A candy company going bankrupt the week before Halloween might sound like something out of a nightmare, but it’s the reality for CandyWarehouse.com, a Texas-based online candy distributor that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just one week before the sweetest holiday of the year.
The company, based in Sugar Land (yes, really), has been a go-to source for bulk candy since 1998, serving hotels, hospitals, zoos, theme parks, and party planners across the U.S. But this October, the family-run business found itself struggling to keep the lights on after a sharp drop in…