luckily, Chapter 11 doesn’t mean immediate closure, it allows companies to keep operating while restructuring, and that’s what Candy Warehouse is doing. Their online store will remain active and (thankfully) no layoffs have been announced yet, a small glimmer of hope in such a bitter situation!
They’re looking for investors (or key partners) who can help relaunch them in the market, but that will depend on whether they can take advantage of the next big sales seasons (Christmas and Valentine’s Day).
At the doors of Halloween
Just days before the sweetest and spookiest night of the year, the story of Candy Warehouse has quite a sour taste (like those TikTok challenge candies).
For now, it’s a standby, they’re on pause, waiting for something to happen that brings candy back into fashion. But for the moment, not even sugar can save us from this sour chapter!
So, if you still don’t have your treat stash ready, now you know where to order from, maybe we can help make sure this sweet story doesn’t end on such a sad note!