June 2012 BUSINESS NEWS MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER — Global Source for Chocolate, and Biscuit Information

Farley’s & Sathers and Ferrara Pan merge Farley’s & Sathers Candy Com- products, category management pany, Inc. and Ferrara Pan Candy expertise, and broad supply chain Company have signed a merger to offer branded and private label agreement under which the two solutions. companies will combine to create a Catterton Partners, a private general line candy manufacturer equity firm, will remain as a named . It majority investor in the com- will be led by Salvatore Ferrara II. bined company. Ferrara Pan manufactures both Farley’s & Sathers was launched branded and private label confec- on February 20, 2002, through an tions including Lemonheads, Red investment from Catterton. The Hots, Black Forest, Atomic Fireballs company is headquartered in and Boston Baked Beans. Farley’s & Round Lake, Minnesota. Sathers manufactures confec- Ferrara Pan Candy Company is tionery and gum products includ- based is Forest Park, Illinois. In ing Brach’s, Now and Later, Trolli, 1919 Salvatore Ferrara, Salvatore , Farley’s, Sathers, Heide, Buffardi and Anello Pagano, Bobs, Sweet Stripes, , brothers-in-law, formed a partner- , Rain-Blo and Chuck- ship to manufacture a wide variety les. The combination will leverage of confections. The same families Ferrara Pan’s and Farley’s & continue to own and manage the Sathers’ combined portfolio of Ferrara Pan Candy Co. today.

Companies in the News Family Dollar partnership with McLane AACT ...... 10, 16 Family Dollar Stores has entered kets, Family Dollar, through its Blommer Chocolate Co. . . . . 12, 20 Family Dollar Stores ...... 9 into a strategic partnership with partnership with McLane, will Farley’s and Sathers ...... 9 McLane that will enable Family establish a national supply chain Ferrara Pan ...... 9 Dollar to offer customers a broader for refrigerated and frozen mer- Ferrero ...... 12, 14 selection of merchandise, including chandise that will provide both Jelly Belly ...... 14 refrigerated and frozen food, across the scale and consistent service to Just Born ...... 16 KölnMesse ...... 16 the retailer’s more than 7,200 loca- propel this growing segment of Kraft ...... 12 tions in 45 states. the business. Lindt ...... 10 Servicing all of the Family Dol- McLane provides supply chain McLane ...... 9 lar Stores will involve 19 McLane service solutions for grocery and Mount Franklin Foods ...... 16 PMCA ...... 16 Grocery distribution centers. foodservice customers utilizing its RCI ...... 14 In addition to the ability to tai- 38 distribution centers and one of Rocky Mtn Choc. Factory . . . . 10, 18 lor the assortment to local mar- the nation’s largest private fleets.

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