June 2012 BUSINESS NEWS MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER — Global Source for Chocolate, Confectionery and Biscuit Information Farley’s & Sathers and Ferrara Pan Candy 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 Ferrara Candy Company. 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 Jujyfruits, Farley’s, Sathers, Heide, Buffardi and Anello Pagano, Bobs, Sweet Stripes, Super Bubble, brothers-in-law, formed a partner- Fruit Stripe, 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. The Manufacturing Confectioner • June 2012 9.