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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.
A history of the Ferrara Pan Candy Company, part of our exclusive, in-depth research into key 20th century Chicago manufacturers and their products.
Italian immigrant and founder of the Ferrara Bakery, Salvatore Ferrara found that the candy coated almonds - which were traditionally a wedding favor - were a hot item in his bakery. The almonds led Ferrara to branch out into candy, creating the Ferrara Candy Company in the 1920’s alongside partners Jimmy Pagano and Salvatore Buffardi.
A complete timeline of Ferrara Candy's History from founding to present including key milestones and major events.
Ferrera Pan’s Atomic Fireballs, Jawbusters, and Lemonheads have a decade’s old history as famous as they are delicious to eat!
Ever since he was a kid, Lou Pagano II always wanted to be in the candy business. After all, it is in his blood. His great grandfather Anello- along with his brothers-in-laws, Sal Ferrara and Sal Buffardi, had founded Ferrara Candy (later Ferrara Pan) back in 1908.
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After deciding to focus on panned candies, the company changed its name to reflect that process: Ferrara Pan Candy Company. In 1954, the company expanded upon its Red Hots success and added another branded item, the Atomic Fireball, a very hot cinnamon jawbreaker that soon became a bestseller.
