Major US candy company CandyWarehouse.com, based in Sugar Land, Texas, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just one week before Halloween, the biggest candy selling day of the year. The filing, submitted on 24 October 2025 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, revealed the retailer’s grim financial standing: assets between US$100,000 and US$1 million set against liabilities of US$1 million to US$10 million, confirmation that the company could no longer meet its debts.Founded in 1998, the retailer grew into a major force in the online confectionery business, offering a vast selection of fresh, high quality sweets sold in bulk to both individual shoppers and businesses such as hotels, hospitals and…

