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2007: Farley & Sathers acquires Brach's Candy.Company, which had acquired it as part of a larger group of businesses from Kraft. 2005: Farley & Sathers acquires the Trolli Gummi business, which had been part of the Favorite Brands group of products, from Wm.2002: Catterton Partners form Farleys & Sathers Candy Company made up of assets from the former Farley Foods, Sathers Candy Company, and the Kraft Taffy business from Kraft Chuckles and several other Henry Heide brands purchased from Hershey Foods.1997: Favorite Brands International acquires Dae Julie and the Trolli Gummi businesses.

1996: Favorite Brands International acquires Farley Foods, Sathers Candy and Kidd Marshmallow businesses.Henry Heide, Inc is sold to Hershey Foods. 1995: Favorite Brands International created with purchase of Kraft Caramel, Marshmallow, Dinner Mints and Peanut Brittle businesses.1994: Brach's Candy purchases a controlling interest in Brock's Candy of Chattanooga.

1980s: Trolli Gummis begins production in the U.S.

1930s: Sathers Candy Company begins operations.

Brock's Candy of Chattanooga begins production of penny candies, peanut brittle and jelly candies.

1904: Brach's Candies begins production in the backroom of a Chicago store.

1890s: Farley Candy Company established.

1860s: Henry Heide Candy Company begins business.

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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Ferrara Candy Company" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This Timeline needs additional citations for verification. The company employs approximately 6,000 people. The company claims that it produces 1 million pounds of gummy candy per week in four manufacturing plants, two in the U.S. The company has between 700 and 800 pans operating at any given time. The company has 21 starch moguls, of 40 in the U.S. it is the largest producer of candy canes, the largest seller of conversation hearts and produces a large portion of the jelly beans that are consumed in the United States. The company sells 92% of all mellowcremes in the U.S. and Mexico, as well as distribution centers around the United States. It operates seven manufacturing plants in the U.S. įerrara Candy is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Although Ferrara Pan Candy was only about half the size of Farley's & Sathers, the new company was christened as the Ferrara Candy Company, and was placed under the leadership of Ferrara Pan Chief Executive Salvatore Ferrara II. The private equity firm Catterton Partners, owner of Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, arranged the 2012 deal whereby that well-established confectioner would merge with the Ferrara Pan Candy Company. The candy was dropped to the shipping department below through a hole in the floor. The second floor of the building was devoted to the revolving kettles that produced the pan candy, with all of the machines being driven by a giant wheel. Taylor and began producing a variety of panned candies. They built a two-story brick building at 2200 W. When candy sales became greater than pastries, Ferrara partnered with two brothers-in-law, Salvatore Buffardi and Anello Pagano.

He sold candy-coated almonds known as "confetti" (or Jordan almonds), a popular treat at Italian weddings. Taylor, in the heart of Chicago's "Little Italy" neighborhood. Salvatore Ferrara emigrated from Nola to New York in 1900. The Ferrara family had been bakers in Italy. įerrara announced it was moving its world headquarters to Chicago, Illinois in 2019. by Ferrara include Butterfinger, Crunch, Baby Ruth, Raisinets, Nips, Laffy Taffy, and hard candy (such as Spree and Everlasting Gobstopper) formerly produced by Nestlé under the Willy Wonka brand. Former Nestle products now distributed in the U.S. candy line for $2.8 billion and handed responsibility for most products to Ferrara. In 2018, Ferrara's parent company Ferrero SpA purchased Nestlé's U.S. In November 2017, The Ferrero Group announced that they were going to acquire the company, which was finalized in December 2017. Ferrara's product line includes the brands of Ferrara-branded pan candy (such as Lemonheads, Atomic Fireballs, Red Hots, and Original Boston Baked Beans) and those of Farley's & Sathers (such as Brach's, Chuckles, Jujyfruits, and Now and Later).

The company was formed from a 2012 merger of the Illinois-based Ferrara Pan Candy Company and Minnesota-based Farley's & Sathers Candy Company. The Ferrara Candy Company is an American candy manufacturer, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by the Ferrero Group.