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Sour Big Chewy Nerds

Ferrara Candy Co., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

June 14, 2019

Featuring a sour chewy center covered in a sweet, crunchy Nerds candy shell, this product contains a variety of sour flavors.

Ferrara Easter 2019 items

Ferrara Candy Co., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

Alyse Thompson

April 11, 2019

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Ferrara Candy Co. has several items available for Easter 2019.

Ferrara builds on Trolli's quirky positioning with dark-but-fun ‘It’s Trolli’ campaign

New campaign is Trolli’s largest media investment to date.

April 8, 2019

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Building on its positioning as “weirdly awesome,” Ferrara Candy Co. brand Trolli has launched the dark, whimsical “It’s Trolli” marketing campaign.

Ferrero, Ferrara win four 2019 Product of the Year Awards

Consumer-voted awards designed to highlight product quality, innovation.

Alyse Thompson

February 8, 2019

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Ferrero Group and its affiliate, Ferrara Candy Co., won big at the 2019 Product of the Year Awards, sweeping the confectionery categories and one snack category.

Brach’s: Consumers can still share the love with conversation hearts this Valentine’s Day

Brach’s Conversation Hearts updated with new phrases.

February 7, 2019

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With news of Sweethearts Conversation Hearts being out of production this Valentine’s Day, Brach’s, a Ferrara Candy Co. brand, wants to ensure consumers there are still plenty of ways to express their love for one another.

Chicago’s Old Main Post Office a ‘blank canvas’ for creating Ferrara’s new headquarters

Candy company set to move into long-vacant building by late summer.

Alyse Thompson

January 2, 2019

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The phrase “Sweet Home Chicago” will soon have new meaning for Ferrara Candy Co. The 111-year-old candy company is moving its headquarters from the city’s western suburbs to the long-vacant Old Main Post Office building on Van Buren Street this year.

Ferrara introduces Black Forest gummy bears with brighter color

Gummy bears will also have tree symbols on their bellies.

Alyse Thompson

July 25, 2018

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Ferrara Candy Co. announced its organic Black Forest bears, known for a soft, chewy texture, will have a brighter color starting July 15.

Highlander Partners acquires 10 confectionery brands from Finnish packaging company

The Hershey Co., other manufacturers will continue to produce branded items as licensees.

Alyse Thompson

May 2, 2018

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Dallas-based private investment firm Highlander Partners has acquired the intellectual property, trademarks and associated licensing agreements for 10 chocolate and sugar confectionery brands from Huhtamäki Oyj, a global food and beverage packaging company headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Ferrero Group to acquire Ferrara Candy Co.

Transaction expected to close by end of 2017.

Alyse Thompson

October 19, 2017

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The Ferrero Group will buy Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based Ferrara Candy Co. from private equity firm L Catterton, the companies announced Wednesday.

‘Your honor, cut us some slack!’

Judges allow class-action lawsuits involving slack-fill to move forward.

Alyse Thompson

August 2, 2017

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Appearances matter. As clichė as it is, that idea came to mind when I learned two U.S. District Court judges had last week denied motions by Just Born, Inc. and Ferrara Candy Co. to dismiss separate theater-box slack-fill lawsuits brought against the candy companies this year.

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Candy Industry Magazine

June 2019

The June 2019 issue features an interview with a natural candy color specialist, a look at how chocolate bar makers can stand out from the crowd, our global state of the candy industry, and more.

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