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

History

According to the Candy Wrapper Museum, the first Abba Zaba bars were manufactured in 1922 by Colby and McDermott. Before Annabelle Candy Co. started manufacturing Abba-Zaba, the packaging featured racist imagery. Annabelle Candy Co. will only say that the wrapper has been the same for as long as they have manufactured the candy. 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. Abba-Zaba bars can be found almost exclusively west of the Rockies. The wrapper features a yellow and black checkerboard "taxi" pattern since the 1950s. They can be purchased in bulk on the web. They can also be found in candy specialty stores anywhere in the US and Canada. In 2005, Annabelle introduced an apple-flavored taffy variant of Abba-Zaba. There is also a new bar that has a chocolate taffy and contains chocolate spread and peanut butter. Abba-Zaba bars are kosher pareve.

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