Debut in 1847 in wooster ohio according to schildhaus when august imgard a german swedish immigrant. Initially the canes had to bent by hand to make the j shape.

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Spangler candy cane history the a z candy company of detroit founded in 1935 and reported to be the largest candy cane maker in the nation was obtained by spangler candy in march of 1954.

Who made candy canes. The purchase included the machinery and trade names of the a z firm. In 1919 in albany georgia robert mccormack began making candy canes for local children and by the middle of the century his company originally the famous candy company then the mills mccormack candy company and later bobs candies had become one of the world s leading candy cane producers. Candy cane production was estimated to be twenty five million pieces a year.

Candy canes were once only white most however agree the white candy cane made its u s. In 1919 a candymaker named bob mccormack began making candy canes. And by the middle of the century his company bob s candies became widely famous for their candy canes.