Ferrara Candy Company

For the originally-unrelated Italian confectionery company that acquired Ferrara in 2017, see Ferrero SpA.
Ferrara Candy Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryConfectionery
HeadquartersForest Park, Illinois, US
Area served
Worldwide
BrandsBrach's[1]  • Lemonhead[2]  • Chuckles[3]  • Now and Later[4]  • Bobs Candies • Trolli USA  • Nerds[5]  • Black Forest[6]  • Sathers • Red Hots[7] • Atomic Fireball[8] • Super Bubble • Rainblo • Jujyfruits[9] • Jaw Busters • Fruit Stripe • Boston Baked Beans[10] • Heide Candy Company  • Baby Ruth  • Butterfinger  • Crunch  • Chunky  • Laffy Taffy[11]  • Raisinets  • Oh Henry!  • 100 Grand  • Trolli[12]  • Nips  • Everlasting Gobstopper  • Spree (candy)[13]  • Fun Dip[14]  • Bottle Caps[15]  • Runts[16]  • Pixy Stix[17]  • SweeTarts[18]  • Sno-Caps  • Goobers[19]  • Jelly Belly[20]  • Dori[21]  • Stretch Island[22]  • Funables[23]
ParentFerrero
Websitewww.ferrarausa.com

The Ferrara Candy Company is an American candy manufacturer, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by the Ferrero Group.

The company was formed from a 2012 merger of the Illinois-based Ferrara Pan Candy Company and Minnesota-based Farley's & Sathers Candy Company. 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). In November 2017, The Ferrero Group announced that they were going to acquire the company,[24] which was finalized in December 2017.[25]

In 2018, Ferrara's parent company Ferrero SpA purchased Nestlé's U.S. candy line for $2.8 billion and handed responsibility for most products to Ferrara. Former Nestlé products now distributed in the U.S. 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.[26] Two exceptions are Nestlé's Kit Kat and Rolo lines, which are licensed to the Hershey Company.[27]

Ferrara announced it was moving its world headquarters to Chicago in 2019.[28]

  1. ^ "Brach's Seasonal and Everyday Candy | Brach's Candy". www.brachs.com.
  2. ^ "Lemonhead Candy". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  3. ^ "Chuckles". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  4. ^ "Home Page | Now and Later Candy". www.nowandlater.com.
  5. ^ "NERDS Candy". Nerds.
  6. ^ "Black Forest Snacks | Organic and Classic Gummies and Fruit Snacks". Black Forest Candy USA.
  7. ^ "Redhots". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  8. ^ "Atomic Fireball". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  9. ^ "Jujyfruits". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  10. ^ "Boston Baked Beans". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  11. ^ "Laffy Taffy Candy". Laffy Taffy.
  12. ^ "Sour Gummy Worms, Sour Bears, Sour Candy | Trolli". www.trolli.com.
  13. ^ "Spree". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  14. ^ "Fun Dip". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  15. ^ "Bottle Caps". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  16. ^ "Runts". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  17. ^ "Pixy Stix". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  18. ^ "Homepage | SweeTARTS". www.sweetartscandy.com.
  19. ^ "Gobstopper". www.ferraracandyshopusa.com.
  20. ^ "Home - English - International - GDPR". www.jellybellyintl.com.
  21. ^ "Dori Alimentos S.A." dori.com.br. July 27, 2022.
  22. ^ "Brands | Ferrara". www.ferrara.com.
  23. ^ "Funables Fruity Snacks". 628.
  24. ^ "Ferrero to Acquire U.S. Confectionary Company". www.ferrarausa.com. November 1, 2017. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017. The Ferrero Group [...] today announced [...] a Ferrero affiliated company will acquire Ferrara Candy Company [...] The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.
  25. ^ "Ferrero Completes Acquisition of Ferrara Candy Company". 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  26. ^ "Ferrero Completes Acquisition of Nestlé USA's Confectionary Business". Business Wire (Press release). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Who owns kitkat? - AIRPORTES". 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  28. ^ Ori, Ryan. "Ferrara Candy confirms its headquarters will move to Chicago's Old Post Office". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.