Ferrara’s candy brand SweeTARTS has launched an online music mixer and contest, SweetBEATS, for confectionery-lovers and music fans to combine rhythm and melody to craft individual beats.
Two of Ferrara's NERDS innovations have been named winners of the ‘Most Innovative New Product’ awards at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo in Indianapolis.
The leading producer in candy canes has created a multisensorial product in which consumers can dip their canes and NERDS characters with festive Santa Hats - as sales continue to grow. Peter Goldman, Ferrara’s senior director of Brach’s & Seasonal...
Halloween is candy’s biggest holiday, and candy corn is at the center of it. ConfectioneryNews caught up with Peter Goldman, head of seasonal and Brach’s at Ferrara, to talk strategy, trends and good ol’ candy history.
From ethical chocolate to glow-in-the-dark wrappers, the industry offers trick-or-treaters a plethora of new options and old standbys to celebrate on October 31.
The confectioner anchored its showcase at the National Association of Confectioners (NACS) show with Trolli Crunchy Crawlers, complemented by innovations for SweeTarts, Laffy Taffy, Now and Later, and Fun Dip.
ConfectioneryNews talked with the Ferrara team at the National Confectioners Association’s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago about this growth – and what the future holds for established brands like Butterfinger and Crunch, as well as its powerful...
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.
Of the four major holidays, Easter boasts the largest percentage (nearly 30%) of non-chocolate candy sales, according to Brach’s, a division of Ferrara Candy Co. Jellybeans alone account for 32% of those sales.
More than two in three US parents make Easter baskets, according to the National Confectioners Association – here are several that might find a new home this year: Hershey put Reese’s Pieces inside other candy, Cadbury added shimmer to its chocolate eggs,...
The internet has been ablaze with reports of candy heart shortages and digital mobs hoarding past years’ supplies, but one major brand will continue to fill shelves this Valentine’s Day.
Ferrara Candy has announced it will close its facility in Creston, Iowa, in mid-December this year due to low efficiency, impacting around 256 employees.
Judges have rejected motions to dismiss two separate cases accusing candy makers Just Born and Ferrara Candy of deceiving consumers by under-filling packaged products.
Top figures at Promotion in Motion and Ferrara Candy are to give oral statements in a lawsuit over an alleged breach of Sour Jacks and Welch’s Fruit Snacks trade secrets.
