See’s Candies Breaks Guinness World Record For Largest Lollypop

The Guinness World Record for The World’s Largest Lollypop has been broken by See’s Candies. Guinness World Records adjudicator Amanda Mochan declared this new record at the See’s Lollypop Factory in Burlingame, Calif., on Wednesday. The award winning 7,000-pound chocolate lollypop will be on display at Justin Herman Plaza (One Market St. in San Francisco) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, July 20, in honor of National Lollypop Day. The lollypop will be on display for a second time on July 29 at AT&T Park in the Seals Plaza (Marine Gate) during a San Francisco Giants—L.A. Dodgers game.

See’s Candies record-breaking lollypop weighs 7,000 pounds.

“We are so pleased to have created a larger-than-life version of our favorite candy-on-a-stick,” says See’s Candies CEO Brad Kinstler. “This accomplishment is a testament to our extraordinary production team, who spent many hours designing and constructing the world’s largest lollypop. We can’t wait to showcase this record-breaking lollypop on National Lollypop Day to our customers in San Francisco.”

In addition to creating the world’s largest lollypop, See’s Candies is celebrating National Lollypop Day by giving away its famous Gourmet Lollypops at more than 200 retail shop locations across the U.S.

See’s Candies has produced lollypops for the past 80 years, and the current range includes the signature Chocolate, Vanilla, Café Latte, and Butterscotch flavors. See’s sells more than 1 million pounds of lollypops a year.

Lollypop lovers also can enter See’s Candies National Lollypop Day Sweepstakes for a chance to win an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of See’s Lollypop Factory in Burlingame. The grand prize includes round-trip airfare for two and three nights at a San Francisco hotel. Ten other entrants also will win $50 See’s Candies gift cards. Consumers can enter the sweepstakes from through July 22 by visiting www.sees.com/lollypopsweepstakes or completing an entry form at any of See’s retail shop locations.

See’s Candies also will offer boxes of its gourmet lollypops at reduced prices through July 23.