The Cardinet Candy Company was founded by Emile H.Cardinet in 1904. 1 Its products included the U-No Bar, the Baffle Bar, and Texas Tommy.
Emile's brother George Cardinet joined the company about 1909.
They broke ground for a new factory at 2152-2172 Market St. at West Grand Ave. in 1916.
In 1925, the candy was shipped to 28 states. 2
At some point Cardinet was acquired by Ralston-Purina; in 1978 Ralston-Purina sold the company to Annabelle's Candy in Hayward. 3
Emile Cardinet 4
George Cardinet 4
"Allure" Confections 4
Eston Cheney photo c.1917 5
1951 Sanborn excerpt
Links and References
- Cardinet Candy Company on Wikipedia
- Death of U-No Bar hogsalt.com
- Founder of Candy Firm, Emile H. Cardinet, Dies Oakland Tribune December 18, 1964
- 28 States Buy Candy of Cardinet Oakland Tribune December 6, 1925
- Mysterious Candy Maker from Checkerboard Square CollectingCandy.com
- Greater Oakland edited by Evarts Blake, Pacific Publishing Co., 1911
- New or greatly enlarged industrial establishments of Oakland and East Bay cities by Oakland Chamber of Commerce, c.1917 via Oakland History Center
