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Instagram Is Freaking Out About Brach’s New Mermaid Candy Corn

The food world is admittedly in somewhat of a mermaid craze at the moment.

Ferrero Acquires Kellogg's Cookies, Fruit Snacks Business

The Ferrero Group has acquired the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavored snack, ice cream cone and pie crust business from The Kellogg Co.

Butterfinger gets sales boost as Chicago-born Ferrara Candy revamps former Nestle brands

Nestle Butterfinger candy bars are displayed on a shelf at a convenience store in 2015. Oakbrook Terrace-based Ferrara Candy now controls the brand, and it has revamped the bar, with some recipe changes, double-layer packaging to preserve freshness and a brighter design.

PEOPLE Food Awards 2019: The Best Supermarket Products of the Year

PEOPLE editors ate, drank and cooked more than 1,200 different items to find the most delicious new grocery products.

Melissa Joan Hart Partners with NERDS

From Wearing a Bathrobe to School Dropoff to Rocking the Peloton When She Can, Melissa Joan Hart's Morning Routine Is Super Relatable.

Inside Ferrara Candy Co.’s playbook

The 99-year-old Baby Ruth brand is due for a redo. Next year, the chocolate bar will feature an updated recipe, including a switch from oil-roasted medium runner peanuts to dry-roasted whole jumbo peanuts, and new packaging that preserves the product’s freshness.

Trolli and its innovative candy dominate the Sweet and Snacks Expo awards

Trolli earned two big awards at this year’s Sweet and Snacks Expo. Will these two new candies become your next sweet and sour obsession?

Ferrara Candy Co Bets on Ropes, Juice and Crunchy Gummies for 2020

Ferrara Candy's Greg Guidotti dishes on the sweetest job he's ever had.

New SweeTarts Ropes Bites, And SweeTarts Mini Chewy Berries & Cherries Roll Out Nationwide

Candy brand SweeTarts offers a bite-sized twist on two of their most popular products with the introduction of new SweeTarts Ropes Bites, and SweeTarts Mini Chewy Berries & Cherries.

Sweetarts targets Gen Z with new 'Be Both' campaign

The brand's initial push under Ferrero's ownership comes from Duncan Channon

Sustainable Cocoa Horizons chocolate coming to Brach’s portfolio, starting with double-dipped hazelnuts

The Ferrara Candy Co. brand has reformulated its chocolate recipe for all of its double-dipped products and many of its other chocolates, including double-dipped peanuts, chocolate-covered almonds and malt balls.

"It's Trolli®" Lets Fans into the Fantastical, Glowing Neon World of Trolli

Ferrara Candy Company Partners with Creative Agency Wieden+Kennedy to Take Fans on a Weirdly Awesome® and Uniquely Trolli Adventure

Laffy Taffy Partners with Actor and Comedian Joel McHale to Launch

In Wake of an April Fool's Day Joke, Laffy Taffy Announces New Banana-Only Bag Available Nationwide

The Ferrero Group picks up Keebler, Famous Amos & More

The Italian owner of Nutella and Fannie May chocolates is buying a portion of Kellogg’s North American snacks business including Keebler and Famous Amos cookies.

Brach’s, SweeTarts get in the Easter spirit

Brach’s is launching the new Purple Rain Tiny Jelly Bird Eggs, and SweeTarts debuted the Ropes Bunny Box in addition to adding sour flavors to its Jelly Beans products.

Sour Big Chewy Nerds Are About To Hit Shelves & Change Your Fave Childhood Candy Forever

A press release from Friday, March 22, explains the newest member of the Nerds family.

Ferrero, Ferrara win four 2019 Product of the Year Awards

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

Crisis averted: Chicago candy-maker ready to ensure Valentine's Day candy hearts live on

Brach's Conversation Hearts candies are still available this Valentine's Day, while a rival heart candy is off the market.

Conversation Hearts Shortage? Brach’s Says It Has Plenty for Valentine’s Day

Necco’s SweetHearts may be gone, but they weren’t the only conversation hearts game in town.

This Is Where Those Conversation Heart Sayings Come From

From Be Mine to Text Me, here's how Brach's Sweethearts Conversation Hearts are picked—and find out what's new this year.

Honoring Suppliers for 2018 Business Contributions

The Fifth Annual Supplier Recognition Event Anchored in Spirit of Fostering Relationships

Ferrara Women Set an Example for Sharing Our Bounty

Ferrara Women Who Lead (FWWL) spearheaded a coat and candy drive for community schools.

Ferrara Is Reinventing Classic Candies

Ferrara plans to completely make over select candy brands in 2019.

Boo! At The Zoo: Costumes, Creatures, & Your Favorite Candies

Ferrara sponsors family event for third year in a row.

Black Forest Uses Real Fruit Juice for Organic Gummies

These gummies taste more of fruit than sugar.

Brooklyn Decker Harvests Black Forest Gummies

The model and actor helps Black Forest in a NYC PR stunt.

Trolli Crafts 12-Lb. Gummies of James Harden’s Sneakers

It’s Trolli’s “Weirdly Awesome” way of celebrating Harden’s MVP title.

Ferrara and Nestlé Join Forces

“We view the merger as bringing together two very strong portfolios.”

Deadpool Shows off His Tiny New Package in Trolli Campaign

Trolli and Deadpool partner for a new “Weirdly Awesome” gummy campaign.

Meet the People of the Black Forest

Joan Creative’s audaciously absurd first campaign for Ferrara’s Black Forest brand.

Global Confectionery Group Ferrero Acquires Ferrara

Ferrero Group acquires the third-largest U.S. non-chocolate confectionery company.

Lemonheads Reunite with Old Buddies at Candy Expo

Ferrara announces the return of favorite flavors at the Sweets & Snacks Expo.

Ferrara Participates in Chicago’s CROP Hunger Walk

Ferrara employees walk together to raise awareness of hunger epidemic in our local community.

Forest Park Store Celebrates Grand Re-Opening

Iconic candies like Lemonhead, Red Hots, Brach’s, Now & Later, and Trolli are back.

Over 500 Books Collects in Charity Book Drive

Ferrara collects books and funds for the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.

Sloths Meet Slurpees in Trolli & 7-Eleven’s New Campaign

Sloth-themed campaign includes new gummies and a limited-edition Slurpee flavor.

Summer Intern Program Welcomes Local Students

The program is designed to engage students in manufacturing industry.

Expanded Organic Line Includes Four New Offerings

Ferrara addresses trends in sour, fruit chews, and hard candy.

Ferrara and 7-Eleven Introduce Sour Brite Weird Beards

The James Harden-inspired creation is part of their “Weirdly Awesome” campaign.

Trolli Outdoes Itself with “Weirdly Awesome” Concepts

The brand sees its highest social engagement to date with its Millennial and Gen Z audience.

Going Organic with Black Forest’s New Line

The Black Forest brand launches its first USDA-certified organic gummies.

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