Ferrara Candy Company
The Ferrara Candy Company is an American candy manufacturer, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by the Ferrero Group.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Headquarters | Forest Park, Illinois, US |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Brands | Brach's • Lemonhead • Chuckles • Now and Later • Bobs Candies • Trolli USA • Nerds • Black Forest • Sathers • Red Hots • Atomic Fireball • Super Bubble • Rainblo • Jujyfruits • Jaw Busters • Fruit Stripe • Boston Baked Beans • Heide Candy Company • Baby Ruth • Butterfinger • Crunch • Chunky • Laffy Taffy • Raisinets • Oh Henry! • 100 Grand • Trolli • Nips • Everlasting Gobstopper • Spree (candy) • Fun Dip • Bottle Caps • Runts • Pixy Stix • SweeTarts • Sno-Caps • Goobers • Jelly Belly |
| Parent | Ferrero |
| Website | www |
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, which was finalized in December 2017.
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. Two exceptions are Nestlé's Kit Kat and Rolo lines, which are licensed to the Hershey Company.
Ferrara announced it was moving its world headquarters to Chicago in 2019.