Trick or Treat?? -- Candy Warehouse Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Just Before Halloween...

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Timing is everything in retail, and CandyWarehouse.com Inc. leaned into seasonal suspense by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 24 — roughly a week before Halloween — in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. 

The Sugar Land, Texas–based national candy distributor told the court it has between $100,000 and $1 million in assets and $1 million to $10 million in liabilities, according to Bankruptcy Observer. 

In other words: somebody’s bucket has more IOUs than Snickers!

For fans of edible irony, there’s a delicious symmetry here. 

A business that built its brand helping hotels, theme parks, hospitals and home-party planners keep candy flowing now faces the trickier business of reorganizing debts just as America ramps up for costume cornucopias and pillowcase pilfering. 

Candy Warehouse is asking the court for breathing room to restructure and — if successful — to come back from Chapter 11 with a new plan and hopefully fresher margins.

What The Numbers Say

The sales slide wasn’t sudden so much as steady: online annual sales came in at about $4.5 million in 2024, down 10%–20% from 2023, per online-data firm Grips Intelligence. 

The data firm reported a 20% drop in revenue over May–July 2025 compared with the prior three months, though it didn’t identify a clear cause. 

August offered a brighter pixel on the dashboard: $203,555 in revenue from 2,030 transactions and 216,677 sessions, with an average order value (AOV) in the $100–125 range — enough to make anyone in ecommerce breathe a cautious “phew.”

Grips singled out Candywarehouse.com in its August snapshot: “In August 2025, Candywarehouse.com stands out among its competitors in terms of revenue, with $203,555 generated from 2,030 transactions and 216,677 sessions. Its average order value (AOV) falls within the range of $100-125.” 

By comparison, Grips reported AllCityCandy.com at $108,836 (853 transactions), OldTimeCandy.com at a modest $4,820, and CandyFavorites.com outperforming with $218,859 from 3,110 transactions. 

Those numbers hint at fierce competition in niche bulk candy ecommerce.

Why File Now? (Short answer: to reorganize)

Chapter 11 gives a business the chance to reorganize rather than liquidate — useful for a company whose core offers (bulk candy and snacks shipped from a Texas warehouse) still have identifiable customers and supply chains. 

Candy Warehouse’s filings suggest it aims to use the bankruptcy process to restructure liabilities and attempt a comeback in time for future holiday seasons. 

The company has framed itself as a long-standing, woman-owned, minority family business (founded in 1998) with a Carrollton, Texas, warehouse, no outsourced customer service or warehousing, and a promise of freshness — “no closeout products and no stale candy.” 

Those are brand attributes that could help the company retain customers if leadership can stabilize the finances.

What Might Have Gone Wrong (without finger-pointing)

Public data shows sales softness through parts of 2025, then an encouraging August. 

The filed numbers don’t explain the decline; Grips’ report “did not reveal a reason for the decline in revenue.” 

Possible factors in the sector generally include increased shipping costs, tighter consumer budgets, stronger competition (including specialty players and Amazon-scale marketplaces), changing consumer tastes, promotional missteps, or simply a slower business-to-business pipeline (hotels, events, theme parks) during off-peak times. 

But those remain possibilities, not conclusions.

What Comes Next

Under Chapter 11, Candy Warehouse will propose a reorganization plan and creditors will weigh in. 

The court process can take months; many companies emerge healthier, some are sold, and others convert to liquidation. 

For customers and vendors, the immediate signal is caution: check order status and vendor contracts, but don’t assume every candy order will vanish overnight. 

For employees and the local supply chain, the filings open a tense chapter of uncertainty and negotiation.

The Human Angle

This is also a story about scale and identity: a woman-owned, minority family business that has survived since 1998 suddenly confronting modern ecommerce volatility. 

That carries community weight beyond the dollars and cents. 

Candy Warehouse’s refusal to outsource customer service and warehousing is a business choice that signals a customer-first ethos — one that could become a central pitch in any post-bankruptcy rebrand.

For now, the candy aisle has an asterisk: a company that made bulk sweets its specialty will spend the next stretch in courtrooms and creditor calls rather than counting out gummy bears. 

Investors, vendors and customers will watch to see if Candy Warehouse can convert Chapter 11 from horror-movie timing into a resilience story worthy of a holiday comeback.


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