Ferrara® Candy Company completes the acquisition of Jelly Belly Candy Company

Jelly Belly Candy Company has joined forces with the imaginative game makers at Wilder to gamify the infamous BeanBoozled® jelly beans.

Nerds® Gummy Clusters, made by Ferrara Candy Company, yesterday received the prestigious “Product of the Year 2024” – the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation in the 2024 candy category.

Nerds® is making its bold debut on the world's biggest advertising stage for the first time in its 40-year history, which is also a first for Ferrara.

You don't need to travel through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest or the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gum Drops to find holiday joy this year!

Get ready to shock your tastebuds. Trolli® is putting an electrifying sour spin on its family of multi-flavored gummies with the introduction of Trolli® Sour Electric Crawlers™ featuring never-before-seen flavors and a unique swirling pattern.

Ferrara® Candy Company (“Ferrara”) today announced an agreement to acquire Jelly Belly Candy Company (“Jelly Belly”) through CTH Invest, the lead holding company of Ferrara®.

Ferrara Candy Company completed the acquisition, announced earlier this year of Brazilian sweets and snacks company Dori Alimentos on September 29, 2023.

The National Confectioners Association's Sweets & Snacks Expo has named Ferrara's NERDS Very Berry Gummy Clusters as the Most Innovative New Product, within the Non-Chocolate category, for its brightly colored pieces and unique dual-texture which features a cluster of crunchy, tangy and mini Very Berry NERDS with a delightful, fruity gummy center.

Indiana Convention Center — The industry gathered yesterday evening to toast the winners and finalists in the 2021 Most Innovative New Product Awards (MINPA) at a special Awards Ceremony & Keynote that also recognized the recipients of the Ruby Award for Supplier Innovation, the Candy Dish Awards, the 2021 Confectionery Leadership Awards and the new WLG Woman of Influence Award.

Ferrara Candy unveiled its latest ad campaign for Trolli gummy candy, building on the success of last year's effort that helped to drive a 190% jump in e-commerce shipments, according to details the company shared with Marketing Dive.