Andreas G. Kanelos (Kanellopoulos)

Confectioner who came to America in 1906 at twelve and built a chain of 34 Andes Candies shops in Chicago. A New York Greek paper of 1934 says he came from Myloi; Argolid papers of the 1950s call him a son and benefactor of Achladokampos. His origin is disputed.

Also written: Ανδρέας Γ. Κανέλος (Κανελλόπουλος), Andrew Kanelos, Κανέλλος, Kanellopoulos

Events

1. 1906

   Andes Candies: a founder from Myloi or from Achladokampos?

   In 1934 the New York Greek daily Ethnikos Kiryx wrote that Andreas G. Kanelos (Kanellopoulos), founder of the Andes Candies shops in Chicago, "comes from Myloi of Argos" and arrived in America in 1906 at the age of…

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