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| Product type | Confectionery |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ferrara Candy Company (since 2018) |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1923 |
| Previous owners | Nestlé
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| Website | www |
Butterfinger is a candy bar manufactured by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero.[1] It consists of a layered crisp peanut butter core covered in a "chocolatey" coating (it is not eligible to be referred to as chocolate, as it contains no cocoa butter).[2][3] It was invented by Otto Schnering of the Curtiss Candy Company in 1923. A popularity contest chose the name.
In its early years, the Butterfinger was promoted by Shirley Temple in the 1934 film Baby Take a Bow. It was advertised by characters from The Simpsons (most notably Bart Simpson) from 1988 to 2001.
- ^ "Home". www.butterfinger.com. Retrieved 2019-06-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Butterfinger". Nestlé USA. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Butterfinger Has a New Recipe, but Still Doesn't Contain Any Real Chocolate". 13 December 2018.